Synopsis
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[Delicate, compassionate monk * dazzling, bold princess]
Three years ago, the princess was to be married. Her groom was the most capable and promising handsome man in the land, envied by every noblewoman in the city! But on the wedding day, all she received was a letter breaking off the engagement. He had run away! She went from being the envy of everyone to a subject of gossip over tea among the noblewomen.
Three years later, the princess abducted a monk. The noblewomen laughed even harder, mocking her for having given up on herself after being jilted, and now flirting and sharing a bed with a monk! They even declared that if they had to live like the princess, they'd rather jump into a river and die than stay in the world to humiliate themselves.
But the princess was perfectly content. She hid him away, afraid someone might steal him, and spent every day with him, her heart leaping at the sight of his handsome face. One day, fed up with her staring, he advised her, "This humble monk has left the secular world and severed all worldly attachments. Princess, please conduct yourself with dignity."
But the princess was determined to do things her own way. She lifted his chin with a finger and covered his lips with hers. The unfamiliar warmth made both their hearts skip a beat. She devoured him domineeringly, only letting him go after a long while. Her eyes hazy with desire, the princess smiled. "And now? Have your feelings returned? I've been looking for you all this time because I intend to devour you whole. Don't even think about running away again."
The princess announced that she would marry the monk. The noblewomen lined up to mock her, but the moment they saw the monk, they were stunned. Heavens, how could anyone be so breathtaking? How could a bald monk be even more handsome than their own men? They all began burning incense and praying for Heaven to grant them a monk of their own. At last, someone realized: this monk was the man who had run away from the wedding!
[Spy romance]
In an age of chaos, the three kingdoms of Meng, Nan, and Liang stood at odds. Meng and Nan planned to form an alliance through marriage and annex the weakest kingdom, Liang. Liang had no choice but to send a woman, Luo Jingxue, in place of the princess of Nan, to marry into the other kingdom.
Female lead's perspective:
Before accepting the marriage, Luo Jingxue knew that her husband, Meng Yi, had a beloved woman, and that he was resisting the alliance so fiercely that he would rather die for his love. But she never expected that assassins would attack her on the way to the wedding, or that after arriving in Meng in a wretched state, all she would receive from her husband was cold indifference. On their wedding night, he stayed by his beloved's side...
After that, she also endured a runaway carriage, an assassination attempt by his beloved, poisoning, her husband's protection of the culprit, and a series of other attacks. Even Death himself would have to admit she was remarkably hard to kill!
Then, after one unexpected incident after another, she learned that she had mistaken his beloved for someone else! His beloved was another person entirely! So she suffered through another series of accidents and injuries... Then she heard that she'd mistaken the woman again!
At her wit's end, she demanded of Meng Yi, "Who is your beloved, anyway? Can't I just give way to her?" Meng Yi gazed at her with deep affection, teased a loose strand of hair by her ear, and whispered, "You are the only woman I love!"
Male lead's perspective:
I got a wife for free through this marriage alliance. I refuse! She must be a spy from an enemy kingdom!
Why is my wife so beautiful? A beauty trap! My heart is steadfast!
My wife doesn't take me seriously! This won't do. Gather the most learned people in the country and form a think tank. They must win her over!
Think Tank Member One: A husband should never apologize to his wife. He'd lose his manly dignity and status!
Meng Yi: Sentence him to divorce his wife!
Think Tank Member Two: Take another concubine to make her jealous! She'll be afraid of losing you and come make peace!
Meng Yi: Sentence him to go home immediately and dismiss all his concubines!
Think Tank Member Three: When a husband and wife quarrel, they should make up in bed. Just cover yourselves with a blanket and sleep together. Once you're done, you'll be as good as new.
Meng Yi stared at him, blushing, and asked, "Does it work?"
A vain, peacock-like male lead who is also deeply devoted × a sharp-witted female lead who always gets revenge and never lets things eat away at her. 1v1, and the male lead has no one else he loves.
Theme: Broken people saving each other
