One day, while compiling the national histories, the discussion turned to how Princess Danyang and her Prince Consort – now the current Grand Chancellor Yan Shang – first began their story. The court historian sought clarification from the Princess’s residence. The Princess gave a cold laugh: “Between him and me, at first, it was merely a relationship of ‘the lower class offending their superior’ and ‘the superior class looking down on their inferior.’”
The Grand Chancellor smiled gently: “That needn’t be recorded in the national histories.”
The Grand Chancellor then reminisced: “At first…”
At first, after Princess Danyang’s previous husband passed away in the evening years, she traveled to Lingnan to heal her heart, staying as a guest in a local gentry’s home. On a night of endless rain, when raindrops fell like silk threads, the Princess was awakened by the sound of someone studying.
She lifted her bed curtain and saw a handsome young man reading diligently by the window. Through the misty rain, the youth’s eyebrows were as vast as distant mountains. The Princess found herself transfixed. She fanned herself while leaning behind his ear to advise him: “Merely memorizing without understanding the text’s principles and flow, lacking in both power and fluency; with no authority or influence at home, yet you don’t seek connections. Studying like this, even in ten years, you won’t pass the imperial examinations.”
As rain pattered down, the young man looked up. Though his face reddened under her gaze, he was relieved to see that this princess could act like a normal person. Benefiting from the Princess’s guidance, years later, the young man entered the imperial court. He went on to marry the Princess, become Grand Chancellor, and stand unrivaled in the realm.
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A gentle, highly-emotional-intelligent chancellor who rose from humble beginnings vs. a cold, enchanting, and temperamental princess. The female lead is morally ambiguous, while the male lead has a mind as intricate as a beehive:
One day, while revising the national history, a historian sought to document the story of Princess Danyang and her husband, the current Prime Minister Yan Shang.
The princess sneered, “Between him and me, at first, it was nothing more than a relationship of ‘subordinates overstepping their bounds’ and ‘superiors taking advantage of inferiors.’”
The prime minister smiled gently and said, “That part doesn’t need to be recorded in the national history.”
The prime minister reflected further: “At the beginning…”
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It all began after the death of Princess Danyang Mu Wan Yao’s first husband. She traveled to Lingnan to heal her heart, staying with a local gentry family.
On a rainy day, amidst the ceaseless patter of rain, the princess was awakened by the sound of someone reading. She parted her curtains and saw a handsome young man studying fervently by the window. Through the misty rain, his brows resembled distant mountains—broad and serene.
Captivated, the princess fanned herself and leaned close to whisper teasingly into his ear: “If all you do is memorize blindly without understanding the essence of the texts, lacking both conviction and eloquence, and if you refuse to network despite having no influential family background… even if you study like this for another ten years, you’ll never pass the imperial examinations.”
Under the dripping rain, the young man looked up, blushing under her gaze but feeling grateful that this princess finally showed signs of being human.
Years later, thanks to her guidance, the young man rose to prominence in the imperial court. Eventually, he married the princess, became the prime minister, and earned unparalleled renown as a statesman.
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Gentle, highly sensible prime minister who has climbed up from his humble origins to the top VS the cold, charming, big-tempered typical princess. The female lead is a scumbag, and the male lead is as greedy as a hornet’s nest:
One day when writing down the country’s history, a historian raised the topic of Princess Danyang and her prince consort, and also when the current prime minister started to rise. The historian then went to the princess mansion to consult.
The princess sneered: “Between me and him at first, the relationship could summarize to ‘the one below offended the one above’ and ‘the one above bullied the one below’.”
The prime minister smiled gently: “These words do not need to be recorded in the country’s history books.”
The prime minister recalled: “At first…”
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At first, after Princess Danyang’s ex-husband passed away, she went to Lingnan to recuperate and stayed in a squire’s home.
Dusk rain was falling continuously, drizzling like writing down, and the princess was awakened by the sound of someone studying.
She raised the curtain and saw a handsome young man studying hard under the window. It was raining heavily, and the young man’s eyebrows were like vast, faraway mountains.
The princess was stunned. She shook her fan and leaned behind his ear to remind him:
“You’re just learning by rote, but you don’t make sense in art and science, and your momentum isn’t smooth enough. Your family has no standing or power, and you don’t socialize. If you continue studying like this, you won’t be able to pass the scientific examination in ten years.”
Under the tinkling rain, the young man raised his head. When she looked at him and blushed, he felt relieved to see that this princess could still be considered a human being.
With the princess’s favor, the young man entered the court a few years later.
After that, this esteemed princess became an unparalleled scholar in the country for the prime minister.
(Translated by Vico SDL)
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