A scheme led Xuan Shiying to marry the crown prince of the new dynasty.
The crown prince was gentle and refined. He never scolded her or spoke harshly to her, but his gaze held no warmth, and he had never touched her.
A fallen princess raised in the palace's inner quarters, Xuan Shiying knew her place. In public, she kept up the appearance of a couple who treated each other with courtesy and respect.
At first, Sheng Zhao held her stiffly, his eyes cold. "Don't move. People are watching. Just endure it until we get back to the palace."
Xuan Shiying nestled obediently in his arms, but the hand clutching his robe trembled slightly.
He held me today. How should I breach his defenses next time?
That night, the crown prince's old illness flared up. Xuan Shiying added something else to his medicine. Holding Sheng Zhao as he collapsed into her arms, she wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke softly. "Your Highness has drawn me in, so you can only belong to me, body and soul."
Sheng Zhao closed his eyes, unable to say a word.
After all, he had personally promised that she needn't hold back and could be herself.
The night of passion inside their bed curtains was like a cruel ordeal for Sheng Zhao.
But later, Sheng Zhao finally understood: It was a beautiful dream he could never return to.
P.S. A hypocritical, yandere fallen princess X a gentle, frail crown prince of the new dynasty
They save each other. The leads are each other's one and only in body and heart. Happy ending.
The official positions and court are fictional, set in an imaginary ancient world. Don't nitpick the history.
Theme: Love and affection throughout the land
