[Old-school angst | Coercion and seduction | Forced relationship | Chasing the wife]
The Xie family is a distinguished clan of generations, surrounded by the sound of ceremonial bells and drums.
The eldest son, Xie Linyu, is upright and proper, learned and wise, a man as refined as an orchid and as graceful as jade. As the only maid allowed into his inner courtyard, Xi Tang has drawn more than a few envious glances.
To her face, they praise her as considerate and beautiful beyond compare. Behind her back, they spit that she's shameless, trying to climb into bed and marry above her station.
She pretends not to hear them, because they're not wrong.
So when someone summons her to the eldest son's room late at night, as his bedchamber attendant, Xi Tang obediently goes.
Hands grip her painfully tight, breaths come hot and heavy, and all manner of strange sensations disappear beneath a tide of thoughts...
But she never imagined that the man that night wouldn't be the eldest son,
but his maternal uncle, Lu Zhiyan, Prince Rui, who is temporarily running the state and wields power over the entire court.
Lu Zhiyan had heard a little about the sweet-talking beauty at his nephew's side. At first, he paid her no mind, until she climbed into his bed of her own accord.
Hearing her call him "Young Master" in a soft, timid voice as she lay beneath him,
he sneered and resisted the urge to toss her out. The next day, he even repeated the same trick, and it wasn't until the third day that she realized something was wrong.
Fixing his gaze on her frightened, bewildered eyes, Lu Zhiyan tightened his grip on her chin. His eyes were as deep as an abyss. "Don't call me Young Master again today. Call me Prince."
So what if she's his nephew's bedchamber attendant? She came to him of her own accord, and he has no intention of letting her go.
The synopsis and inspiration were registered on June 27, 2024.
Theme: Stay true to yourself
