A Betrothal Written in the Annals of History

[Chancellor's Daughter X Prince Regent]

[Heroine]

As the second daughter of the prestigious Pei clan of Hedong, Pei Zhao was as beautiful as a painting and gifted with poetry. Betrothed to the illustrious Wang family, she had been the envy of everyone since childhood: a bright future, boundless glory, and a life destined to be complete.

But fate had other plans. A secret letter of accusation turned the Pei couple into traitorous villains despised by all.

The emperor flew into a rage, and the once-renowned family was executed to the last, their blood flowing like a river.

Seven years later, Pei Zhao changed her name and returned to the capital, determined to uncover the truth and clear her parents' names. To her surprise, His Highness Prince Jin, whose power eclipsed all others at court, saw through her disguise at a glance.

"Concealing your identity and forging documents are crimes of treason, punishable by death."

"Miss Pei, if you don't want to die, make a deal with me."

Cui Heng was ambitious and ruthless, and conspiring with him was like carrying a torch into a headwind. But to clear her family's name, Pei Zhao didn't mind playing along.

After all, once her parents' innocence was declared and their names entered into the history books, she could fake her death with a cup of poisoned wine and disappear from the capital.

At least, that was what Pei Zhao planned at first.

How she ended up sharing a volume of history with him was entirely unexpected.

[Male Lead]

As a young man, Cui Heng was always puzzled. Miss Pei was born of pure jade, a pearl bright with dew, yet she was blind and insisted on choosing her husbands from among scoundrels.

The eldest Wang son was in love with someone else, the second was sickly, and the third was cruel and violent.

He didn't want to understand, didn't want to know, didn't want to respect it, and didn't want to wish her well.

She might as well choose him.

Even though he had every one of those three men's flaws.

[Bonus Scene]

"This prince would like to ask: who is Miss Pei in love with?"

"Those three Wang men: one already has a wife and children, one once tried to harm you, and the last has weeds three feet high over his grave."

"You've been with me this long. Why is your taste still so bad?"

Pei Zhao looked at the young man whose face had flushed red and sighed softly.

So wedding wine really could make someone this drunk.

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"If one day we can share a volume in the history books, then this long and arduous road will not have been in vain."

[One-on-one romance | Both leads have no past romantic partners | Happy ending]

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Theme: The road is long and arduous, so proceed with care at every step