After the Crown Prince Went to War, I Faked My Death and Escaped

[Devoted to Each Other + Possessive Pursuit + Happy Ending] Song Jinlin transmigrates into the fictional Eastern Li dynasty, fortunately with fellow transmigrator Wen Shuhe by her side. While gathering herbs, she spots an injured man by the roadside. She instinctively tries to flee, but he forces her to save him. Only later does she learn that the man is the esteemed crown prince. “Your status is low. How about I make you my secondary consort?” Xu Yanjun holds her in his arms and gently coaxes her. “No. I want to be your mistress.” Song Jinlin refuses to give an inch, staring at Xu Yanjun with stubborn resolve. A concubine is a concubine either way. There’s no difference. Through a twist of fate, however, she ends up becoming the crown princess. The empress and princess help her several times, but Xu Yanjun always catches her and brings her back. Then Wen Shuhe dies of illness, and Song Jinlin becomes gravely ill. Xu Yanjun has never believed in Buddha, but now, watching Song Jinlin lie on the bed, barely clinging to life, he kneels beside a statue and begs Buddha to show her even the smallest bit of mercy. “Jinlin, how can I leave you like this?” Xu Yanjun clasps her hand. In two months, he will be going to war. “Don’t worry about me. Be careful. You can’t afford to lose focus on the battlefield.” Song Jinlin’s eyes are full of tenderness. Two months later, he is fighting on the battlefield while she lies ill in bed. When he returns, he finds the bedchamber empty, with no sign of her. By then, Song Jinlin and Wen Shuhe have faked their deaths and escaped to Wulan, a kingdom where women hold higher status than men. By the time Xu Yanjun finds her, she has changed her name and become an official. “Why do you treat me differently, Your Highness?” As soon as the words leave her mouth, the man’s lips fall upon hers. Through her veiled hat, he kisses her without the slightest restraint.