The story of the second sister and her partner from The Crown Princess's Consort
A cool, chaste Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review vs. a Miao youth born with an alluring charm
Ruan Cixin is the son of the Prince of Pingxi and the Miao Holy Son. He inherited his father's beauty, with a face that could bewitch anyone. A venomous snake, its tongue flicking, is always coiled around his pale wrist: beautiful and dangerous.
When the new emperor ascends the throne, the Prince of Pingxi sends his only son to the capital, both to offer congratulations and to demonstrate the southwest's loyalty to the new emperor.
Ruan Cixin came with a mission, but little did he expect that on his very first day in the capital, he would fall for the seemingly indifferent Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
As the new emperor's trusted aide and the queen's elder sister, Su Lengqing is famous in the capital for being an old stickler. Though still young, she is even more staid than the old fogies at the Censorate, and cares only about her official duties.
Even her colleagues tease her, saying that she probably wouldn't spare a second glance even if a handsome young gentleman fainted right in front of her.
Until one day, a beautiful youth deliberately fainted into her arms. She meant to push him away, but when she caught the unusual fragrance coming from him, she found herself unable to let go.
When they met again afterward, the youth toyed with the little green snake around his wrist and said with a smile that he had cast a love spell on her the last time they met.
His peach-blossom eyes shimmered as he prodded her chest with a fingertip and said that if she didn't make love to him, she would die.
Ruan Cixin's plan worked perfectly. The love spell was only the beginning. He pulled out every trick in his arsenal, and at last, with his irresistible charm, he seduced the cool, chaste Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review into his arms.
But a few months later, his belly began to swell. His first thought was that he had taken things too far and needed to slip away before anyone found out.
Su Lengqing had just promised Ruan Cixin that she would marry him, and he had agreed. Little did she expect that he would turn around and try to run.
She grabbed the youth by the wrist. "You cast a love spell on me. You can't leave."
Ruan Cixin had no choice but to tell her the truth. "I can't cast spells at all. I made up the whole thing about the love spell!"
Su Lengqing drew a deep breath, pulled the youth into her arms, and said gravely, "It doesn't matter. You can run once, and I'll bring you back once. There isn't anyone in this world I can't catch."
Ruan Cixin covered his slightly rounded belly and suddenly realized he might have picked a fight with the wrong person. He couldn't go home anymore!
Theme: The wind may yet turn, and I will set my cloud-sail to cross the vast sea