[Little princess × female general + both reborn + mutual secret crushes + both pursue each other + happy ending]
“Could it be that Little Yue’er couldn’t bear to see me die and regrets it?”
Helian Cheng held the jade pendant, now shrunk into a safety clasp, and smiled playfully.
This was the fifth time Gong Wanyue had been reborn beneath the palace walls, after stopping the little princess from being sent away for a political marriage.
In her first life, she fulfilled her duty, seeing herself only as the guard assigned to protect the princess on her journey to marry abroad. She thought this would bring peace to the Gong family, but when she heard news of the princess’s death, the pain drove her mad. She had no idea that Helian Cheng could only direct her resentment at Gong Wanyue in that moment.
But unexpectedly, Gong Wanyue returned to the day she had stopped the princess. Overjoyed, she embarked on what she believed was a mission to save her.
Being reborn once was good fortune. What about three times? That was enough to leave her numb with pain.
She had tried letting the princess go, dying in her place, and even slaughtering the Northern Capital’s royal encampment
Yet every time, either the princess died or her family suffered.
Only after she had lost all hope and killed herself, hoping to put an end to their fate, did she see that woman racing toward her like a madwoman.
In an instant, she was back where it had all begun, now filled only with confusion.
Gong Wanyue’s strange behavior caught Helian Cheng’s attention, and that was how she finally learned the truth.
It turned out that the key to the cycle of rebirth lay in the jade pendant Helian Cheng held. By chance, Gong Wanyue had become its owner too, which was why she and the princess shared memories of their repeated lives.
The princess smiled faintly. “Since that’s the case, why not join forces with me? We’ll turn the court upside down and flatten the Northern Capital and Daliang. At worst, we’ll just die one more time!”
“Your Highness, may I be so bold as to ask: would you like to become emperor?”
I misheard it as "upturned lips," but it's really good, with multiple interwoven storylines and adorable couples.