[Scheming beauty x gentle, refined crown prince]
Liang Yao, the illegitimate daughter of the Liang family, was stunningly beautiful. Her eyes shimmered and sparkled whenever she glanced around, but she had a bewitching, foxlike air, and her reputation was less than stellar.
She wasn't exactly a good person, and she had always known what she wanted. She was simply a little short on luck.
After using every trick she had to claim the position of the marquis's principal wife, she barely had time to settle in before the marquis's household fell. With no one left to rely on and her reputation in tatters, she was tortured nearly to death, then handed over to Li Yan, the crown prince of the Great Qi dynasty.
She thought Li Yan, having suffered such humiliation, would take his anger out on her and make her life miserable.
But she was in so much pain she was nearly dead. All she could remember was weakly tugging at his sleeve while delirious, too exhausted even to manage a flattering smile.
The face she was most proud of had been utterly useless.
Yet just as she thought she was about to die, Li Yan covered her battered body with his robe and gave her a brief moment of peace.
Sadly, before she could repay his kindness, she was the one who failed to hold on.
When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the year she was brought back from the country estate to the capital.
*
Crown Prince Li Yan should have been the most honored man in all of Great Qi: brilliant, dashing, gentle as jade, perfect in every way.
Only Liang Yao knew that despite his exalted position, life was hard for him, and he would ultimately meet a tragic end.
To keep Li Yan from suffering the same fate, she schemed to get close to him, deliberately ingratiating herself until she was by his side.
Once Li Yan had secured the finest marriage alliance and established a firm footing at court, Liang Yao considered her mission accomplished. She packed her belongings and returned to Yangzhou.
But the moment she stepped off the boat, she saw Li Yan standing in the distance beneath a shower of apricot blossoms, his captivating eyes warm as a spring breeze.
Seeing that she had left without saying goodbye, he wasn't angry. He simply smiled and beckoned her over, saying gently, "Yaoyao, come here."
*
Liang Yao had witnessed the worst evil in the world, yet in the end, the brightest moonlight had shown her kindness and tenderness. So she wanted to protect that moonlight, to keep it shining high above, untouched by the dust of the world.
But while she hid in the shadows and gazed at the moon, the moon came to her.
Reading guide:
1. HE, both leads are each other's first love, a story of healing
2. The female lead is no pushover and will stop at nothing. The male lead is gentle, powerful, and emotionally steady, with a hidden dark side.
Blurb posted on October 7, 2022
Theme: I love his beautiful moon.
