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Ning Huanyi was the only daughter of the esteemed Yongchang Marquis, a girl of exceptional talent and beauty, whose literary gifts were praised by all. However, she was afflicted by poor health from a young age, catching her breath every three steps and coughing every five. Pale and frail, she possessed all the signs of a life that would be tragically cut short.
The people of the capital unanimously declared that this woman must not be taken as a wife, or the husband would surely be saddled with the reputation of a three-year widower, a “wife-killer”!
The marriage agreement made in her youth was consequently broken, and for a time, Ning Huanyi became the laughingstock of the capital.
Yet, before the whispers even faded, the stunning Regent Prince, Xiao Ngan, who had just returned to the capital, personally came to propose. With phoenix eyes that seemed to hold deep affection even when not smiling, and a graceful, captivating figure, she showed no disdain for Ning Huanyi’s frailty. She even used her military achievements to petition the Emperor for an imperial decree of marriage, displaying such heartfelt devotion that it made many young ladies in the boudoirs both envious and jealous of Ning Huanyi.
The day after the wedding, Ning Huanyi bit her handkerchief, her apricot eyes glistening with tears: “Is Your Highness perhaps marrying me out of pity, because you feel sorry for me?”
Xiao Ngan paused the hand that was polishing her silver sword, then offered a brilliant smile: “My Lady is delicate and frail, and I only ever like to protect my own. In this way… we are a match made in heaven.”
Ning Huanyi would never know that the handsome person she saved in her childhood—when she couldn’t stand by and watch a group of rich young misses publicly humiliate her—was the very Regent Prince who would one day command absolute power in the court.
Short Scene:
On the grand street in the capital, rain poured down.
The frail Ning Miss of the Ning family was out for a Buddhist prayer when she was caught in the heavy rain. As her carriage drove slowly, she saw several young ladies at the street corner pointing and giggling at a woman huddled in the shadows, ordering their family servants to punch and kick her.
The woman was exquisitely beautiful, her eyes filled with resentment, and her cries for help had grown weak. Just as she seemed to be breathing her last, the rain of fists stopped, and the assailants scattered like frightened birds. Through a blur of blood and tears, Xiao Ngan saw the carriage driving away. It bore the character ‘Ning,’ indicating it was the carriage of the Ning family’s legitimate daughter, out for a prayer…
One-Sentence Summary: The all-powerful Regent Prince only spoils me?
Theme: No matter what difficulties you face, if you persevere, you will always part the clouds and see the light.
