[A dazzling, seductive princess who takes revenge for every slight x A seemingly gentle, jade-like minister who is actually insecure and obsessive]
Princess Jiang Huashang of Yanping holds immense power and is peerlessly beautiful, but she also has a notorious, indecorous vice.
She loves looking at men's chest muscles, and has flirted with every young man from the great aristocratic families.
"Too skinny. Even a scrawny monkey has more meat on his bones."
"Too bulky. Did you take a black bear spirit as your sworn brother?"
Under Jiang Huashang's sharp-tongued scrutiny, the aristocratic young men who came to be selected as her attendants fled one after another. The only one who stayed by her side was a little mute boy she had picked up on a whim.
To win the princess's favor, the little mute transformed from a frail, disheveled boy into a handsome young man with lean muscle and an elegant bearing, and rose to become a new power in court.
He eagerly planned a chance encounter at the hot springs, hoping only to delight the woman he loved.
But through the mist rising from the springs, Jiang Huashang's eyes fell on the red mole on his chest. Her expression changed, and the metal guard on her fingernail dug viciously into him.
"So it was you all along, the one I've been searching for..."
Jiang Huashang was plagued by nightmares. She dreamed of a man forcing her to drink drugs, plotting to send her far away in a political marriage. She struggled desperately, but in the midst of the struggle, she could only make out a red mole on the man's chest.
After that, the princess who had once loved meddling in state affairs put looking at handsome men first. Beneath her flirtatious exterior was an overwhelming hatred for that man.
It wasn't just a nightmare. It was also the life she had lived before she died young at twenty-three.
Extra scene:
After the hot spring encounter, the gentle, jade-like minister seemed to become someone else. He began ruthlessly suppressing Jiang Huashang's people, and only after he had imprisoned the teacher she respected most did he finally see her again.
"Beg me. Say you're sorry. Say you used to love me, and I'll let him go." Qi Huaiyu pinned her against the bow of a boat. His words were harsh, but his eyes reddened first.
"Dream on!" Jiang Huashang shot him a cold look, kicked him, then turned and leaped into the water.
Reading guide:
1. Both leads are reborn. The male lead will gradually recover his memories of his past life later in the story.
2. The male lead's muteness will be cured.
3. 1v1, happy ending, both leads have only ever been with each other.
4. A very, very alternate world.
Theme: Together, they reach greatness.
