[Sweet romance + 1v1 + Black-hearted actress of a heroine + Reborn hero with intense possessiveness, a devoted loyalist]
[Scheming, disguised eldest princess × Obsessive, brooding prince]
Yan Huachi is sent to marry into another kingdom in her younger sister's place. Before she can even lay eyes on her betrothed, assassins sent by her own father and the empress, her stepmother, attack her.
A young enemy-state officer protects her, and the two hide in a mountain village, pretending to be siblings to conceal their identities.
The young officer is tall, strapping, and handsome. Aside from occasionally locking an arm around Yan Huachi's waist to keep her from leaving, he's unfailingly obedient and attentive to her. Yan Huachi magnanimously decides to overlook that little bit of disrespect.
Close protection inevitably leads to intimate contact, making Yan Huachi's heart race. The names "brother" and "sister" gradually begin to take on a different meaning.
But after they return to the capital, the young general disappears. After asking around, Yan Huachi learns that he was an impostor, and his affection and promises were probably lies too.
Yan Huachi can only marvel at the general's brilliant tactics: he lured her in, then routed her completely.
Furious, the princess destined for a political marriage petitions the emperor: she won't marry!
Yan Huachi happily takes the imperial decree to a Taoist temple to pursue a quiet life. But after only a few peaceful days, a man corners her before the statue of the Grand Celestial Lord.
The young general, now dressed in a prince's court robes, wraps his arms around her and traps her once more. He bends his tall frame to accommodate her and grits out:
"Your Highness, you promised you wouldn't leave me. Which stinking Taoist has bewitched you? If you don't tell me the truth, I'll tear this temple down."
Yan Huachi panics. "Great Celestial Lord, please calm down! I'll take this madman away right now!"
A different rebirth novel, very interesting