The Princess Is Unparalleled in Beauty

Cen Yujiao, the Eldest Princess of Yongjia, is spoiled and domineering, with breathtaking beauty. Now of marriageable age, she has chosen her consort from countless candidates. The result leaves everyone in the capital stunned: the princess is marrying down to Liu Changyan, a poor and low-ranking Number Three Scholar. Liu Changyan is a Number Three Scholar from a humble family, cold and aloof. Without power or influence, he languishes in obscurity at the Hanlin Academy for three years, until he takes on the thankless job of tutoring the princess, a post no one else dares accept. To everyone's surprise, he suddenly becomes the princess's consort. Everyone says Liu Changyan lay low for years and is shrewd, wondering what spell he cast over the Eldest Princess of Yongjia to make her so resolutely marry beneath her station. But no one knows that this absurd and bizarre marriage was forced into being by the adored Cen Yujiao, who used her status as a princess to compel Liu Changyan. Betrayed by the man she loved, Cen Yujiao cannot shake the bitterness in her heart. Gritting her teeth, she makes the ruthless decision to marry Liu Changyan, a man with nothing. She pours her heart and soul into raising him up through the treacherous court, helping him rise swiftly through the ranks. She grants him boundless glory and immense power, all so she can slowly crush the ambitions of the faithless man who wronged her. “If you refuse to marry me, I’ll make sure the whole city hears all about you.” … Everyone says the princess is deeply in love with Liu Changyan. Only Liu Changyan knows the truth as clearly as day: he has always been just a pawn in her hand. And he is perfectly willing to be her devoted servant, climbing to the very peak for her sake.