Gentle, stunning noblewoman × sinister, unhinged black-lotus Crown Prince
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The man lying beside her is definitely not the husband she married a month ago!
Wei Liruo was born with exquisite beauty and flawless skin, and raised amid every luxury, she grew into a gentle and refined young lady.
Three months ago, she was attacked and fell into the water during a poetry gathering. She was lucky enough to be rescued by Lord He of the Criminal Law Bureau, and so survived.
A man and woman stranded alone together in the wilderness for one night: rumors spread through the capital, and the two had no choice but to become engaged.
He Xilou was the most handsome man in the capital, humble and courteous. After their wedding, he treated Wei Liruo with affection, but never crossed the line of propriety. Yet he had no memory at all of their passionate night in the cave.
Only Wei Liruo remembered that she had been poisoned with an aphrodisiac. The only way to neutralize it was to make love. She could not see the face of the man with her that night, only that the firewood had crackled for a long time.
A month later, He Xilou went away to investigate a case and died on his way home, leaving no body behind.
The He household was plunged into mourning, and Wei Liruo was inconsolable. But before long, He Xilou came back alive.
Before she could rejoice, Wei Liruo realized that although this man looked exactly the same, he was definitely not He Xilou.
Unlike the gentleman he had once seemed, he treated Wei Liruo abominably.
His teasing words, the leering looks while she changed, and the countless times he cornered her against a desk, pressing her step by step...
Unable to bear it any longer, she tried to flee home. But after climbing over the wall, she found her way blocked by a sword glinting with cold light.
The candles burned bright. Trapped in the narrow confines of the bed, Wei Liruo watched as the man tore off his disguise, revealing a strikingly handsome, almost demonic face.
It was none other than Crown Prince Huo Zhen, who had been sent to Heshan Temple to reflect on his crimes after killing an old minister six months earlier!
Rumor had it that Huo Zhen possessed a godlike appearance, but was cruel, despotic, and indifferent to women. Every official and noble trembled at the mention of his name, and children in the capital called him the Living King of Hell.
Wei Liruo tried to escape, but the man behind her only held her tighter. Affection flickered in his peach-blossom eyes, yet his words slithered from his lips like a venomous snake, chilling her to the bone.
"Why are you running?"
"Have you forgotten, Madam... how you begged this Crown Prince for pleasure that night in the cave?"
After that, she had no choice but to give up on escaping. But before long, the real He Xilou returned...
Theme: Lying low and growing stronger
