Summary
I was betrothed to the Crown Prince, and on my very first day back in the capital, I ran into Xie Yunxiu, the capital’s foremost young gentleman. With sharp brows and eyes like stars, he smiled with bold, unrestrained confidence. “Princess, you’ve spent so long at the border. I imagine you’ve never seen the real martial world.” “Shall I broaden your horizons?” He took me riding across the plains, debated swordsmanship with me like wandering heroes, and brought me out on pleasure boats to admire the moon. Without the slightest restraint, he coaxed and tempted me. “Break off your engagement and roam the world with me, all right?” Only then did I realize his true reason for approaching me: to make me call off my engagement with the Crown Prince, clearing the way for the woman he had always loved. I smiled and patted his cheek. “The Crown Prince can give me the position of empress. What can you give me?” “Thank you for keeping me company all this time.” “Once I enter the palace, I’ll think of you.”