[Blunt, beautiful, and unhinged princess X dull-witted, suspicious, tsundere eunuch]
Ye Zhaohua is the eldest legitimate princess of Great Xia. She marries Zhou Guangping, the newly crowned top scholar, and enjoys a life of boundless splendor.
Who could have guessed that her husband would betray his country, divorce her, and marry someone else? Not only does he slaughter her entire family, he sells her to a brothel, where she is subjected to every kind of humiliation.
The one who saves her from her misery is a sinister eunuch. He teaches her martial arts and how to manage a household, and orders her to serve at his side, yet never once touches her.
Only after she dies does she realize that the eunuch has been secretly in love with her for many years. That day, he would rather be pierced by a thousand arrows than leave her corpse behind, fighting his way out with her just so he could give her a proper burial.
After returning to the time before her marriage was arranged, she clings to the man's waist in tears. But he pushes her away, as if her past life had been nothing but a dream.
Could Song Yuanzhou have been switched with someone else?
No, no, she has to check whether the man has a red mole on his waist, and whether he really is incapable of having children.
*
The most infamous hound in the capital is Song Yuanzhou, the chief eunuch of the Pingjing Guard. He takes the greatest pleasure in killing people and confiscating their families' property. Officials blanch at the mere mention of him.
In truth, he has always held one person in his heart: Ye Zhaohua, the eldest legitimate princess. But their status is too different, so all he can do is gaze at the moon as it shines down into a ditch.
Yet ever since the princess recovered from a serious illness, he has noticed that she is acting strangely.
Why would she call him her husband in front of the person she loves? Why would she throw herself into his arms when they were attacked outside the palace? Why would she watch him bathe from the roof of his bedroom?
No, no, he has to check whether the man has seven peach blossoms on his chest, and whether he really is in love with him.
*
"Song Yuanzhou, you don't love me, do you?"
"This servant is of lowly status. Princess, please behave with dignity."
"Kneel!"
The emperor himself had not made him kneel in ages, but seeing Ye Zhaohua angry with him, he stood and knelt anyway, his proud spirit unbowed.
"Forgive me, Princess. This servant is willing to accept his punishment."
"If you want to be a servant, then be one! This princess never wants to see you again!"
Song Yuanzhou should have been delighted, but the moment he heard the woman's sobs, panic seized him.
In the next instant, he forgot all about pride and shame. Like a mad dog, he sank his teeth into her neck, then caught her off guard and pulled down the bed curtains, admiring every flower as it blossomed.
In their previous life, he staked his life to keep her safe.
In this life, she offers him her heart and will marry no one but him.
Reader's Note: Alternate universe, sweet romance, one-on-one, both leads' first time
Theme: Strive for a better life
