The Male Lead Says He Chooses His Childhood Sweetheart

[The second female lead travels from the modern era to ancient times, no System; childhood sweetheart vs. newcomer] Red beans grow in the southern land, a token of longing. Jiang Xue grew up in Jiangnan. When she left, her maternal grandmother gave her a red bean bracelet, a symbol of longing. She knew that once she left, she would never return. She was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister and the Crown Prince’s fiancée, destined to be the most honored woman in the future, admired by countless people. But before she returned, all that admiration had gone to someone else: Fu Ruan. In just one month, she had gone from an unfavored concubine-born daughter to a celebrated talent. Everyone said Fu Ruan seemed like a completely different person, but no one dared believe that she really had changed. The Fu Ruan before them was a highly educated woman from the twenty-first century, not the timid Fu Ruan of the Fu family. Fu Ruan’s poems were praised to the skies, and her songs and dances were unlike anything people had seen. She also invented all kinds of things that helped countless people. Even Crown Prince Yu Cheng was impressed, asking her to serve as his strategist and help him bring peace to the land. In everyone’s eyes, they were a match made in heaven, a talented man and a beautiful woman. But Jiang Xue was the Crown Prince’s fiancée. Jiang Xue remained gracious. She simply said to Yu Cheng, “Your Highness, if you truly like her, then let’s break off our engagement.” She thought Yu Cheng would be delighted, but he took her hand and said, “You’re the one who’s engaged to me.” Everyone wanted to see whom Yu Cheng would choose. The two women couldn’t be more different: the childhood sweetheart or the newcomer? - Versatile Crown Prince vs. cultured and gracious childhood sweetheart vs. brilliant newcomer One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first and only love