A Royal Betrothal Can’t Be Broken? The Coldhearted Minister Fights for Me

[Palace and household intrigue + rivals vying for her + the aloof man comes down from his pedestal] [Radiant, bold heiress x powerful official who bows to love]

Lu Baoshu dreamed that she married into the Duke’s manor, where they wrung every last bit of value from her and left her to die in misery.

When she woke, she didn’t believe it, but reality soon slapped her hard.

Her cousin, Lu Xinyan, and her fiancé, Yuan Jingxi, fell into the lotus pond together.

Yuan Jingxi couldn’t let her go, yet had secretly begun to set his sights on Lu Xinyan.

Now that she’d woken from her dream, she wasn’t getting married. It wasn’t as if braised pork or spending money had lost their appeal.

Men! They were nothing but obstacles on her road to success!

When Pei Shiyan returned to the capital, he realized that the little girl who had refused to cry even when punished with the ruler had begun to tug at his heart.

She had gone to so much trouble to break off the engagement, yet reality was forcing her to marry someone.

If so, why couldn’t that someone be him?

So he intercepted her on her way to a matchmaking date.

On their wedding night, the red candles flickered, and even the cool-headed official couldn’t stop his palms from sweating.

When he entered the bridal chamber and lifted her veil with a rod,

His bride’s cheeks were flushed, her eyes hazy. She carefully held out a fair, delicate hand and spoke with the wine-scented breath of peach blossom wine. “Teacher, I’m afraid it’ll hurt. Be gentle.”