Qin Huai first met Wen Chenbi when he was eight.
Amid the countless lanterns of Jinling on the Lantern Festival, he begged her to take him to find his older brother. He obediently called her "big sister" and received a candied hawthorn skewer.
Nine years later, Wen Chenbi passed the imperial examination and became a new jinshi. She entered the service of Grand Tutor Su, the most upright and loyal court official of the day, and stood firmly opposed to the treacherous chancellor's household, which monopolized power.
Seventeen-year-old Qin Huai secretly supported her at every turn. He saved his "big sister" for special moments, whispering it in her ear with a breathy coaxing tone that never failed.
Qin Huai, the young master of the chancellor's household, had a pair of alluring phoenix eyes and a terribly unruly, defiant temperament.
Even he probably thought that Wen Chenbi, the sweet little female official who smiled like a girl next door, would be the first to fall in love.
But later, when the chancellor's household fell overnight, the dimpled young official proved decisive and ruthless, rose rapidly through the ranks, and became the chancellor.
* Defiant little wolfdog × soft, sweet, deceptively cunning female chancellor
* Features court politics. Not a sweet romance in the traditional sense (emphasis added).
* I'm building up a collection of advance notices. My writing is reliable, so feel free to jump in.
Screenshot saved on June 22, 2020
Theme: To secure a livelihood for the people
