Little troublemaker x dark-hearted schemer
“Zheng Li, the pampered legitimate daughter of the Duke's estate, has actually been promised to Gao Mian, a deposed crown prince who is ugly, cold-hearted, and moody, and who even supposedly made a stool out of human skin.
What a shame for such a delicate flower.
The moment the imperial edict came down, the whole capital was laughing at her.
Rumor had it Zheng Li had long since pledged herself to Zhao Yi, the Heir of the Prince of Huainan, and was planning to elope. She did try, of course, only for Zhao Yi to put an arm around his pretty concubine and sneer, “You think you're good enough?”
Yes, she wasn't good enough. She should never have been foolish enough to fall for such a bastard.
Once she saw things clearly, Zheng Li steeled herself and accepted the edict, hoping her husband would regain the emperor's favor and rise again, so he could help her get her revenge...
After hearing the story, the little dumpling blinked at Zheng Li, who had been telling it with great animation, then looked at the handsome man carefully peeling shrimp for mother and child. The child raised a hand in protest. “Mother, you're lying. Father isn't scary like that at all.”
Gao Mian smiled quietly.
Few people knew that he was the one who had asked for their story to begin, and the one who had carefully maneuvered every step so she would willingly marry him.
Theme: Grow through hardship and become a better version of yourself
