With a Slender Waist She Flees, and the Cold Prince Pursues

Crown Prince Yan Xiangze bears tremendous authority and is the predestined future sovereign of the Qian Kingdom. By nature he is cold and aloof, disliking any woman’s approach. Now eighteen and two years past coming of age, no lady has ever been permitted to attend him so closely. Above all, Yan Xiangze despises women who are coquettish and voluptuous. In theory he should meet such beauties with a frosty countenance and heart, yet when one such enchantress knelt before him, her eyes brimming with unshed tears, he felt an unprecedented tremor in his chest. Who could have imagined that a moment’s softness would allow her to sneak into his heart, take root, and become an indelible presence—one ...