To get the crown prince deposed and install his beloved's son as the new crown prince, Chancellor Qin Yuan impeaches the crown prince day after day.
Crown Prince Yan Jiting: You want to mess with me? I'll hit back, and I'll take your legitimate daughter too!
He then schemes to marry Qin Yuan's legitimate daughter, Qin Yaoyao, into the Eastern Palace, planning to keep her coldly neglected so she can spend her life alone.
Who could have guessed that Qin Yaoyao would eat well, sleep well, and have a great time every day, sometimes leaving the palace to admire handsome young men until her heart soared?
At first, Yan Jiting smirks. "I don't care."
Later, Yan Jiting scoffs. "I don't care."
Later still, Yan Jiting grits his teeth. "I. Don't. Care!"
The teacup in his hand shatters into pieces.
**
As the legitimate daughter of a great villain, Qin Yaoyao saw through her father's scumbag nature at a young age. She didn't want to be his pawn, so she planned to save up plenty of money and leave the Chancellor's residence. She would stay single for life, eat, drink, have fun, and mercilessly trample all the handsome young men she came across.
She never expected to be forced to marry Crown Prince Yan Jiting, her father's sworn enemy. Even more unexpectedly, Yan Jiting planned to torment her by leaving her to spend her life alone. Two happy surprises at once: she woke up laughing several times on her wedding night!
So she happily ate and drank to her heart's content every day, enjoyed forbidden books and erotic plays every night, and sometimes left the palace to smuggle out the gold and valuables she'd stashed away, taking the opportunity to admire the flowers, the moon, and handsome young men. Her days were wonderfully carefree and comfortable.
She planned to run away when her scumbag father and the crown prince finally clashed, so she wouldn't get caught in the crossfire.
She just couldn't figure out why the crown prince, who had treated her with icy courtesy, was looking at her more and more strangely...
A short scene:
One night, Yan Jiting approached the bedroom with danger in his eyes. Qin Yaoyao promptly flung the three rules he'd written at him: Rule one: Qin Yaoyao must not get close to Yan Jiting. Rule two: Qin Yaoyao must not get close to Yan Jiting. Rule three: Qin Yaoyao must not get close to Yan Jiting. Anyone who fails to follow these rules is a dog!
Yan Jiting: Woof, woof!
Reading notes:
1. Both leads are virgins. Happy ending.
2. Marriage first, love later. The male lead gets face-slapped and falls hard for her.
3. Set in a fictional world, with a mishmash of dynasties.
Theme: Cherish the person before you, and spend a lifetime with one person