[Sweet Historical Romance, Strong Female Lead's Revenge, Rivals-to-Lovers Couple] [The Unrestrained, Forceful Female Overlord of Qingzhou vs. The Secret Prince Who Acts Weak in Public but Is Ruthless Behind Closed Doors]
Yun Xihe, the courier-station overlord no one in Qingzhou dares provoke, has snatched a groom again! This time, she publicly took Xie Qianyan, the hostage prince of Nanling who had suffered endless humiliation in Daliang, home as her “Fourth Concubine.” She thought she had merely gained another idle guest, but this new “concubine” was anything but well-behaved. He secretly tested the other “concubines” to learn how to “compete for her favor,” and kept flirting with Yun Xihe, matching wits with her and exposing her hidden identity. Yun Xihe wasn't about to be outdone. She quickly got to the bottom of his secret: he wasn't some fallen hostage prince at all, but a prince of Nanling living in hiding! They simply used each other's secrets as bargaining chips and joined forces to do something big. She would use his help to clear her family's name; he would rely on her power to reclaim the authority that was rightfully his. Together, they investigated corruption and foiled conspiracies, fighting their way from Daliang back to Nanling. She helped him put down the rebellion and ascend the throne; he offered her an entire empire as his betrothal gift and promised her the sole position of empress. On the night everything was finally settled, Yun Xihe demanded furiously, “From the moment I dragged you home, you were plotting every step of the way, weren't you?” Xie Qianyan replied with a tender smile, “I've been plotting how to marry you for far longer than you think!”
