On the night of a lunar eclipse, Xie Wan was marked as the ill-fated lone star.
Growing up in a Taoist temple, Xie Wan returned home to find herself without her parents. She faced external threats from vicious wolves while dealing with younger brothers crying for food.
To make matters worse, her biased grandmother had her heart set on driving Xie Wan out of the residence.
A certain man said, "Enough with the preambles, get to the point!"
"Oh," Xie Wan smiled faintly, "the point is, I've taken a liking to someone. I'll plan step by step, enticing him, using his influence to establish my family's power, and employing his help to uncover the truth."
The man wasn't pleased, "Aren't you supposed to seize the opportunity and take me down?"
Xie Wan replied calmly, "No hurry, no hurry. What's in the bowl won't go cold, even if we wait to eat it later."
The man retorted, "I feel pretty urgent though."
Xie Wan: ...

The Marquis's Daughter Seduced the Prince, and He Can't Resist Anymore

After a brief rest, the lively horse race began.


In the first round, it was Han Jing against Ma Yushan. According to the rules, men had to give a fifteen-yard advantage to women. However, Ma Yushan clearly wanted to impress Li Yu and said to Han Jing, “Heir Han, just give me a ten-yard advantage.”


Han Jing glanced at her but remained silent. Ma Yushan took the initiative and rode five yards forward.


One of the noble young men acted as the referee and looked back before giving the signal. Ma Yuheng sat on the side, fanning himself slowly, and smiled, “The atmosphere is heating up. Normally, it would be as we had decided before, so don’t disappoint Prince Ning’s goodwill.”


As he mentioned Prince Ning’s goodwill, he smiled at Xie Wan.


Xie Wan pretended not to notice and looked up at the sky.


Seeing her demeanor, Ma Yuheng’s smile grew stronger. He took out a stack of silver bills and placed them on the table. “I’ll bet five hundred taels. It’s to support my sister.”


Deception in War