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Gifted imperial princess x rebellious young lord
Chu Ling was murdered by a hypocrite. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to twenty years earlier.
She had been the princess of Lingdu, a heaven-blessed prodigy admired by all. How could she accept such a fate, with her soul torn apart?
Fortunately, reborn in this life, she still had a chance to set things right.
Confidently, she set out to avenge herself, only to lose her cultivation as soon as she hit the road.
The one consolation was that her old nemesis, Jiang Quefei, had become her bodyguard.
Though he was reckless, carefree, and a thorough playboy,
he could only obey her orders.
*
Jiang Quefei was the son of the King of Xuanzhou. Through a twist of fate, he became the bodyguard of Lingdu's young princess.
He couldn't stand her spoiled young-lady airs, and the two traded barbs, clashing at every turn.
Then, through a moment's carelessness, they both fell victim to a love curse. The always-arrogant Jiang Quefei had no choice but to lower his head and beg her for a little mercy.
He gazed into her misty eyes.
In a low voice, he coaxed her, "You ought to take responsibility for me, my lady..."
She replied airily, "All right. I'll give you the position of a favored consort."
She actually wanted him to be her concubine!
Jiang Quefei stormed off in a rage...
*
Chu Ling soon forgot the past, formed an alliance with the young master of another faction, and became his cultivation partner.
Her partner was courteous and well-mannered, and gave her all kinds of magical treasures. Before their wedding, he lit ten million flower lanterns to make her smile.
After they married, he was even more devoted to her, gentle and considerate. Their dual cultivation, in particular, was perfectly in sync.
One day, her partner removed his disguise.
The face revealed was none other than her old nemesis, Jiang Quefei!
Chu Ling cursed him for his shamelessness and immediately demanded a fight, determined to battle until the sky grew dark!
In the Liuli Hall, the lights were dim and the gauzy curtains swayed like rippling water, for a long, long time. Chu Ling had just lifted the curtains when Jiang Quefei wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her back.
"A Ling, didn't you say we'd go until the sky grew dark? It's not even night yet..."
[Reader's Guide]
1. Chapter One depicts her being murdered in her previous life; Chapter Two has her reborn, the second male lead gets his heart broken, and the male lead takes his place.
2. The male lead is devoted to the heroine in both body and heart. Neither lead is perfect. The heroine had a complicated history with the second male lead in her previous life, but this time it's one-on-one, with a happy ending.
3. This isn't a story focused solely on the two leads; there will be some plot.
4. Includes original worldbuilding.
[Preview of an upcoming story]
Jade in the Fold
Lively, straightforward young princess x aloof, jade-like beauty
Xiao Wei came to the capital to find a suitable match.
The courtship was full of twists and turns, but everything was finally settled.
Who could have known that at the betrothal banquet, Xiao Wei would accidentally drink a love potion and, dazed, push her fiancé into a private room?
The two became intimate.
When she came to her senses and saw the face before her, she was horrified.
The man she'd spent a night of passion with wasn't her fiancé.
It was the aloof beauty of Shengjing!
*
Xue Jin was as elegant as jade and a model of refinement, a young nobleman everyone admired, from a family no one could hope to rival.
When Xue Jin first met Xiao Wei, he found her charming and radiant as the autumn moon.
As a princess, she would have no trouble finding a suitable match.
But she was unlike the young ladies of Shengjing: informal, sly, and full of life.
He saw her accept a jade hairpin from the Third Prince, then go boating with Yang Erlang the very next day, her beautiful eyes full of affection and her smile radiant.
Only with him did she keep her distance.
One day, he happened to run into Xiao Wei. Before he could react, she pushed him into a private room, her face flushed.
Since childhood, he had always kept a polite distance from everyone, never crossing the line.
The one time he let his guard down was with Xiao Wei.
When Xiao Wei hugged him, he still had some sense left. He caught her wandering hand and warned her, "You mustn't do that."
When her red lips pressed against his, the last of his restraint crumbled, and he couldn't bring himself to push her away.
But when she came to her senses, she looked terrified and suddenly shoved him away.
"Why is it you?"
His gaze darkened.
"If it wasn't me, who did you think it was?"
*
Xiao Wei had never imagined that one day she would marry Xue Jin.
Even less had she imagined that the aloof beauty, cool as jade, would be so petty.
She pressed one hand against his chest and coyly said no.
He acted as though he hadn't heard her and lowered his eyes to kiss her fingertips.
"When you were chatting so happily with him today, did you not expect tonight to be longer than usual?"
1. Sweet romance, happy ending
2. A blended, fictional setting; no need to research historical details
Theme: Have the courage to seek yourself
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