A resilient princess of a fallen kingdom vs. the sinister, ruthless Crown Prince of an enemy state
Qiang Pingwu grew up by her mother's side. Wherever her mother was, that was home. Even in the Cold Palace, her mother would make her favorite peach blossom pastries. But one day, a fire broke out in the Cold Palace, and though Pingwu searched the entire palace, she couldn't find her mother anywhere.
She went to Emperor Qiang and knelt, begging the consort for help. The two of them celebrated the year's end with her elder sister at Weiyang Palace, while Pingwu was kept outside. Even the eunuch sent to deliver her message grew impatient with her. She only occasionally encountered the hostage prince, a man as bright as the moon between clouds, his gaze cold as frost covering the earth on a winter's night.
Pingwu was demoted to the pear garden, where life and death were of no concern. She could only rely on her exquisite paintings to earn a little money and take in the hostage prince. But one day, he returned with the reek of blood on him. Covering her bright eyes with his hand, he said, "A Wu, you used yourself as bait. Naturally, I have to collect a little interest."
Only then did Pingwu realize that the man before her was no humble, cold and aloof hostage prince. He was clearly Tang Zheng, the seventh son of Tang, a man harboring ill intent and ruthless to the core... Pingwu immediately cut ties with him to his face and cast aside this ungrateful wretch.
Years later, with the situation in Tang growing increasingly pressing, Emperor Qiang did not want to sacrifice his beloved daughter to secure diplomatic ties. Instead, he chose Pingwu to marry in her place, bestowing upon her the title of Princess Yong'an. By then, Pingwu had secretly learned that her mother might have ended up in Tang, so she happily prepared for the wedding. But on the wedding day, someone led an army to break through the city gates. Cavalry swept across the land, and Pingwu was reduced to a slave.
Since things had come to this, Pingwu had no choice but to use him to climb higher and borrow his power, carefully raising a tiger in her midst, all in the hope that one day she could reunite with her mother and share in their joy...
Content warnings
1. This is not a story about a strong female lead. If this style isn't for you, please read with caution. It contains abuse of the female lead (if you insist on reading, please be gentle in the comments so the author doesn't lose heart).
2. The male lead isn't meant to be likable (he cares more about power than the female lead). He's insincere, scheming, sharp-tongued, vengeful, and ruthless.
3. The second male lead is a hypocrite (a smiling tiger).
Finally, the story is set in a fictional dynasty. The leads have only ever been with each other, and the ending is happy, so please enjoy without worry.
Theme: Finding a way to survive and thrive in turbulent times
Come on, don't worry about those people, you are great, believe in yourself, you will be fine [Purple Sugar]
The author is great, don't be influenced by the outside world. Hyb will never be on the stage, I wish you happiness every day and become a boss as soon as possible 😚
Come on, madam, the writing is very interesting.
There's nothing written here, so it's locked? Xiao Lujiang comes out and gets beaten [Lemon]
That was some time before that time. This time, that time.
Great work, looking forward to the follow-up
The writing is quite good, the pace is tight and there is no word "water". Please give the author a big boost and look forward to the next plot [Cat Head]
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