A Concubine's Many Charms

[Not a power fantasy with a strong female lead + a little inner-court intrigue + mainly romantic tension + the female lead was transmigrated as a fetus and grew up to age eighteen]

[Delicate concubine vs. cold, domineering, obsessive prince]

As the least favored concubine in the prince’s residence, Jiang Wan lived by eight words:

Winning his favor was trivial; staying alive mattered most.

Never show up where the prince is likely to pass. Go the other way whenever she sees him. Never miss a chance to avoid him.

Jiang Wan spent two years being careful and cautious in the prince’s residence. Then, on the day of the Crown Prince’s wedding, her luck ran out, and the drunken prince pulled her into his arms.

After their wild night together, the prince suddenly realized there was such an interesting person in his residence.

Pei Yan and Jiang Wan began playing cat and mouse.

She hid from him, while he used his lightness skills to perch on the rooftops and keep track of her every move.

Before long, everyone in the residence knew that the prince was leaping across rooftops every day just to catch a glimpse of Concubine Jiang.

Terrified, Jiang Wan went to the prince herself and begged for mercy on her knees.

Jiang Wan: “My lord, please spare me. I came from a brothel. I’m not worthy of your favor!”

Pei Yan raised an eyebrow. “You came from a brothel, but you only performed and never sold your body. You’re noble and unsullied despite your humble origins. You’re worthy.”

Jiang Wan cried out in alarm, “My lord, I’m not pure. I had a child before, and the child is two years old!”

Pei Yan nodded. “The residence could use a child. Bring the little one here, and I’ll raise them myself!”

Jiang Wan snapped, “But I don’t love you!”

Pei Yan smiled. “That’s fine. I’ll keep trying harder tonight!”

Jiang Wan: “…”

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Note: A sweet-and-angsty story. The male lead has been with other women; the female lead has not. They become a one-on-one couple later. The female lead is gentle and timid, like a little white rabbit. She transmigrated into ancient times as an infant and was steeped in feudal thinking for eighteen years, leaving her with almost none of her modern mindset.