*A cunning, scheming, seductive minister x a spoiled, guileless princess who turns the tables on him
In Princess Li Heyi's eyes, her tutor Pei Xianzhi is best at saying no.
He refused to keep tutoring her, only to become the top scorer in the imperial exams and take on the role of her private tutor in the blink of an eye.
He refused to serve her, yet step by step he became a favorite at court, with great power in his hands.
Now, he has refused her again.
In a fit of pique, Li Heyi ordered him, "Come to my bed tonight. If I tell you to stop, I lose."
He flatly refused. "The Pei family has been a family of upright scholars for generations. We do not engage in illicit relations without a matchmaker, nor do we surrender ourselves to the powerful. I would never debase myself by serving a princess as her lover."
As if he weren't the very same man who later covered her mouth and wouldn't let her call for him to stop.
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Pei Xianzhi's beloved is a princess who has been spoiled for years. To resist her would be treason, while giving in would be dull and boring. To make matters worse, he got off on the wrong foot and already earned her dislike.
An ambitious hunter has no choice but to use himself as bait to lure the princess in.
A hunter's rules:
First, conceal your intentions.
"This humble subject had to act as the situation demanded, so please forgive my impropriety. But for Your Highness to hold me like this is surely against etiquette."
Second, make the prey believe she is the hunter.
"I am of lowly station and would never presume to aspire to Your Highness. Even if I admire you in my heart, I will keep my feelings within the bounds of propriety. Please do not treat me lightly."
Third, and most importantly, remember how fickle and capricious she is. Don't let her get what she wants too easily. Don't let her get what she wants too easily. Don't let her get what she wants too easily!
"..."
That was what he planned to do from the start :)
Theme: Do what you believe is right, and give it your all.
