Scheming for Love

Before leaving the capital, Lord Jiang entrusted his unmarried younger daughter, Nan Xue, to the care of his student and friend, His Highness the Prince of Qi.

Not long afterward, Lord Jiang received a reply. His daughter had become the Prince of Qi's consort.

His Highness the Prince of Qi was handsome, like a fresh breeze beneath a bright moon. The noble ladies of the capital fell for him at first sight and fought tooth and nail for a chance to enter his manor.

But he was austere and never approached women, until he met Jiang Nanxue. For the first time in his life, he tasted love, then deliberately set out to win her.

After her father left the capital, Nan Xue assumed the Prince of Qi would have no time to look after her. She slept until noon every day, then spent her nights listening to music and playing with cats, only going to bed at midnight.

Later, the Prince of Qi dragged her to his manor and made her study and paint. Every day, he tested her on the Four Books and Five Classics.

Nan Xue was unwilling. She was a lazy girl who didn't want to study or paint. She once scribbled a doggerel verse that made her teacher laugh until his teeth nearly fell out.

When she couldn't memorize her lessons, the Prince of Qi punished her by making her study in the palace until midnight. Nan Xue recited her lessons through tears while the Prince of Qi sat in front of her, his face stern as he handled official matters.

But later on, when Nan Xue couldn't memorize her lessons, the Prince of Qi's punishment was actually...

Reading guide: Sweet romance, both leads are virgins

An adorable little sweetheart x a dark, crafty big shot who'll devour you whole

The hero's identity was revised when the story began, so it differs from the earlier blurb.

Theme: Be brave in pursuing what belongs to you, and don't give up