After Sharing Dreams with the Villainous Regent

A beautiful, down-on-her-luck noblewoman x a ruthless Regent Prince

Jiang Muyao was the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. After her birth mother died, her stepmother despised her, and when she was twelve, she was sent to the family's old home in the countryside. She stayed there for seven years.

Life in the country was poor, but fortunately, her grandmother was kind and never mistreated her. All in all, she had a fairly pleasant life.

One day, seven years later, her father, who had ignored her all this time, suddenly sent for her. The procession was grand, with gongs and drums announcing her arrival. Everyone said Miss Jiang had finally come through hard times and was headed to the capital to enjoy a good life.

Only Jiang Muyao knew her selfish father, who did whatever her stepmother said, had no good intentions.

Sure enough, less than half a month after she arrived in the capital, her stepmother had her younger stepsister take her to a flower-viewing banquet and forcefully pushed her in front of Xue Chuo, the legitimate son of the Marquis of Xuanyi, a notoriously unruly young man with a terrible reputation.

Jiang Muyao had a peach-blossom complexion and breathtaking beauty. Young Marquis Xue took a fancy to her on the spot and decided he wanted to marry her.

Only then did Jiang Muyao learn that the Xue family had originally proposed marriage to her stepsister, Jiang Qianyu. But everyone knew Xue Chuo's reputation, and her stepsister did not want to marry him, so she had thought of Jiang Muyao, who had been living in the countryside.

Jiang Muyao was terrified and wanted to escape, but she had nowhere to turn for help. In her panic, she had a dream.

In it, a boy of seven or eight was covered in wounds, chased by a group of people who were shouting and trying to beat him. He was about to be caught, with his short arms and legs, when Jiang Muyao rushed over, scooped him up, and ran as fast as she could.

After that, she dreamed of the boy every day. She kept saving him, tending to his wounds, and roasting sweet potatoes for him.

The boy was dressed in fine clothes, but he was taciturn and always covered in bruises. Yet just as the dream was about to end, he would gently tug at her sleeve and timidly ask if she would come again next time.

Jiang Muyao nodded and said that as long as he needed her, she would come.

But one day, she stopped appearing in that dream. The Marquis of Xuanyi's household had come to propose marriage.

Jiang Muyao could not refuse, and her father even threatened to hand her over to the chief eunuch, the most favored servant of the Emperor, if she would not marry.

Jiang Muyao fled that very night. By the lake, she met a handsome young man, elegant as a jade tree and possessed of exceptional bearing. In her despair, she grabbed the corner of his sleeve and asked if he would be willing to marry her.

To her surprise, the handsome young man curved his thin lips into a smile and agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Only later did Jiang Muyao learn that he was the Regent Prince of the Great Yin Dynasty, Zhao Jingyu, a sinister and ruthless man who held power over the entire court.

He was also a demon a hundred times more terrifying than Xue Chuo.

It was only when she could no longer get away from him that Jiang Muyao realized what kind of vicious monster she had provoked.

He ruined her family and destroyed her reputation, yet in the dead of night, he would kiss her lips and whisper with a smile, "A-Yao, I've taken care of everyone who hurt you. Are you satisfied?"

The male lead is a truly evil man with little sense of morality. A rotten man who falls in love.

Theme: Building a brighter future together.