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

Little Quan wanted to speak up for Xie Wan, but as soon as he uttered the first syllable of "Xie," he met Li Yu's cold gaze.


The most outrageous thing was an incident that happened after the morning court session today. The newly appointed Minister of Rites had hastily approached His Highness to thank him for speaking on his behalf in the court. Everything seemed fine at first, but as soon as he had thanked His Highness twice, His Highness's expression turned dark.


His Highness stopped in his tracks and looked at the Minister of Rites with a cold gaze. "What I dislike hearing the most is the word 'thanks.'" (“Thanks” and “Xie” are pronounced as the same in Chinese)


Hearing this, the Minister of Rites was dumbfounded. He had thought that when His Highness spoke for him in the court, it meant that His Highness trusted and favored him. But in the blink of an eye, His Highness's attitude changed?


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