Craving Beauty

Su Jinhua of the Lingguo Duke's residence is exceptionally talented, dignified, and well-mannered. Since childhood, she has been chosen by the Emperor and Empress as the Crown Prince's consort.

But the Crown Prince falls for Su Jinhua's opposite: Xie Zihuan, the unruly and spoiled daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's residence.

Having returned from the battlefield, Xie Zihuan rides in wearing red, radiant and dazzling. The Crown Prince falls for her at first sight.

To stay with the woman he loves, the Crown Prince kneels outside the Golden Throne Hall for three days and nights. The Emperor and Empress cannot resist his pleas, and finally issue an edict to break off the engagement.

After this, Su Jinhua goes to the Jingxin Temple to cultivate her character. Rumor has it she endures ridicule and is too ashamed to face anyone.

No one knows that she arranged for Xie Zihuan to be brought before the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince seems gentle and proper, but in truth he craves excitement. He has long grown tired of her pretending to be gentle and elegant all these years. Now he has a beautiful woman unlike any other in the capital, so of course he is delighted.

"My lady, why did you go to such lengths to make the Crown Prince break off the engagement?"

Su Jinhua eats a fresh lychee, her expression content. "Well, because the Crown Prince is ugly and ruins my appetite."

"But the Crown Prince is hailed as the most handsome man in the capital..."

"They must all be blind. They've never seen anyone with immortal beauty."

"Who is so beautiful?"

"Naturally, Prince Jin, Xiao Yanqing."

Just then, a low, cold scoff comes from the tree.

Su Jinhua looks up and sees a man leaning against the pear tree, peerlessly graceful, like an immortal descended to earth.

"Miss Su, you didn't care for the Crown Prince, but you've taken a fancy to me instead?"

Dazzled by his beauty, Su Jinhua instinctively says, "If I really did take a fancy to you, could you be mine?"

*

Prince Jin, Xiao Yanqing, is the younger brother of the current Emperor and the late Emperor's most beloved ninth son.

Cold and ruthless, with brutal methods, he inspires terror wherever he goes, despite possessing unmatched beauty.

Dong Yuan thinks His Highness Prince Jin has changed.

In the past, when the Censorate merely said, "His Highness is peerlessly beautiful," His Highness had him stripped of his post and demoted.

But now, the young lady of the Lingguo Duke's residence praises His Highness's looks every day, and not only does he not get angry, he pays even more attention to his appearance.

One day, Su Jinhua casually remarks that the new top scholar is a handsome young man with delicate features.

Xiao Yanqing pins her against the dressing table and kisses the corner of her eye.

"Jinhua, do you find me old and faded, not as young and handsome as the top scholar?"

"..."

"But ever since I chose you, Jinhua, both your body and your heart have belonged only to me."

[Content warnings]

1. A graceful, gentle beauty with a calculating mind and a weakness for handsome men, and a powerful prince who only wants to seduce people with his looks.

2. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. Sweet and satisfying.

Theme: Taking happiness seriously every day