Yuan Mingxia was the Ninth Princess in the palace—honest and overlooked.
One midnight, she had a dream.
In the dream, she was being chased, and in her panic, she grabbed someone’s sleeve. But no matter how desperately she pleaded for help, the person ignored her, watching coldly as she was stabbed through the heart!
After waking, Yuan Mingxia felt she had to leave the palace quickly.
For a princess, leaving the palace usually meant marriage. Yuan Mingxia decided to be bold.
Hearing that the second son of the Minister of Revenue’s Zheng family was plain-looking but kind-hearted—a suitable husband—she took advantage of a palace banquet to sneak into the young master’s resting chamber.
Tipsy from wine, she mustered her courage and kissed the person on the bed: “I’ve admired the Second Young Master for a long time.”
Then she heard a soft scoff.
Suddenly regretting her actions, she clutched her skirt, ready to flee.
But the person on the bed pinned her wrist and deepened the kiss: “Which Second Young Master is the Ninth Princess referring to?”
Yuan Mingxia was terrified. Looking up, she met a pair of beautiful eyes.
She recognized him.
It was Pei Yuan, the eldest son of the Pei family, a rising star in the court, the treacherous minister even ghosts dared not approach!
And she clearly remembered—the one who had coldly watched her die in her dream.
Was! Him!
Yuan Mingxia wanted to escape, but then she spotted the lifeless body of the Second Young Master Zheng by the bed. Frozen in fear, she couldn’t move.
It was over.
She was doomed.
*
Everyone said Pei Yuan was the greatest villain of the dynasty.
He was devastatingly handsome, capricious, and manipulated the under-ten-year-old emperor like a puppet.
Pei Yuan took pride in this reputation.
To ensure he’d be reviled by future generations, he even built himself an extravagant mausoleum.
When the tomb was completed, Pei Yuan felt something was missing as he gazed at the empty chamber.
Then one night, Yuan Mingxia stumbled into his bed and confessed her feelings for him.
In the darkness, her timid eyes were wide and bright. A thought struck him—
Turning her into a burial doll might be quite fitting.
The Honest Princess × The True Madman Minister
【Reading Guide】
This story involves parallel worlds, hence the time-travel tag, but Little Mushroom Princess is purely an ancient-era sweetheart~
- A lighthearted romance; plot and romance are roughly balanced, though the focus remains on our couple’s story.
- Though our Little Mushroom Princess seems pitiful in the first few chapters, she won’t be bullied forever—I promise (clenches fist)!
