A seemingly delicate beauty who is actually a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside drama queen x a cold-faced, warm-hearted, scheming official
In her previous life, Xu Yixiao, the peerlessly beautiful Princess Consort of Prince Su, was killed along with her entire family by Prince Su.
Reborn, Xu Yixiao came to her senses and resolved to make plans for herself.
At the Qionghua Banquet, she schemed to attract the man of her dreams, even going so far as to stage a fall into the water, but Lu Zhao, Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, saw right through her.
So she focused on going into business and making money, while also plotting to bring down Prince Su.
Unexpectedly...
She was appointed as the Crown Prince's secondary consort.
The powerful official Lu Zhao was decisive and ruthless. Everyone knew him as cold-blooded and miserly, but no one knew that in his previous life, he had failed to protect the one he held dearest.
Given another life, he stubbornly forged a bond with the woman in his heart.
She deliberately fell into the water, and he disrupted her plans.
She didn't want to marry, but he refused to let her get her way.
She went into business, and he watched from the shadows.
On the eve of the imperial hunt, she learned she was to be bestowed upon the Crown Prince and ran to him in a panic. "We're both about to be forced into marriage. Since we're both trying to escape, why don't we make a pair?"
Later, the Eastern Capital fell into ruin, with corpses everywhere. As she stared at the desolate scene, he awkwardly covered her eyes with his hand. "I'll find everything you want and bring it back!"
[Bonus Scene]
Years later, when Xu Yixiao learned that a certain someone named Lu had suggested to the emperor that she become the Crown Prince's secondary consort,
she pulled a face and glared at him. "You secretly schemed your way right up to the wedding. Tell me, how would you like to die?"
He fed her watermelon as he replied, "As long as you're happy, my dear. Just don't make me spend the night outside."
The next day, a timeless quote spread through the Eastern Capital. Apparently, the previous night, a certain aloof beauty had knelt outside a bedroom door and earnestly declared, "My dear, I'll crawl into whatever shape you want! Just let me in! It's cold out here!"
[Bonus chapters coming soon]
Theme: Only mutual trust and moving forward hand in hand can bring happiness
