Lan Ruo had spent four years as a nobody in the prince's manor.
Then one day, the Prince of Chu angered the emperor and was confined to the Southern Garden on the outskirts of the capital. Only then did the princess consort toss Lan Ruo into a carriage and send her to attend to her gloomy, furious husband.
She was taciturn and dull. The Prince of Chu had never liked women like her. But she cared for him devotedly, and after years together in the Southern Garden, some affection had inevitably grown between them.
He knew that before Lan Ruo married into the prince's household, she had a childhood friend she had nearly been engaged to. After giving it some thought, he told her, "Once I leave the Southern Garden, if he still hasn't married, I can help the two of you be together."
At the time, the Prince of Chu thought that bringing a couple together counted as doing a good deed.
Later, when the time came to keep his promise, he looked at the woman's soft expression, tinged with anticipation, and tasted jealousy for the first time.
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A story about the parents, the emperor and Consort Rou, of the male lead from The Real Heiress Won't Put Up with This. It stands alone and can be read independently.
Core theme: Help others achieve their happiness
