Scheming for the Realm: A Match Made in Splendor

She was the “demon” feared by everyone in the martial world, able to silence a foul-mouthed shrew and stop a child from crying at night.

He was the “washed-up” young general disliked by everyone in Dongye. Rumor had it he was the capital’s most notorious playboy, devoted to handsome men and never turning anyone away.

When they first met, a beautiful woman drank beneath the moon, then glanced back with a smile that could charm a hundred hearts.

When they met again, they strolled through pleasure houses in fine clothes and joined forces to investigate a case.

A little side story:

One day.

“Uncle, why do people like you when even Auntie likes you?” his little niece asked in a babyish voice.

Without a second thought, the man blurted out, “Because they’re blind. Anyone who likes me has a hole in their head.”

Just then, a woman happened to walk by. She gave him a cold look and said lightly, “Come out. Let’s fight. If you win, you sleep in the bed. If you lose, you sleep in the study.”

The man was horrified. “My lady, I wasn’t talking about you. You little rascal, you’ve set your uncle up again.”

(A devoted 1v1 romance with a pure-hearted male and female lead. Are you ready to spend your life with a ‘villain’?)