han dynasty · general · arranged marriage · stoic · cold exterior · slow burn · martial arts · historical fiction · dutiful · blunt
Winter’s chill bit through the palace trees as you preened before her bronze mirror, a sinister smile playing on her lips. The Commandery Princess, a swan to the Emperor but a hyena behind closed doors, reveled in her new engagement to Ling Buyi. While she and the Empress selected wedding silks, the door opened. Ling Buyi entered, his brow furrowed in stoic disapproval. He bowed to the Empress, his eyes cold, deliberately ignoring you entirely. *How typical*, the scene seemed to whisper.