[Easygoing sickly beauty x Mad beauty who disguises himself as a woman]
Chen Xiujin accidentally becomes a concubine in the Ye household. Thanks to her knack for pretending to be so frail she can barely walk, she manages to get herself abandoned within a month.
The good news: She's sent to the most remote West Court, where no one will bother her.
The bad news: The West Court is also home to the rumored madwoman, Lady Xue, who kills without batting an eye.
To make life more peaceful, Chen Xiujin earnestly tries to get along with the madwoman.
Lady Xue never leaves her room, so Chen Xiujin visits to check on her.
Lady Xue can't eat, so Chen Xiujin cooks for her herself.
Lady Xue goes mad in the middle of the night, so Chen Xiujin sings nursery rhymes to calm her down.
Only when Lady Xue holds her and refuses to let go does Chen Xiujin realize something is wrong.
How is this madwoman a man?
Chen Xiujin grabs her bundle and runs away that very night.
*
A year later, the esteemed Prince Ning arrives at an unremarkable little restaurant and immediately demands to take the owner away.
The surrounding townspeople cry, "He's abducting a woman!"
Even the officials accompanying him try to talk him out of it. "Your Highness, think twice! You'll be impeached again!"
Prince Ning ignores them, stubbornly clutching the woman's arm. His eyes red, he asks, "Why did you leave me behind?"
Chen Xiujin: "..."
This madman really is someone important!
*
Xue Rong does as he pleases and acts recklessly. Everyone avoids him at all costs, privately calling him a madman.
He has no interest in court intrigue. He would rather disguise himself as a woman and hide in the Ye household, believing he will rot away in a dark corner until death.
He never expected someone to open the door, stop him from losing control with frail hands, and lead him into the bustling world beyond.
*
"I peered at the door from a dark room and found a sliver of light. It went on to illuminate a garden in full spring bloom."
Theme: Find your way out of the mire.
Dear author, can you leave a blank line between paragraphs? I was very interested in this article after reading the introduction, but when I clicked in and saw the close paragraphs, I was dumbfounded and almost dismissed.
🐰 The male protagonist thought it was love but the female protagonist thought it was friendship. Hey, teacher, is the male protagonist in this book clean? Is the heroine wearing the pre-received clothes?
Did the male protagonist pretend to be Madam Xue in the middle and pretend to be crazy in the hospital, or is there no Madam Xue at all or did he replace her from the beginning?