Proud, dazzling eldest princess x younger green tea wolf pup
At first, she forces herself on him; later, he forces himself on her. At heart, it's a pure-love romance.
The Musician Slave
Princess Mingyi was about to marry her consort when she accidentally discovered that he kept an entire houseful of lovers on the side.
There were so many of them, and they weren't even all the same gender. Seeing all those gorgeously dressed men and women made the princess furious.
She punished her consort and seized his private residence. While taking inventory, she discovered a boy locked in the woodshed.
She had planned to deal with him along with the rest, but the boy was quite handsome and exactly to the princess's taste.
So she simply took him into her service.
The boy had foreign blood, with red lips, white teeth, pale hair, and light-colored eyes. He wasn't very bright and could barely read, but he had a remarkable gift for music. He could sing and dance, and was naturally obedient. He became the most favored musician slave in the princess's household.
After that, she had no interest in looking for a consort. Every day, the princess stayed home, enjoying herself with her musician slave, perfectly content.
Then came a coup. The emperor died, the crown prince was deposed, and the emperor's younger brother seized power.
Mingyi knew she couldn't turn the tide. Before the princess's residence was surrounded, she set her beloved musician slave free.
She barely managed to save her own life. She and her younger brother kept their heads down and bided their time. Mingyi often thought back on her days in the princess's residence, knowing they were gone for good.
Years later, a prince from a neighboring kingdom came to visit. Mingyi saw the man seated on the throne, smiling as he chatted, with pale hair and light-colored eyes, and her heart jolted.
Wasn't this the musician slave who used to rest against her knees, speaking softly and looking so sweet and pitiful?
She avoided him at every turn, afraid he would seek revenge for the humiliation she had once put him through.
But the prince found her, looking terribly aggrieved.
"I went to such lengths to come back here," the musician slave said. "How could Your Highness abandon me?"
Theme: True love has nothing to do with status
