She was B City's top female thief, a woman who loved money more than life. Then, in a stroke of bad luck, she transmigrated into a nunnery in the Nanxuan Kingdom. The abbess was forever beating and scolding her. Was running away really so unreasonable?!
He was the aloof Left Imperial Preceptor of Nanxuan, an invincible god of war revered by all. He had led great armies west to conquer Tuoba and north to challenge Han Jing, single-handedly pushing Nanxuan to the height of its dynasty!
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Their first meeting took place on a dark and windy night.
She broke into the imperial palace to steal its treasures, only to be mistaken for the princess by assassins. She was kidnapped! Held for ransom! Poisoned! Damn it! Looking like the princess wasn't her fault, okay?!
And he simply slung her over his shoulder and hauled her onto a carriage!
What could she do? She escaped, he caught her. She escaped again, and he caught her again...
At last, she couldn't run anymore. Damn it! You were the one who lost the princess, and now you want to pass me off as her to fool everyone! What a scam!
“Come back with me.”
“Huh? You think I'll come just because you tell me to? Wouldn't that be humiliating?”
“Fifty taels.”
“You're trying to buy me with money? What kind of person do you take me for?”
“Gold.”
She swallowed hard. “I'm a woman of principle! Don't think you can buy me off with that little bit of money!”
His voice turned icy. “Do not push your luck!” As he spoke, he reached to take back the gold.
She hurriedly pinned it down with her hand. “I want a salary. Every day!”
He smiled triumphantly. “Fine. Ask for whatever you want. If I can afford it, it's yours.”
She secretly grinned. If the Left Imperial Preceptor could afford it, that meant she could have the whole world...
But once she arrived at his residence, she discovered it had all been an illusion.
“Lazing in bed this morning? Your pay is cut by thirty percent.”
“The Right Imperial Preceptor suspects you. Your pay is cut in half today.”
“You even wrote my name wrong. No pay until you've learned it, and no meat for you.”
She panicked. “At least leave me that tomato and egg stir-fry!”
He gave her a cool glance. “Eggs come from chickens. How can you claim chicken isn't meat?!”
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The Right Imperial Preceptor was suspicious, and so were the ministers. But then who was that red-clad woman, moving with such enchanting grace at the coronation ceremony?
She was quiet, lazy and adorable, and sometimes a little ridiculous. But once she donned the imperial robes, she became a queen of breathtaking splendor! That beautiful face of hers wasn't just for show!
What? Just when she had finally become a “princess” worthy of the title, a monk showed up insisting he was her father and demanding his throne back?!
And just when she had finally driven the monk away, the real princess returned?!
“Don't worry. If I say you're the real one, then you are.”
[Now that I've met you in this life, I'll cherish and love you. I'll never let anyone hurt you!
All I wish for in this life is to hold your hand, let go of my attachments, and share the world with you!]
[A heartwarming little scene]
She lounged with a bunch of newly presented purple jade grapes in her arms, while he sat at his desk as usual, busy reviewing memorials.
“Hey, that purple jade on Minister Wang looks pretty nice.”
“Take it!”
“That antique painting on Minister Li's wall looks pretty nice.”
“Take it!”
“...”
“?” He looked up in confusion.
“That second young lord from the northern border looks...”
His expression instantly turned from sunny to snowy. His thin lips parted as he said coolly, “Don't you dare! From now on, if you so much as glance at another man besides me, I'll break one of your legs!”
The young woman counted on her fingers and sighed. “Oh dear, then I only get to look twice in total...”
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This is a devoted one-on-one romance, with a powerful male lead and a heroine who grows into her role. They're a bickering couple, and their love only gets sweeter! Welcome to jump in however you like. Pao Fu will be waiting at the bottom of the pit!