[Transmigration + two strong leads + both have their secret identities exposed + mutual devotion, one-on-one romance]
[Ke Yu (You Shuheng) × Lu Zhaoran]
On transmigrating as a good-for-nothing crown prince:
Ke Yu: Thanks for asking. I just came off the track and couldn't catch my breath, then opened my eyes in the Eastern Palace.
What, she has to keep playing the useless one? No way! She acts lazy and plays dumb to get by, while secretly working herself to the bone. Sorry, she has no obligation to let anyone bully her, so she quietly took down quite a few people.
Why does a beauty just fall out of the sky when she's out for a stroll?!
She can't take in someone whose background is unknown. So why won't she leave? Whatever, she looks decent (not that she'd admit it). She can stay. Let's see what tricks she's up to.
Lu Zhaoran: Sneak into the imperial palace, sharpen my blade for the emperor. The crown prince? Just a bonus.
Your big brother Lu's inner monologue while working as a maid:
She's kind of interesting. I'll play along a little longer.
Why bother watching only her? How boring. I'll kill her later.
She actually likes me? ...Heh, of course she likes me.
Later:
Ke Yu: Weren't we supposed to be friends? I thought of you as a sister. How did you end up thinking of me as your wife?
Lu Zhaoran: ...Shut up. I'm not done kissing you.
[An upbeat, strong-minded Beagle × a dark-hearted, wicked fox who wins herself over]
Early on: You act, I act. Let's see who blows their cover first.
Later: Baby, aren't you getting a little too clingy...
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead disguises herself as a man; the male lead disguises himself as a woman.
2. This is not a female-dominance story. The female lead grows slowly and isn't competitive, but she isn't a helpless wife either.
3. The male lead is mixed-race, has a special constitution, and appears later in the story.
Theme: A lighthearted everyday story of two people disguising themselves and testing each other. Both are lonely people carrying secrets about their backgrounds and their own wounds. They begin with hidden agendas and false pretenses, but through repeated crises they come to trust one another and save each other, eventually breaking free of fate together and overturning the political game.
