A beautiful, confident, growth-oriented princess x a possessive, scheming, love-struck top scholar
The heroine's story: Princess Mingzhu, Lu Qiongqiong, was born into nobility and blessed with celestial beauty. She was once the model of an aristocratic young lady in the capital.
At seventeen, she was impeached by Zhou Ge of the Hanlin Academy, who condemned her as spoiled and vicious, cold-hearted and ruthless. From then on, the two became sworn enemies.
At eighteen, she fell in love at first sight with Zhang Fengyuan, the newly appointed third-place winner of the imperial examinations, and bravely pursued him.
But the top scholar had feelings for his childhood sweetheart and cousin, and avoided her at every turn. Princess Mingzhu figured that since she already had a reputation for being ruthless, she might as well do something to deserve it.
When her archenemy Zhou Ge proposed they work together to break up the couple, she gladly agreed. She never expected that, while their romance remained intact, Zhou Ge's gaze toward her would grow more and more strange...
The hero's story: Zhou Ge was a prodigy. At twenty, he came first in all three stages of the imperial examinations and was riding high on success. That same year, he fell for a beautiful and clever maid. He was determined to marry her, but his beloved was killed after offending Princess Mingzhu.
Furious, Zhou Ge submitted a memorial condemning Princess Mingzhu for cruelty, tyranny, wantonly taking lives, and abusing corporal punishment. The emperor was enraged, cut off her allowances, and sent her to a temple to cultivate her character.
One day, at a palace banquet, Zhou Ge saw Princess Mingzhu, returned from the temple. She was walking alongside someone, smiling brightly, and looked just like the woman of his dreams.
#Hero: Oh no, what do I do after impeaching the woman I love?#
#Heroine: I'm so charming that even my archenemy has fallen for me!#
Reader's guide:
1: 1v1, both leads are virgins.
2: The hero is jealous and secretly in love with the heroine. He is possessive only when it comes to her, carefully plotting at every turn and setting traps to draw her in.
3: The romance is the main plot, with court politics as a secondary thread.
4: Many fictional elements, so please don't scrutinize them.
Theme: A couple growing together
