Alternate title: The Sixth Prince Keeps Fighting for Everything.
Lin Jingxue, daughter of the prime minister, enters the palace as the crown prince's study companion. On her very first day, she catches Prince Yu and Consort Shen "having an affair."
Mu Rong Yu, the reigning Prince Yu and the emperor's sixth son, returned from two years of flood control in Youzhou frail and sickly, coughing after two steps and panting after three. Yet now he stands beneath a plum tree, gazing tenderly at the emperor's consort.
Their eyes meet. Lin Jingxue turns and runs.
To stay alive, they tacitly agree to keep quiet about it. To keep her from talking, he politely calls her Lady Lin to her face, then secretly sends her money and gives her his personal jade pendant.
That is, until the emperor's fourth son, Prince Gun, returns from battle. Lin Jingxue sees Consort Shen climb into his carriage with her own eyes. The wind lifts the curtain, revealing the two of them locked in an unrestrained kiss inside.
The Sixth Prince is standing in front of the carriage, covering for them.
Lin Jingxue: Oh, so I'm the clown here!
One day, Mu Rong Yu is drugged and leans weakly against the edge of the couch, his eyes red as he looks at her. "Third Lady, help me."
Lin Jingxue thinks, What could a frail man possibly do to me? Before she can react, he pulls her into his arms and kisses her fiercely.
The next morning, aching all over, she watches him lean close and pinch her chin. His voice is soft and wild. "The little girl who used to chase after me, calling me 'Sixth Brother,' how did you forget me when you grew up? Hmm?"
Lin Jingxue: Aren't you supposed to be weak?
Mu Rong Yu: How about we test that again? See if this prince is really so weak.
You are destined to be mine, and mine alone. No one can take you away.
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Mu Rong Yu: I'm frail, but I can't hold back my madness.
The heroine's constitution keeps leading her to stumble upon secrets.
Theme: Study hard
