Growing Intimacy

He is a minister serving the emperor,

She is a princess who traveled all the way from the West.

Alone in a foreign land, she nearly gets sold off by human traffickers.

He kindly steps in to save her, never realizing he's taken on a burden.

He brings her back to his residence. She can't speak Chinese, so he teaches her. She's curious about everything and wants to learn this and that.

As they spend day after day together, they gradually fall for each other. Just as they're about to confess their feelings, an imperial decree summons her back to her country to marry a prince of the Mo Dynasty.

What are they going to do?

Matchmaker Yue Lao, what a mess you've made of that red thread!

Will this refined and handsome minister and the beautiful, noble princess be able to end up together?

Read on to find out!