Ji Yu was regarded as Great Qi's lucky star from the moment she was born, a princess cherished by the emperor.
The first time she saw Wei Ji, it was love at first sight.
At seventeen, Wei Ji was exceptionally handsome and imposing, the most dazzling young nobleman in the capital. At a palace banquet, he wielded a wooden sword with the grace of a swimming dragon. His sword dance won the hearts of half the noble girls present.
But the third son of the Wei family was famous for being warm on the outside and cold at heart. He treated people with polite warmth, yet kept them at arm's length, breaking the hearts of countless women.
Everyone knew Ji Yu liked Wei Ji. She summoned the third son of the Wei family to court again and again, inviting gossip, but she didn't care. She believed that sooner or later, she could warm Wei Ji's heart.
Until rebel forces broke through the palace gates, and a servant reported that their commander was Wei Ji.
Ji Yu was taken away at the cost of her life by her mother's attendant, so she never saw Wei Ji's panicked expression when he found her favorite hairpin on a corpse burned beyond recognition.
Three years after assuming a new identity, Ji Yu finally dared to set foot in her homeland again. She had resolved to leave her past behind and cherish the life she'd been lucky enough to keep, living only for herself. But the very next day, her gaze met a familiar pair of eyes.
Ji Yu packed her things, ready to flee. When she opened the door, she found a line of armed guards outside.
"I've heard Miss Yu is a master of tea. The Marquis invites you to his residence for a visit."
Ji Yu insisted that she had grown up in a secluded sect and knew nothing of the world. Wei Ji, however, told her stories of their past again and again.
"What do you think of my story, Miss?" Wei Ji watched Ji Yu's expression without giving anything away. But the woman before him remained calm and said lightly, "I only think that princess was the most foolish person in the world."
Her identity exposed, Ji Yu was forced to stay by Wei Ji's side. Fate had played a cruel trick: now it was she who found the person she once loved tiresome.
A sharp blade pierced her skin and sank deep into her body. Hurt filled Wei Ji's eyes as he fell.
Ji Yu pulled the dagger from her hand, ignored his earnest pleas for her to stay, and walked away without looking back once.
The title was inspired by the line: "I see the green hills as charming, and imagine they see me the same way."
Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else.
