Everyone says the newly appointed Great General of Jinyuan is a brilliant strategist and a fearless warrior. Only Princess Yunyang disagrees.
Ji Zhanghan still remembers that when she told Chu Zesheng she liked him, he blushed like a girl. That very night, he knelt outside the Qian'an Palace for the entire night, asking to be transferred to the army.
When she asked the emperor to arrange their marriage, Chu Zesheng stammered for ages before finally fleeing. The next day, he asked to be sent to the battlefield.
Chu Zesheng is such a coward. He doesn't even dare admit that he likes her.
Ji Zhanghan is a reasonable person. If Chu Zesheng doesn't dare accept her love, she'll simply take it all back.
From then on, they would each go their own way. Between them, there would be nothing but the relationship between ruler and subject.
After repressing his feelings for years, Chu Zesheng can no longer hold back as he watches the woman he loves drift farther and farther away.
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At first, Chu Zesheng was born a nobody and believed he was unworthy of the noble Princess Yunyang. Whenever the princess came closer, he retreated.
Later, Chu Zesheng achieved fame and success, only to see the princess he cherished chatting happily at a banquet with the new top scholar. His heart felt as if a thousand ants were gnawing at it, while he could only hide in a corner and swallow his bitterness alone.
Later still, drunk, Chu Zesheng slipped past the guards and broke into the princess's bedchamber at night, kneeling beside her bed and begging for her affection.
Her cool fingertip lifted his chin. Ji Zhanghan's expression was hidden by the darkness, and only a soft sigh could be heard. "Chu Zesheng, after two years on the northern frontier, you've finally grown a little bolder."
[Reading Guide]
1. Proud little princess x a great general who can't bring himself to say he loves her
2. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending
Theme: Give it your all and keep moving forward, then stand shoulder to shoulder with the one you love.
