Wild Sweetgrass

[It’s quiet here, updates whenever I feel like it]

Yu Wanyin grew up on horseback and never learned to follow the rules. But when her mother is summoned by the emperor, she has no choice but to leave home and head to the capital.

The capital is full of intrigue, and Yu Wanyin knows no one or anything there. As she faces the scrutiny and probing of various factions, she gradually struggles to keep up. Luckily, she’s quick-witted and sets her sights on the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince, Qing Li, is gracious and modest, pure as jade, and the most distinguished man in the capital. More importantly, he was the one who brought Yu Wanyin to the capital. He has to take responsibility!

A clever girl knows when to bend and when to stand firm.

So people in the capital notice that their refined and radiant Crown Prince is always hovering around the wild girl from the grasslands. It may not be obvious, but he puts her first in everything. He acts more intimately with her than he has with anyone in the past decade.

They gossip: This country girl must have used every trick in the book to make the Crown Prince fall for her, at least for now.

The rumors spread so far that they reach Qing Li. That day, Qing Li tells Yu Wanyin about them with a smile.

Yu Wanyin rolls up her sleeves. “Who’s been running their mouth about me?”

Qing Li smiles.

The next moment, his smile freezes.

“Or is that what you think too?”

Qing Li hurriedly explains, “No.”

Yu Wanyin waves it off, carefree. “If you’re tired of me, I can go back to the grasslands.”

The high-born man kneels before Yu Wanyin, cradles her fingertips in both hands, and begs, “Don’t leave me alone in the capital.”

Free-spirited grasslands girl × Refined, proper Crown Prince

A few notes:

1. “Fragrant Grass” is a Mongolian term of address for a beautiful young woman.

2. Entirely fictional, with no historical research. Logic is not my strong suit.

3. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. Don’t question whether it makes sense for the male lead to still be a virgin. Chastity is a man’s finest dowry.

Theme: Live like fragrant grass: untamed and unhurried.