The plot and romance are given equal weight. Complete.
A remorseful, villainous woman, the princess of a fallen kingdom × a loyal guard who is cold on the outside but warm inside
When the new emperor ascended the throne, the former dynasty’s princess was exposed. She struck without hesitation, blood flew, and snow fell on the branches outside the palace.
With her consciousness fading, Zuo Xi swore that if she ever lived again, she would never repeat the same mistakes.
*
Zuo Xi had never imagined that someone like her could live a second life.
Even less had she imagined that the young man before her would try to poison her.
Zuo Xi parted her red lips and told him to drink his own poison.
But just as it reached his throat, she stopped him.
She walked over to the young man and said that if Chu Xiao joined her plan, she could give him anything he wanted.
From not far away, Zuo Xi heard him ask, “If I want something, Your Highness can give it to me?”
She was certain she could.
*
To escape an arranged marriage, Zuo Xi hooked an arm around the young man’s neck and smiled brightly as she said she would marry no one but him.
Chu Xiao didn’t respond, but his heart was already in turmoil.
She teased him, “Thanks to you, I was gravely ill at a young age in my last life. Why are you getting mad?”
Chu Xiao let out a cold laugh. His red eyes were utterly lifeless. “When the princess hunted me down, did you ever imagine this day would come?”
*
A round of applause sounded behind him. Chu Xiao sheathed his sword and turned around.
The girl draped herself over his shoulder, smiling brightly. “You really are impressive, Lord Chu.”
Shedding his hard armor, the girl threw herself into his arms and softly called his name.
Chu Xiao froze. “Your Highness?”
*
Looking at the man before her, who was so stunningly handsome he seemed almost bewitching, Zuo Xi curled her lips. “So even Lord Chu, usually as cold as ice, can lose his composure like this?”
“Could it be that you’re jealous?”
The bed curtains drew shut, and the man’s low voice sounded beside her ear.
“Yes. I’m nearly mad with jealousy…”
Warmth brushed her neck, and a tingling sensation spread across her waist.
“Is that so?”
Zuo Xi parted her red lips. “Then, General Chu, be a good servant and earn back my favor.”
The assassination attempts and poisoning were all misunderstandings. Both leads are completely inexperienced, and it’s a happy ending.
Theme: Cherish the person in front of you.
