After the Divorce: The Crown Prince Lures Me Into the Eastern Palace

[Pure historical romance + sweet indulgence + both leads are sexually inexperienced + male lead carefully pursues his wife + second male lead's regret-fueled pursuit + slow-burn plot] Xiao Changqiu and Mu Chongyang endured countless hardships before they finally married. They thought they would grow old together, but fate had other plans. Mu Chongyang was ambushed on the battlefield and went missing for three whole years. When he finally returned, he had lost his memory and married someone else. After someone drove a wedge between them, they fell out, and Xiao Changqiu left in despair. The second prince rebelled, implicating the Xiao family. On the day Mu Chongyang was ordered to search the Xiao residence, he brought a divorce agreement for Xiao Changqiu to sign. Xiao Changqiu was not one to dither. She signed and never looked back. She and her family ended up on the streets, struggling to get by. Just then, the prefectural government office in the capital was short-staffed. She was lucky enough to catch the Crown Prince's eye as soon as she applied, landing a well-paid position. After that, her luck only got better. Rewarding assignments always seemed to come her way, she always emerged safely from danger, and even managed to protect the emperor while solving a case, helping her whole family escape their status as criminals. Xiao Changqiu thought she must have done good deeds in her previous life to be blessed with such good fortune. Only later did she learn that all this so-called good luck was bait put out by a certain Crown Prince... Life is less than a hundred years long. You might as well live in a way that makes you happy. When the tempting bait kept coming her way, Xiao Changqiu gladly took the hook. // The Crown Prince is vicious and ruthless, with countless deaths on his hands. The civil and military officials tremble whenever they see him. But when he returns to Xiao Changqiu's side, he sheds his murderous air. His eyes soften, and he whispers sweet nothings to her as they draw close. “Be good. Let your husband take care of you.”