Bright and charming noblewoman Shu Tiao x cool, austere Prince Regent Pei Jue
1. Shu Tiao, the youngest daughter of the prime minister's family, had been frail since childhood and spent years recuperating at their home in Xiyang. When she came of age, she was brought back to the capital. On the way there, she stopped at Fude Temple to pray and encountered Pei Jue, the Prince Regent, who had been assassinated and was on the brink of death in a guest room.
Seeing his extravagant clothes, Shu Tiao worried that her parents wouldn't love her and she'd be bullied after returning home. So she decided to save him and extort money from him to provide for herself.
As it turned out, he really was rich, and he really did have a bad temper.
After cleaning him up, Shu Tiao realized he was incredibly handsome, so she couldn't help sneaking a few extra looks at him. He immediately lost his temper.
“Look again, and I'll gouge your eyes out and cut off your flesh to feed the dogs.”
2. As soon as Shu Tiao got home, before she had time to warm her seat, she was betrothed to the Prince Regent.
Rumor had it that the Prince Regent was a living demon who would fly into a rage and kill anyone who displeased him. But after marrying into his residence in a state of nervous trepidation, Shu Tiao discovered he wasn't nearly as ruthless as the rumors claimed.
“Your Highness, you're quite good at spoiling people...”
Pure-hearted and sheltered, she had no idea that after their marriage Pei Jue was deliberately keeping his distance so she wouldn't get caught up in his power struggle with the emperor. But his heart refused to obey him. With every passing moment, he drew closer to her, protecting her again and again until he fell in love.
“The Princess Consort is frail and shouldn't be expected to consummate the marriage. If anyone in the palace brings it up and upsets her, throw them all out.”
3. Later, Pei Jue could no longer deny his feelings and willingly let himself fall for her. But she remained oblivious, keeping her distance and treating him with polite respect.
So he began the long road to winning back his wife.
Restraint and self-control.
Eventually, she began to catch on. She let herself be bold around him and even imitated the way he spoke.
“Glare at me again, and I'll gouge your eyes out so you'll never see me again.”
Pei Jue also became “cunning and devious.” As they lost themselves in the night...
“Tiao Tiao, love me a little more.”
Theme: Lovers will end up together.
