[Pretend-princess emperor × cross-dressing female courtier | coercive seduction]
Shen Wenyu disguises herself as a man and enters the imperial court. The emperor wants to marry his twin sister off to her, but she'd rather defy the imperial decree than ruin someone's life.
Unexpectedly, the Grand Princess comes to her, saying she loves someone she cannot have and is willing to marry Shen Wenyu as a cover.
On their wedding night, the Grand Princess says someone is keeping watch and insists they share a bed.
Shen Wenyu comforts her. "Don't be afraid, Your Highness. I won't do anything to you."
She falls into a deep sleep amid the calming incense. When she wakes, her whole body aches. Sitting in front of the mirror, she stares blankly at the little red marks on her neck.
"How did you get bitten so badly by mosquitoes?" The Grand Princess dabs ointment on her fingertip and gently applies it to the red marks on Shen Wenyu's neck.
The Grand Princess is gentle, nothing like the cold and ruthless emperor.
She thinks they might be able to spend their lives together in mutual respect.
Until the day of the imperial hunt, when the emperor mounts his horse and a sachet falls from his arms.
She has seen its plum-blossom pattern countless times over the past few days. The Grand Princess had sat beside her, stitching it one needle at a time, and said it was a gift for her.
The emperor picks up the sachet and looks straight at her.
She stares at his face, identical to the Grand Princess's, and feels every hair on her body stand on end.
She asks for a divorce, but the emperor refuses.
The person on the throne taps the armrest. "As far as I know, you have been married for six months and still haven't consummated the marriage. Shen Qing, you have neglected the Grand Princess. What right do you have to ask for a divorce?"
Thinking of all the marks he'd passed off as nothing, she trembles with rage. That bastard has already kissed her all over, inside and out.
Reader's guide:
A gloomy, possessive, ghostly emperor × a gentle, aloof, slow-witted courtier
The obsessive emperor secretly covets her and stalks her in the shadows. One-on-one romance, both are each other's only partners.
Theme: If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain
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