Ning Yao has always been gentle and well-behaved. She has no idea what she did to make Xie Huaizong say, "That youngest daughter of the Ning family has no respect for her elders and is so affected."
Ning Yao is furious. When she hears that Xie Huaizong has rhinitis and is allergic to fragrances, she starts slathering herself in perfume every day, deliberately walking past him to make him sneeze.
At a banquet, she even asks to ride in his carriage. "Third Uncle, could you give me a lift? My carriage broke down." She deliberately bumps into his arms whenever the carriage jolts, then blinks innocently and apologizes. Just as she hoped, Xie Huaizong's brows knit together.
Ning Yao: I'll perfume you to death, hmph (*≧▽≦)
As time goes on, Ning Yao loses interest in wasting her time on Xie Huaizong. She starts planning her wedding with her parents and looking among the young men of the capital's noble families for a husband.
But Xie Huaizong corners her on a winding path through a flower garden, grips her waist, and threatens her in flustered anger: "Try marrying someone else. I dare you." Then he takes a deep breath of the fragrance in her hair.
Ning Yao: (⊙…⊙)
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The young Prime Minister Xie Huaizong made a name for himself early. Cool and aloof, he has never been one to dally with women.
Even when the emperor wanted to marry a princess to him, he was afraid of angering Xie Huaizong and never brought it up. The young women of the capital would never dare approach him, either.
At some point, a delicate fragrance began to linger around him. At first it made his skin tingle and his heart itch, but eventually he got used to it. Before long, he could not sleep if he went a day without smelling it.
Even his younger brother said, "Cousin says Sister Yao always arranges to run into you on purpose, and deliberately perfumes herself before bumping into your arms. She's so happy every time she gets home."
Xie Huaizong pressed his thin lips together. It was no wonder even his ten-year-old brother could see the girl's feelings.
Her fragrance really was enough to muddle his thoughts.
The next time she bumped into him, he would sternly warn her to keep her feelings in check. A foolish beauty like her could never catch his eye.
But Xie Huaizong not only failed to see Ning Yao come after him again, he also heard she was discussing marriage with someone else.
In a fit of rage, he surrounded the Ning residence with a thousand chests of betrothal gifts.
The girl who had once been so devoted to him turned pale with fright. "Don't come any closer! (T▽T)"
Xie Huaizong: Good. So you've learned to play hard to get?
Foolish beauty x cool, powerful minister
Sweetheart x old-fashioned patriarch
· Seven-year age gap, both are each other's only one
· Sweet romance, the prime minister's daily face-slapping
· The male lead says the Lin family, but the female lead mistakes it for the Ning family
· The emoticons in the blurb reflect the story's tone; there are no emoticons in the main text
Theme: Leap joyfully into love, charging ahead with all your heart
