The Crown Princess Is Out Fighting Injustice Again

Scheming childhood friend x innocent childhood sweetheart (a long-planned scheme, a successful play)

Zhuang Xiangshan was born into a distinguished family and spoiled rotten by her father and brothers from a young age. Even the empress doted on her, frequently summoning her to the palace to attend her.

Anyone with eyes could see that she was the royal family's chosen crown princess.

The crown prince, Ban Shao, was handsome and imposing, with excellence in all six gentlemanly arts. Every noble young lady in the capital envied this perfect match.

Yet the greatest wish of Zhuang Xiangshan's life was to become a peerless hero who drew his sword to help the helpless.

While the other young ladies her age were composing poetry and playing the zither, she had already distinguished herself on the training grounds. Scaling walls and leaping rooftops were child's play, and her skill with a flexible sword was second to none.

When a friend asked about the unspoken engagement between her and Ban Shao, Zhuang Xiangshan shook her head firmly. "As someone of the martial world, how could I let romantic entanglements hold me back?"

When the news reached the Eastern Palace, Ban Shao lowered his lashes, but didn't take it to heart. He spent every day paying for the shops she trashed and calming down the innocent shopkeepers she implicated. How could she possibly manage without his protection?

Besides, there was plenty of time. He had all the means and patience he needed to make Zhuang Xiangshan stay, and willingly take his hand as they claimed the empire together.

[Bonus Scene]

After Zhuang Xiangshan's coming-of-age ceremony, she packed her bags and prepared to leave the capital. Just before she reached the city gate, the crown prince's guards blocked her path in a menacing formation.

Ban Shao, looking displeased, produced an imperial edict arranging their marriage. He had always been calm and composed, but never before had he let such a discomposed expression show in public.

"When you need something, you call me A-Shao. When you don't, I'm Your Highness. Zhuang Xiangshan, how did all the good fortune in this world end up falling on you alone?"

Reader advisory:

1. Happy ending, light everyday story, with few martial-world elements.

2. The male lead is sexually pure from beginning to end.

Theme: If not this person, then with whom should I return?