Cloudborne Qing

Fu Yunqing was the emperor's most doted-on little princess, but she was hopeless at her studies. Furious, the emperor assigned her a tutor of her very own. Her tutor was as elegant as a jade tree, gentle and respectful, but frail and often sick, with brows and lashes as still as frost and snow. He always smiled as he urged her to study and had never once lost his temper with her. Fu Yunqing grew attached to his warmth and made a wilful decree: her tutor would marry into the princess's residence and become her husband. By day, her tutor taught her the principles of the sages. At night, he indulged her little quirks, calmly putting up with all her requests, reasonable or otherwise. She had always thought he was born exactly as she liked him, until one night, she accidentally saw Her gentle, jade-like tutor held a long sword in his hand, its blade stained with blood. With a faint smile on his lips, he slowly crushed an assassin's fingers. His movements were ruthless and composed. There was nothing frail about him. From that night on, she gradually realized that the person beside her seemed to have many identities. Which of those identities did she truly love? * Jing Tingyi was raised by his adoptive father. For a long time, his only thought was "restore the kingdom." Born in darkness, he was never allowed to have ordinary feelings. He approached Fu Yunqing with an ulterior motive, never expecting to fall deeper with every step, to cast aside his weapons and armor and be utterly defeated. Faced with an impossible choice between restoring his kingdom and loving her, he chose another path. The snow swirling over the capital nearly swallowed him. Covered in blood, he knelt in the snow, his back still straight as a thread of white silk. He was a tutor, an assassin who prowled by night, a former prince caught in the grip of hatred, and the consort of the current dynasty's princess. But only when he loved Fu Yunqing was he truly free. Jing Tingyi thought: Let him bear all the sins. All he wished for was her happiness and health. He would make everything happen as she wished. * 1. SC/1v1/HE A growing princess of the current dynasty VS a former prince who is hopelessly in love Don't expect a love-struck man to successfully restore his kingdom. 2. Sweet and angsty: sweet at first, then angsty, then sweet again. Many events unfold gradually. The first 300,000 words mainly feature the princess's residence and its joyful daily life; the next 300,000 mainly focus on dealing with the fallout as various events unfold. 3. A story with both plot and romance, focused on the story itself. Every character has sweet moments and angst. 4. A fictional setting inspired by the Tang and Song dynasties. Content warning: The hero has had a vasectomy. Theme: Live in accordance with Heaven's will, and seek your own good fortune.