
Synopsis: The White Moonlight who doesn't know they are loved X The Gentle and Restrained Powerful Official / Childhood Salvation.
This Story: To avenge her mother's death, Zhu Xuanning abandoned her childhood sweetheart and found her scumbag father, becoming a distant cousin living under someone else's roof at the Zhu manor.
She guarded her heart, used gentleness as a mask and her looks as a tool, navigating between powerful officials and nobles, all in order to marry a man who could use his immense power to avenge her mother.
But she never expected that a noble, driven mad by love, would threaten to elope with her.
After being brought back, Zhu Xuanning lost her reputation. Faced with either becoming a concubine or death, she had to choose one.
Unexpectedly, the young powerful official, who had always been mild-mannered and afraid to overstep boundaries, lost his composure and begged for an imperial decree of marriage, all to marry her.
Male Lead's First-Person Perspective:
I once saw her smile like a flower when I was young, and she lied through her teeth to save me from the brothel madam.
She tried every means to heal my injuries.
I asked her what she wanted to gain from me.
She said I looked so handsome, I must be the scattered blood of a noble official, and if I ever rose high, I should remember to repay her kindness.
I didn't believe it, but seeing how certain she was, I agreed.
The next time I saw her, I had lost my mother, and she was dressed in mourning, crying until she was exhausted.
I quietly took her back to my dilapidated courtyard, but I didn't dare ask her if she wanted to go home.
The early spring night was very cold, and we huddled together for a long time, then she left with a clean-looking boy with rosy lips and clean clothes.
The third time I saw her, I attended a banquet hosted by a young duke, where nobles were present, laughing and teasing her.
From then on, I thought about giving her a powerful wind, even if she forgot me or didn't choose me.
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* The female lead is stunningly beautiful and goal-oriented. She will have a slight crush on some male supporting characters, and within Jinjiang's rules, there will be ambiguous physical contact.
* Initially, the female lead schemes against the male lead, but later feelings develop over time.
* The male lead is not someone who forgets kindness once he gains power. There is a reason why he didn't contact the female lead again after they acknowledged kinship.
* There are a few chapters involving the imperial court and some family strife.
* The nobles clash, creating a male competition