Proud young prince x seductive spy and musician
Li Shenglan x Chu Zheruo
His birth mother died young, his adoptive mother treated him coldly, and the emperor turned a blind eye.
After the only person who cared for him, his elder brother, was convicted and imprisoned, Prince Yi Li Shenglan wasted seven years away, becoming a notorious good-for-nothing.
Yet as long as he lived, he could still be seen as a thorn in someone's side.
To sound him out and eliminate a threat, his second elder brother, Prince Rui, claimed he was catering to Li Shenglan's interests and sent the Qingyun Music Troupe to Prince Yi's residence.
Li Shenglan expected there to be informants among the performers. What he didn't expect was to glimpse a beauty at a tavern, her cinnabar-bright allure searing itself into his heart. Nor did he ever imagine that the person he fell for would be the one he should have had no dealings with.
But what did that matter?
"Fly, light, fly, I urge you to drink a cup of wine."
There will always be people in this world who don't know their place.
Li Shenglan: I thought you were supposed to be gentle and affectionate. Why is my wife like an abyss, with more secrets the deeper I dig? QAQ
Chu Zheruo: Because you're a fool. I only had to crook my finger and you came running.
You are the last firefly in the eternal night.
Your love drifts across the wilderness, and so I too live wild and free.
--In a dense forest wreathed in fog, we discover the truth in each other's hearts.
--A note before reading--
Primarily from the male lead's perspective. Younger man, six-year age gap, and a tremendous imbalance of power and status.
Leans toward everyday life, sweetness (whether genuine or feigned), and a gradual coming-of-age. Neither is perfect, and both have flaws. They grow through their time together.
They save each other, physically and emotionally. The future is bright, but the road is winding.
Not a virgin couple. The love interest has a romantic past.
Theme: When the false is taken for true, the true becomes false.
I don't know why Fang Qi's name was blocked? Yes, I'll try to see if I can change it back [turned]