Stealing Your Wife

Princess Minghua was born with a bewitching beauty and a gentle disposition. Because she was not favored, she was sent to the Great Zhou to marry for peace.

Just before she climbed into the carriage, she had a dream. On the journey, disaster would befall her, and she would fall into the hands of a villain.

Before she even met her crown prince husband, she would become that man's plaything, trapped behind red curtains and toyed with for the rest of her miserable life.

On the journey, she repeatedly warned herself not to let the dream come true.

But disaster struck all the same. Her maids fled in panic, and just as she wept in despair, a black boot appeared before her, followed by an elegant voice: "Your Highness, I am late."

**

Xie Jingming, a powerful minister of Great Zhou, rose to the highest position amid blood and steel.

After years of navigating the treacherous sea of officialdom, he was ruthless and refined, never letting his emotions show.

Yet with her, he was always gentle and kind, like a noble gentleman. Princess Minghua's heart gradually began to stir for him.

At last, beneath the moonlight, the girl took a desperate leap of faith. Her heart raced, her cheeks flushed, and she was about to take his hand herself,

when she happened to glance down and saw the jade pendant concealed beneath Xie Jingming's robe. It was exactly like the one in her dream.

From that day on, she began plotting her escape.

*Interlude

Red candles flickered. The beauty, with skin as delicate as jade, huddled in a corner of the bed, her eyes glistening with tears, while her jade-white feet rested in someone else's palm.

A faint smile still lingered on Xie Jingming's lips. He leaned down slightly and tenderly wiped away her tears, one fingertip at a time. Casually lowering his eyes, he asked, "Where do you think you're going to escape, Your Highness?"

**

Everyone believed Princess Minghua had gone missing on the way to her marriage, and had already lost her chastity, making her unworthy of a proper husband.

Within the green silk curtains, the powerful minister of Great Zhou bent over. The hands that had once been stained with countless lives now willingly dressed her in silk stockings, taking care not to hurt her in the slightest.

"I can give you everything the crown prince can."

Theme: Keep striving and stay optimistic. Don't give up on yourself too easily