The Southern Jin Princess's Marriage Alliance

Princess Fu Zhao of the Southern Jin is to marry into another kingdom in place of her elder sister. Before she departs, her sister, Fu Xianjing, takes her hand and smiles. "Father really dotes on you, letting you marry the crown prince of Xiliang."

But what Fu Xianjing is really thinking is: Fu Zhao has always lived in a side palace and doesn't know the truth. The crown prince of Xiliang is cruel and ruthless. His previous two crown princesses were both flogged to death. She would never marry him. If Fu Xianjing is to marry, she'll marry the most powerful man in the world, Emperor Wei Yan of Northern Zhou.

Fu Zhao pulls her hand back. Her elder sister doesn't know she can read minds.

So this is the real reason she's being sent away to marry.

On the journey, Fu Zhao is abducted. Wei Yan removes his bronze mask, looks at her peerlessly beautiful face and the unmistakable allure in her eyes, then sneers, "A common beauty."

Everyone nearby, Fu Zhao included, hears him.

Later, everyone will be wincing on Wei Yan's behalf...

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Yin Huai, heir to the Marquis of Wu'an, was a prodigy. At twenty, he led an army to rout the enemy hundreds of miles away and beheaded tens of thousands. The world was shocked, and they called him the God of Slaughter.

When Yin Huai came of age to marry, the marquis's household arranged for him to wed the eldest daughter of a duke's family. The matchmaker said she was beautiful, virtuous, and the perfect wife.

But on the eve of the wedding, the young lady ran away with someone, afraid of his fearsome reputation.

Afraid the emperor would take offense, the duke married Xu Zhiyue, the second son's daughter, into the marquis's household the next day. He came to beg forgiveness, asking the heir to secretly switch the two cousins back after the eldest daughter was found. He even swore to heaven that she was pure-hearted and would never betray the heir.

Yin Huai looked at him mockingly and said, "Fine."

Back in his room, he saw Xu Zhiyue sitting on the wedding bed, looking ravishing. He threw back the covers and pushed her down onto the bed.

Xu Zhiyue had lived in her cousin's shadow since childhood. All she wanted was for the duke's family to divide their household soon, so she would no longer have any conflict of interest with her cousin.

Who could have imagined she would one day be forced to marry her cousin's husband?

Her uncle told her it was only temporary. Once her cousin came back, they would switch the two of them again.

But no one told her that this was only the duke's wishful thinking. From the very beginning, the heir to the Marquis of Wu'an had no intention of switching her back.

One day, after she finally saw his true nature, she gathered her belongings and prepared to return to the duke's estate. Yin Huai hurried back, sent the servants out, wrapped an arm around her waist, and coaxed her softly. "Don't go, all right?"

"Liar. So you never wanted to marry my cousin."

Yin Huai kissed her cheek, making no attempt to hide his possessiveness. "That's right. I've only ever wanted to marry you. If you don't want me to lose my mind, you'd better behave. Otherwise, I'll tie you up. Understand?"

Xu Zhiyue was on the verge of tears.

A cold-blooded, unhinged male lead x a kindhearted beauty

Theme: What is meant to be yours will come to you; what isn't, don't force it!