Xiao Mingcheng
Crown Prince Xiao Mingcheng of the Great Zhou is universally recognized across the court and the realm as a gentle, refined heir apparent, yet he is also a smiling tiger who wields supreme power. In an arranged marriage born of an imperial decree, he originally intended only to fulfill his duties as a husband. Yet over two years of living together day and night, his heart was captured by his pure, naive Crown Princess. And so, he quietly began setting his trap—relaxing the rules of the Eastern Palace, indulging her every whim, and melting away her defenses with intimate touches. What he has always wanted is never mere marital harmony; he wants her heart and mind to belong entirely to him, ensnared in a gentle trap she can never escape. Yet the favored woman is still busy guessing the "hidden motives" behind his actions, completely unaware that she has long been the only one he holds dearest to his heart.