Her status was complicated. As far as the Crown Prince knew, she claimed to be a girl from a good family sold into a brothel. In reality, she was a female assassin meticulously trained by his useless Second Imperial Brother to seduce him. Regardless of her identity, the idea of her becoming his main wife was a complete fantasy.
The former was disgraceful; with the latter, she wouldn't even be able to keep her life.
He didn't mind any of this. He wanted to give her an official title—even that of a concubine. As long as she wanted it, it was within his power to grant. Why did she have to be so greedy and demand the position of main wife?
The Crown Prince felt he couldn't understand this young woman's mind.
Ordinary women fought to be his, happy to be even a mistress kept outside the palace. Why was she so different?
