1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending
Ice-cold beauty x resilient, radiant woman
After her mother dies, Xu Congying is sent to the countryside to be raised on her own.
Only after her legitimate older sister elopes with a guard is she hurriedly brought back to the Marquis's manor by her stepmother.
Dressed in a wedding gown, she's shoved straight into the bridal sedan and sent to the Duke of Xiang's residence.
The man she marries is the Duke of Xiang's legitimate eldest son, Zhao Lingzhang, heir to the dukedom.
He is a handsome, aloof man, proper and self-possessed.
Burdened with grave responsibilities, he has never paid much attention to her, the “pampered young lady.”
She loves her freedom, so naturally she doesn't go out of her way to bother him either.
Xu Congying thinks things will always remain this way between them, until he discovers her true identity.
She worries that her deception has exposed the Duke's household and the Emperor who arranged their marriage to trouble.
He agrees and advises her not to reveal the truth for now, but to play along with him.
She agrees, promising to fake her death and go their separate ways once and for all.
After everything is in place, Xu Congying tries to escape amid a raging fire.
But he brings his men and blocks her path.
Theme: Everyone is equal in the face of love
