The Beauty by My Side

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Xiao Hanyu, daughter of the Grand Princess, was beautiful and graceful, and greatly favored by the emperor. He allowed her to take a husband into her household. The sons of noble families eagerly sought her hand, but she chose only Chu Huai, the worthless, despicable son of the Prince of Pingnan, who had nothing going for him but his looks.

To repay him for saving her life when they were children, she promised him a lifetime of happiness and peace. She used her family's power to protect and love him, took the blame for him, accepted punishment for him, endured humiliation for him, and sacrificed her good name for him...

The emperor's favored daughter became the laughingstock of the capital.

"Is it worth doing all this for me?"

"It isn't, but I want to."

"You'll regret this one day, my lady."

"Will you make me regret it?"

She asked in earnest, but he avoided answering.

A year later, the crown prince of the former dynasty rebelled. The Xiao family estate went up in flames, and believing Chu Huai had perished in the fire, Xiao Hanyu swallowed her grief, took up a long sword, and led troops into Changle Hall. On the throne sat the former dynasty's crown prince, a peerlessly handsome man with amusement in his eyes.

"My lady, do you regret it?"

[The Male Lead's Story]

Chu Huai's hands had been stained with blood since the day he was born. When his country fell and his family was destroyed, a loyal minister cut down the newborn illegitimate son of the Prince of Pingnan and put Chu Huai in the baby's swaddling clothes to keep him safe.

All his life, he had been cold and heartless. When he set the entire Xiao family estate ablaze, he didn't even blink. The only time he felt a trace of compassion was when he saw the despair in Xiao Han's eyes in Changle Hall, and he spared her life.

Later, he often stood looking at the magnificent palace he had put under heavy guard, spending entire days there, rain or shine. His attendant would urge him, "Your Majesty, it's getting late."

He always replied, "Wait a little longer."

Who knew that by the time he was done waiting, all that remained would be dust and bones?

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[An ancient-era version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith]

There was a noodle shop in the north of Bianjing, run by a married couple. The wife, Su, was gorgeous, delicate, and frail. She was out of breath after walking just a few steps.

The husband, Mo, was handsome but couldn't hurt a fly. He coughed several times after every couple of sentences.

The couple treated each other with respect and lived in harmony. Everyone in the neighborhood agreed they were the perfect couple. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, when every family gathered together, she said she was visiting her parents, and he said he was going to another town to see a friend.

In truth, she had never met her husband's friend.

He didn't even know where his wife's family lived.

At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the imperial palace, the imperial seal went missing. The Prince of Zhao and the Prince of Qin each sent their trusted agents to investigate and retrieve it: the shadow guard leader "Flying Eagle" and the shadow guard commander "Poisonous Snake."

The two ran straight into each other on Chang'an's main street.

Mo, "so weak he couldn't hurt a fly, frail and sickly": "Wife?"

Su, "so delicate she could be pushed over, out of breath from walking": "Husband?"

He glanced at the twin daggers coated in poison in her hands and sneered. "Visiting your parents?"

She looked at the hidden weapons in his hands and mocked him. "Seeing your friend?"

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In Bianjing, everyone said that "Flying Eagle" and "Poisonous Snake" had always been at odds. "Poisonous Snake" thought "Flying Eagle" was ruthless, while "Flying Eagle" openly called "Poisonous Snake" a venomous shrew.

The two factions were therefore bitter enemies, and they fought whenever they disagreed.

That is, until people saw "Flying Eagle" and "Poisonous Snake" drinking together, with him thoughtfully peeling grapes for her...

Could the rumors really all be false?

Mo Bai and Su Ran nodded. "They're all true."

But...

"What does it matter to me, Su Ran (Mo Bai), if Flying Eagle and Poisonous Snake don't get along? Right, dear?"

Sweet and harmonious on the surface, secretly locked in a battle of wits.

Everyone's sweet on the outside and dark within. What's wrong with messing with you a little?

Theme: Love your country and your family, love others and yourself.