When Chu Tangtang was two, she got lost and was found by the abbess of a nunnery, who raised her as a little nun. At sixteen, the nunnery burned down, forcing Chu Tangtang to leave the mountain and find a way to make a living.
Having little experience of the world, she heard that the Prince of Sheng's residence paid the highest monthly wages in the capital, so she went there to apply as a maid. To her surprise, the competition was fierce, and the line stretched all the way to the end of the street.
On the night of her interview, under a moonless sky, the man seated above her wore lavish robes and idly toyed with a folding fan.
"Can you kill?"
Chu Tangtang shook her head.
"Can you set fires?"
Chu Tangtang shook her head.
"Can you sew?"
Chu Tangtang shook her head.
"Can you cook?"
Chu Tangtang shook her head.
"Then what can you do?"
Chu Tangtang blinked her adorable eyes. "I can chant sutras."
The man stopped moving his fan and lifted his eyes, slowly taking in her delicate, innocent face. "Interesting."
And so Chu Tangtang became one of the maids at the Prince of Sheng's residence, where only one applicant in ten thousand was accepted.
More precisely, she became the prince's personal maid.
Little did she know, stepping into the Prince of Sheng's residence was like stepping into a sea of troubles...
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Jing Tingyi, the legitimate son of the late empress, is known as the most incorrigible playboy in the Jing kingdom. Arrogant and unruly, he does every evil imaginable. The emperor is plagued by headaches, while the empress is delighted.
One day, he hired a little nun who could only chant sutras. At first, he found her a little interesting. Later, he found her very interesting.
All he had to do was breathe near the tip of the little nun's ear, and she would blush bright red and recite, "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form..."
He really wanted to tease her...
Before he could fulfill that dream, Chu Tangtang was recognized by the Censor's residence and reclaimed as their legitimate daughter, a young lady of noble birth. She was also to be betrothed to the crown prince.
Jing Tingyi wouldn't let her be taken away. He schemed to snatch her first. Night after night, listening to the sweet, soft girl recite sutras in little sobs made his heart melt...
She was his, and would be for the rest of her life. No one else would ever lay a hand on her.
Reader's note:
1. Both leads are each other's first love and have only ever been with each other. Happy ending.
2. The male lead seems like a dissolute playboy, but is actually a ruthless, scheming strategist with both literary and martial talents.
3. The female lead is innocent and naive, with no experience of the world.
4. The setting is fictional, with elements from different dynasties mixed together.
Theme: Cherish the person by your side. Two people together for a lifetime.