Pampering the Little Princess

- The restrained, ascetic minister x the beautiful, delicate, lively little princess

- Previews for "Looking Back Again" and "Little Tai Sui" are at the end. If you're interested, add them to your reading list first~

Princess Kangle is the emperor's most beloved daughter, blessed with breathtaking beauty and rosy cheeks beneath her dark hair.

But she has been frail since childhood. A fortune-telling master once predicted that she must marry before turning sixteen, and that her husband must kneel and kowtow all the way to the summit of Mount Cining to pray for her long life.

Among the portraits spread across the table, Kangle took one look and fell for the cold, unapproachable Regent. But the Eldest Princess disapproved.

Kangle had always been obedient.

She meekly carried a little food box and waited for the Marquis's second son to leave court, yet she couldn't help rising onto her toes to steal glances at Han Jiang.

When he caught her, she pressed her lips together and smiled shyly.

Regent Han Jiang was aloof and indifferent, always restrained and proper. Though young, he wielded great power. Everyone feared his pride, and he never bowed his head to anyone.

Nor did he ever grow close to anyone.

Recently, however, someone kept sneaking glances at him. Following her gaze, Han Jiang saw Princess Kangle holding a little food box, looking nervous and hopeful.

Han Jiang's eyes darkened slightly.

Without showing it, he accepted the princess's pastries and the sachet she gave him. On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, he waited and waited...

But she never came.

Standing beside the Marquis's second son, Kangle asked in confusion, her voice barely above a whisper, "...Didn't you say you don't believe in gods or Buddhas?"

In full view of the crowd, Han Jiang swept Kangle into his arms and said casually, "I don't believe in gods or Buddhas, but I can kneel and kowtow for you."

Preview: "Little Tai Sui"

[Fragile, sensitive, domineering, possessive little Tai Sui x tall, quiet, reassuring young guard]

Wanyang has an illustrious background: her father is the Grand Tutor, and her mother is a princess who commands the army.

When she walks down the street, people shrink away in fear, watching from the roadside.

They call her Little Tai Sui, and a young guard is always at her side.

Little Tai Sui climbs onto his knees to get into a carriage, sits on his shoulders to pick pomegranates, and naps on his back...

She even scolds him in front of everyone and, when angry, grabs whatever is at hand and throws it at him, injuring him...

Yet in the dead of night, when no one is around, she curls up beside him and weeps, fragile and helpless.

Everyone who sees or hears of it shakes their head in indignation, saying Little Tai Sui abuses her power to bully people!

Until war breaks out across the land, the old dynasty falls, and a new one rises. The once-silent youth steps over mountains of corpses and ascends the throne.

Wanyang angrily smashes the Imperial Seal against his head. Qin Chen holds her captive in his arms and gently blows on her hand, his gaze dark and intense.

"What's so special about being Little Tai Sui? I'll make you my one and only empress..."

Preview: "Looking Back Again"

[Ambitious mad dog x sweet, gentle little princess]

Jiang Fu is the purest, gentlest little princess in the capital. Yet she falls in love at first sight with a hostage prince from the Northern Barbarians.

She secures their engagement and follows Yang Xin everywhere.

The princess, who has never lifted a finger around the house, washes her hands to cook for him and sits by his side as he reads. When others mock him, she steps in front of him, rises onto her toes, and says earnestly, "He's a good person."

But on the eve of Yang Xin's return to his homeland, he looks at her soft belly and says coldly, "You and I are worlds apart. We will never meet again. There's no need to keep this child, either."

The little princess, who has always been afraid of pain, obediently does as he says. On a rainy night, blood runs down her body.

Later, Yang Xin enters the capital as its new emperor. Covered in blood and mounted on his horse, he blocks Jiang Fu's way.

Jiang Fu desperately shields a stranger, trembling with tears in her eyes. "The new emperor and I are worlds apart. We will never meet again. Please show mercy and let me leave with him."

The person she shields has changed. Yang Xin grips his sword, his voice still cold. "No!"

Theme: Health is what matters most. Be happy every day.