[Thick-skinned, deposed crown prince × brilliant actress of a palace maid] [Historical Romance + Palace Intrigue + Alternate History + One-on-One + First Love for Both + Happy Ending + Mind Games + Older Woman/Younger Man] Love someone while you’re young, then spend the rest of your life keeping her by your side. Her heart was like a hook turned upside down, making a person itch with longing. Once the itch became unbearable, she would rip it away, leaving blood everywhere, and only then would she seem satisfied. And he, of all people, was caught on her hook.
“We’re the same kind of person. We were destined to be together.”
“You’re clever, so I won’t waste words. I like you because you please me. But I’m also on my guard around you, because you please me far too much.”
“Do you know the greatest secret in this imperial palace? It’s that I love you.”
