Lin Qiantang was the beloved little princess of Jing.
After Jing was defeated in war, the emperor sent the princess north to marry the ruler of Bei Rong, a man over seventy, as his second wife. But bandits attacked on the way, and the princess went missing.
Lin Qiantang had never wanted to marry for peace. After tumbling down a cliff and being rescued by Prince Yan, Yan Han, she came up with a plan:
Pretend to have amnesia, stay by Yan Han's side, and wait for a chance to go home.
Her acting as his little sister was growing more and more convincing, while Yan Han's gaze grew increasingly strange.
Prince Yan, Yan Han, rescued a pitiful, injured young woman while hunting. Who knew she would mistake him for her older brother and cause a ruckus every day?
"Brother, the clothes you gave me are rough and shabby. They've rubbed my skin raw."
Nonsense. He'd had them made from the softest snow silk.
"Brother, is this the legendary gruel and pickles? Why is it so awful?"
Nonsense. The chef had made golden broth cabbage, and it tasted delicious to him.
"Brother, why is the bed in my room so hard? Are you trying to mistreat me?"
Oh, is that so? Then come sleep in his room.
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Later, Jing defeated Bei Rong, and Lin Qiantang wanted to return to the capital and resume her life as a little princess.
At night, Yan Han pinned Lin Qiantang down on the bed.
The man's warm breath brushed her ear, his voice low and enticing.
"You used to say you liked your big brother best and promised you'd always stay by his side. Have you fallen for someone else now?"
Lin Qiantang: …
If she hadn't been faking her amnesia, she'd really have believed that something had happened between her and Yan Han in the past.
Reader notes:
1. One-on-one romance, both are chaste, sweet story.
2. The heroine is faking amnesia. The leads try to out-act each other.
3. Pampered little princess x scheming, puppy-like prince.
4. Blurb written on May 5, 2022.
Theme: Face adversity with optimism and courage.
