A Springtime Pool

Marriage first, love later / winning love through cunning and force Blurb: 1. To stop their only daughter, Bai Weixi, from marrying into the Crown Prince's residence and becoming a pawn the Empress Dowager could use to control Crown Prince Xiao Yu, the Bai family told everyone she had an eye disease and was completely blind. To their surprise, Xiao Yu, who had always hated the Bai family, agreed to the marriage after hearing the news. The Bai family: … 2. Everyone said Bai Weixi must have been blessed for several lifetimes to go blind and still become the Crown Princess. They said the Crown Prince's reputation for being cruel and cold-hearted was a false rumor, and that he was actually kind and treated his blind wife with deep affection and devotion. But Bai Weixi knew that Xiao Yu was only putting on an act for others, waiting to find some fault of hers and put her to death. Until one day, while she was bathing at night, the Crown Prince silently pushed open the door, strolled in, and sat down in front of her, watching quietly. Bai Weixi, wearing nothing, curled up in the pool. Even when the water turned cold, she didn't dare get out. And the man in front of her showed no sign of leaving. Instead, right before her eyes, he took off his clothes one piece at a time. His cold eyes rippled with peach-blossom warmth, and he stepped into the bath. Bai Weixi: ...Has the act gone a little too far? Bonus scene Bai Weixi's diary from when she was pretending to be blind: The Empress Dowager put some strange powder in the Crown Prince's medicine bowl... The Crown Prince's most trusted uncle, Wen Liang, rolled his eyes behind his back... The palace maid Cuicui stole her white fungus soup and blamed Eunuch Xiao Guo... The Crown Prince's favorite concubine was making out with his guard in the back garden... A sweet and beautiful young lady x a ruthless, scheming Crown Prince *The spring waters she stirred without meaning to became the only ripple in his icy heart. Blurb written on April 1, 2019 Theme: Finding true love.