The Princess Isn't Much of a Romantic

Yu Zhi, the ninth princess of Great Zhou, was as beautiful as a begonia, with a bewitching, delicate face. Rumor had it that she was a woman of loose morals, with a whole house full of male companions. Handsome as Pan An, they kept the princess thoroughly pleased. When Prince Pingxi rebelled, his heir, Xiao Heng, was thrown into prison. To humiliate him, the emperor bestowed him upon the ninth princess as a male companion. That night, Xiao Heng was carried into the princess's residence in a small sedan chair. But that very night, Yu Zhi had a dream. In it, three years later, Xiao Heng unified the land and swept across Great Zhou with his iron cavalry. Because she had humiliated him by keeping him as a male companion, he locked her away in a secret chamber... When she woke, Yu Zhi was terrified. To stay alive after the fall of her kingdom, she tried everything to please Xiao Heng, but he always mistook her efforts for an attempt to enjoy his good looks. One night, her maid reminded her that Xiao Heng had been neglected by the princess for three days, so Yu Zhi went to check his injuries under the pretext of favoring him. With a proud, unyielding spirit and a sinister look in his eyes, Xiao Heng asked, "How would Your Highness like me to serve you?" Yu Zhi wouldn't dare. She waved her hands again and again. "N-no..." Seeing Xiao Heng's gaze grow colder, she panicked and changed her answer. "Then... take off your clothes." It would be easier to examine his wounds that way. The man sneered. "And Your Highness still claims you have no improper thoughts about me?" Yu Zhi was exhausted. Fine, if you say so... She would meet whatever came, and take things as they came. Yu Zhi treated this troublesome man well, hoping only to send him away as soon as possible. But little by little, he began taking advantage of her favor, and things grew increasingly strange. Xiao Heng started getting jealous, pointing at Yu Zhi's many male companions. "Your Highness can only choose one: them or me!" Yu Zhi didn't hesitate. "You." Xiao Heng said, "I want to be your consort!" Yu Zhi gritted her teeth. "You... are the only one for the position." On the day the princess's residence dismissed its many male companions, their wails filled the air. Yu Zhi was just about to say goodbye to her "old lover" when the man embraced her from behind. "Your Highness belongs to me alone." Everyone said the ninth princess had fallen into Xiao Heng's trap, giving up her other companions and keeping him as her sole favorite. Yu Zhi: If I say I was forced, would you believe me? Later, when the land was unified and Xiao Heng ascended the throne, Yu Zhi also knelt before him with a small bundle on her back, asking to leave the palace and live as a Buddhist nun. The man furrowed his brow, bent down, and lifted her chin, puzzled. "Was I not good enough to you last night?" Theme: Learn to express your thoughts honestly.