Love at First Thaw

For three years, Prince Fengbing and top scholar Pei Dan shared a tender, steady marriage—until Pei abruptly petitioned for divorce, declaring, “Let us sever all ties, never to meet again.” A fortnight later, the Crown Prince’s rebellion dragged Fengbing into disgrace and exile, while Pei soared to power as the youngest Grand Chancellor. To the world, it seemed he had abandoned love for ambition. Five years on, the old emperor is dead, and Fengbing is summoned back to the capital. There, he encounters Pei once more, and the feelings they thought long-buried stir back to life. Yet between them lies a chasm of hurt and misunderstanding: did Pei abandon him for power, or was there more beneath his ruthless words? As court intrigues deepen and new plots unfold, Fengbing must confront the past he fled—and decide whether love, once frozen, can truly thaw. Original Novel Official English