Tenderly Clutching Pearls

[A seemingly pampered songbird who is really a ruthless courtesan x a seemingly carefree playboy who is really a devoted, obsessive prince; two ambitious leads, sparks as they pursue their goals, and two tragic pasts] After her sister died a cruel death, her parents sought justice and were instead tortured and murdered in a mass grave. Carrying a blood feud, Meng Yunshu had only her face to rely on, so she steeled herself and sold herself to the Baihua Brothel. She hated an unjust world, the hardships women faced, the officials who protected one another, and the powerful who treated human lives like weeds! No matter how treacherous the road ahead, she would use her own flesh and blood to pave a broad and open path! She would show the world that even ants could shake a tree! She had only meant to climb to the top by stepping on men, but she never expected to attract the attention of the notorious, uninhibited Second Prince. At night, the man who had been so arrogant by day pinned her against a wall, eyes red. “Shu’er, I’m willing to be the blade in your hand. I only ask that you love me.”