I Won't Scheme Against You

A dashing commandery princess seasoned by years of warfare x a scheming prince as fierce as a wolf or tiger?

A bright and spirited commandery princess x a refined young master from an illustrious family?

But Song Ran, daughter of a vassal prince stationed on the frontier, fell in love with a young general from an enemy state.

Mu Ling:

When she first saw Mu Ling, the two armies were facing off.

Mu Ling wore armor, gripped a spear, and rode a spirited horse. In just a few exchanges, he knocked a Chen general from his horse. Mu Ling's steed suddenly surged forward, making young Song Ran's heart tighten. The next moment, it leapt over the battlefield without trampling a single soldier.

The young general Mu Ling rode with high spirits, swinging his whip as he faced into the wind. Yellow sand brushed Song Ran's tender face. Hidden behind her older brother, she felt a stir in her heart.

Chen Chaobai:

When she was eight, she saw with her own eyes how Chen Chaobai lured the Third Prince, now the Prince of Lian, into a secret chamber. By the time the palace attendants found him, the Prince of Lian was deathly pale. Later, she heard that although he hadn't gone mad, he often muttered to himself, annoying the late emperor. From then on, he withdrew from the struggle for the throne.

When she was ten, Song Ran dressed as a boy to join a hunt at the ranch without the emperor's permission. Chen Chaobai discovered her, but didn't expose her. Instead, he used it to blackmail her until Song Ran followed her father to take up a post in the southern commandery.