The Crown Prince's Little Plum Blossom Has Thorns

In the imperial capital, there was only one person the second young lady of the Li family, He Liang, feared. It wasn't because he was especially ugly or had a rat-like face. It was because she'd bullied him since they were little, and now that she was a grown woman, she felt so guilty that she'd go out of her way to avoid him whenever they met.

The boldest she was as a child, the more of a coward she was now.

After all, Xie Jingyun had been named crown prince.

People all over town said that the Li family had already produced two empresses, so the crown princess was sure to be the second young lady of the Li family.

He Liang: No... I won't give him the chance to get revenge on me...

The imperial decree of marriage arrived, and the words "childhood sweethearts" stung her eyes.

Not long after the wedding, rumors spread that the second young lady of the Li family was "jealous," keeping His Highness the Crown Prince all to herself and making him spend every night at Chenyang Palace. How utterly improper of her.

She was so aggrieved... He was the one shamelessly hanging around me, yet he pinned the blame on me!!!

Later, when the Li family fell from power, everyone said the Crown Prince would probably depose his crown princess...

He said she was more than just a member of the Li family. A woman follows her husband after marriage... She was his crown princess.

On their wedding night, she asked, "You said you wouldn't hold a grudge. Was that true?"

He said, "...No. I'll treat you coldly and won't touch you..."

She thought to herself, This lady is stunningly beautiful and utterly charming. Treat me coldly? Unless you're not a man... She lightly tapped his nose with her delicate hand, and the cold-hearted Crown Prince immediately ate his words...

Xie Jingyun: That proud, aloof young woman was like a frost flower, pure and distant. But now that someone who could only be admired from afar had come before him, he felt the urge to possess her... and could barely control himself.

Reading guide: Both leads are each other's one and only, happy ending, sweet romance.

The male lead falls first. He'll appear less in the early chapters, but after the wedding, it's his time to shine.

Set in an imaginary world, though the male lead's background is inspired by a certain historical emperor.

Bonus scene:

Xie Jingyun: "You want me to apologize to you?"

She gazed at him with her bright, almond-shaped eyes. "If you're saying that as His Highness the Crown Prince, I wouldn't dare... But if you're saying it as my husband, then you really should apologize to me."

Just then, the imperial physician walked in and interrupted their conversation. She looked displeased. Xie Jingyun leaned close to her ear and whispered, "There's plenty of time for me to apologize to you..."

Theme: Judge kindness by actions as well as intentions.