[Pei Yan X Shen Qingzhi]
[Romance + bickering couple + childhood friends + imperial betrothal + both leads are each other's first and only love + happy ending]
At their first-birthday banquet, the heir of the Prince of Zhennan, Pei Yan, and Shen Qingzhi, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, both grab a white-jade ruyi pendant symbolizing good fortune and wisdom. The sound of breaking jade rings out. A crack splits the auspicious clouds carved into it, and with them begins the end of twenty years of childhood friendship and the start of a bitter rivalry.
They fight over swings, compete in poetry and books, and expose each other's secrets... "Just you wait!" "Pei Yan/Shen Qingzhi, you again!" These are their most familiar greetings.
When they reach marriageable age, Madam Shen starts looking for a suitable match for her beloved daughter. Only when Shen Qingzhi is about to marry someone else does Pei Yan realize the turmoil in his heart: she can only be his! The refined young lord turns into a "marriage wrecker," using every means at his disposal to sabotage each of her matchmaking meetings and stir up a citywide scandal.
The elders of both families are delighted and join forces to set a trap. During a royal hunt, the two "accidentally" fall into each other's arms, and an imperial decree of betrothal follows. The jade token becomes a betrothal gift once more, and the bickering pair finally wed.
On their wedding night, red candles burn bright as old grudges and new tempers flare. The nuptial wine becomes the spark for another argument. "You can spend the wedding night here by yourself..." The young lord storms out. The cracks remain, and the smoke has yet to clear.
But as they share their days and face life-or-death trials together, the crack that ran through twenty years is finally mended by love, in an embrace after surviving a catastrophe and a heartfelt confession.
When his wife becomes pregnant, the young lord turns utterly tender. When their precious child is born, the little one grabs the jade token that witnessed half a lifetime of his parents' "battles" at the first-birthday banquet.
Pei Yan embraces his wife and child, chuckling: "Let's hope this little one doesn't take after his parents and start a fight over a token too."
Great author, this book is the slowest one I have read in a while. I like your words very much. It can make me feel secret love and the love that cannot be seen deep in my heart. The small details of the heroine and the hero pulling each other, the sadness and joy all come from each other. They want to go further, but are afraid of the other person's feelings. It is not all about fast-paced plots, but focuses on delicate emotions. It cannot just be said to be "like". I feel it is a good book from the bottom of my heart. I hope your book can be read by more people...
I have only read 20 chapters, but I feel like I have witnessed a long experience of the male and female protagonists. I admire the author's description of complex moods, emotions, and eyes. There is a feeling that silence is better than sound. Very delicate and bone-deep.
The author is very powerful and can portray the naughty personality vividly, so reward Yan Yan with a be, fake death, escape [smirk] 🤭 🤭 🤭 Hahahahahahahaha!!
The writing is very good, why no one commented 🍉
It's so good, it's a novel I'd read when I'm at work. The author's literary talent is very good and I like it very much. I originally wanted to read another book by the author, but it's under review 😂
The author's literary talent is very good, especially the change of seasons from eating glutinous rice balls to eating glutinous rice balls. I like it.
It's beautiful, it's so beautiful. Thank you to the author. I look forward to the follow-up. It's so good. The author will update it soon. I'm looking forward to the follow-up plot.
The psychological description is very delicate and it is rare to see such novels. Pretty good!
It's super nice, you can try it
It echoes from beginning to end, with twists and turns in the middle, okay?