In Wen Qingcheng's memory, the first time she saw Pei Muyuan was in a nightmare.
In the dream, war smoke filled the skies and the kingdom fell. He was her loving husband of ten years, yet on a night when blood flowed like a river, he cut down her parents and brothers with his sword. Then, with bloodstained hands, he brushed her face and softly told her not to be afraid.
The second time Wen Qingcheng saw Pei Muyuan was the day she woke from that dream, at her coming-of-age ceremony.
Among the ministers and nobles who had come to congratulate her, he was a young prodigy with a bright future, the ideal husband her father had carefully chosen for her.
Wen Qingcheng was Ningguo's most treasured little princess, raised in the boundless love of her parents and brothers.
The prophetic dream shattered the life in which she should have remained carefree forever.
Wen Qingcheng clenched her fists and silently swore:
No matter what it took, she would kill Pei Muyuan and put an end to the threat once and for all.
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In Pei Muyuan's memory, the first time he saw Wen Qingcheng was in a heavy snowfall.
At the time, he was a pawn for others to use, a vicious dog they had trained, his life and death worth less than weeds.
To him, the human world was nothing but a living hell.
Yet in the snow, the little girl struggled toward him, smiling as she held out her hand, innocently asking to be his friend.
In the sunless abyss, Pei Muyuan saw light for the first time.
He reached out, wanting to grasp that ray of light.
Later, after countless hardships, he finally saw Wen Qingcheng for the second time.
Now, he was an upright and honest loyal minister, a prospective prince consort who could finally stand by her side.
But the smile had disappeared from her gaze.
She no longer held out her hand to him.
"..."
It didn't matter.
No matter what it took, he would have Wen Qingcheng and never part from her.
[Sweet, innocent princess VS a scheming, unstable minister]
Reading guide:
1. Both leads are virgins, one-on-one romance, happy ending.
2. The heroine has prophetic dreams; she is not reborn.
3. The hero is a dewy black lotus: genuinely wicked, but hopelessly devoted, and wicked for a reason.
4. This is a story that seems to be about mutual destruction, but is really about redemption.
(New blurb uploaded on July 5, 2026)
Theme: Though the sun is setting and the road is long, love is a clear moon
