Bandits in the Spring Mountains

After her family fell on hard times, Su Yuen took to the hills as a bandit. On her very first robbery, she chanced upon a peerlessly handsome young nobleman. The man was tall and graceful, with an air of nobility. His straight brows were perfectly shaped, and his peach-blossom eyes were lazily slanted. He was just a little too delicate. He insisted on eating the meals she made, saying the other bandits’ hands were dirty. He insisted on sharing her bed, saying the other bandits’ beds were dirty. If she stayed out late, he would wait miserably by the door, eyes reddened and voice full of reproach. “So you do know how to come home.” Even the members of her bandit crew said he was her new bride. Su Yuen had had enough! After enduring it for days, she finally sent this living bodhisattva on his way. With the ransom money in hand, she was just about to restore her family’s fortunes when the man returned to the stronghold with a large troop of soldiers. He reined in his horse, wind swirling around him, and looked down at her. His voice was clear and lilting. “Chief, this time it’s my turn to rob you.” On the road to the capital by imperial command, Prince Rui Li Junxiu hired a band of bandits to rob him. There was no other reason: he simply couldn’t be bothered to fight for power. He wanted no part in the succession struggle, so he planned to stage an accident and stay in his fief to recuperate. He got a little carried away and ended up genuinely kidnapped, becoming the bandits’ chieftain’s husband. Su Yuen, the bandit chief, had done every kind of misdeed. Demanding an exorbitant ten thousand taels in ransom was one thing, but she also made him sweep, feed the chickens, and slaughter pigs… He had meant to escape, but the bandit chief was so dashing and elegant, so lovely and refined, that she checked every box for him. Even better, she had a strong sense of justice and brought him comfort amid the bewildering power struggles. Oh well, he was here now. She could rob him of his money, and he could steal her heart. Neither had to get in the way of the other. Brave, forthright little ray of sunshine × scheming, sly fox Both virgins, one-on-one romance A fictional setting, no exams Theme: Love helps people grow.