The Princess Consort’s Irresistible Charm

She still remembered the grand banquet at the palace, when the emperor jokingly arranged her marriage to him. Beneath the brilliant lights, he looked so young and yet swore with conviction, "I will never let you down." Looking at his earnest face, she murmured her assent. Who could have imagined that when they met again, at a prefect's banquet, she would be a woman forced to sell her smiles, suffering unwanted advances and humiliation at the most desperate moment of her life? He said, "Don't be afraid. I am here." All her grievances surged up at once, and she silently wept in his arms. Later, Ying Cang wanted to take her back to the capital and marry her, but he was interrupted time and again, as one rival after another appeared: the young marquis of Huaian Prefecture, the newly appointed top scholar chosen by the emperor... What do you mean, a delicate little damsel? She's clearly a cunning little fox. He gritted his teeth and grabbed Shen Rutang as she tried to escape, only to meet her wide, innocent, watery eyes. In an instant, his resolve crumbled. ...Fine. She was the little troublemaker he had brought home himself, after all. How could he bear to be harsh with her?