Summary
The granddaughter of the Left Chancellor came to me of her own accord. “Your Highness, I am willing to be the sharpest blade in your hand.” She wanted to use my power to bring down the Crown Prince and avenge her entire family. I looked her over. “Wen Zhuxian, you’re far too prim. I need a beauty who can seduce the Crown Prince, not an old scholar who’ll lecture him.” “Your Highness, I can learn!” she said urgently. I smiled. “Then try seducing me.” She froze. After the Crown Prince destroys her family and imprisons her on false charges, scholar Wen Zhuxian has only one aim: revenge. Grand Princess Donghuang Chu frees her and urges her to flee the capital, but Zhuxian returns to offer herself as a hidden agent. She is willing to learn how to seduce the man she hates if it will bring him down. The princess agrees to train her, only to find that every lesson draws them closer to each other. As the prince tightens his grip on the court, both women must decide what they are willing to risk for justice and for love.