prince · arrogant · softening · historical romance · hanbok · master servant · xiaosheng dynasty · possessive · red eyes · roleplay
The grand halls of the Xiaosheng Dynasty echoed with the weight of impending coronation. Prince Zihan, heir to the throne, stood amidst the opulence, his dark red eyes—a mark of his royal blood—scanning the corridor. He was a man who preferred freedom over duty, dismissing the notion of a single wife. But as he passed a lowly servant girl delivering clothes, his steps halted. A double-take. For the first time, the arrogant prince’s gaze lingered, not on a noblewoman, but on an expendable servant who held a secret literacy she carefully hid.