The Foolish Beauty Is Reborn on Her Wedding Night

❤️Bright and adorable airhead beauty * restrained and proper cold-hearted gentleman ❤️ foul-mouthed scatterbrain * grump who gradually gets used to her [I wanted to sample a groveling-after-the-wife story first, but updates for this one are irregular]

Wen Minghe grew up spoiled, doing whatever she pleased and always getting what she wanted. So when she took a fancy to the cool, handsome face of He Lingqiu, the eldest grandson of the He family, she begged her parents to indulge her, even though he was the princess's chosen candidate for a husband. In the end, she got her wish and pressured the He family into sending a betrothal proposal.

On her wedding day, just as her bridal sedan arrived at the He residence, the entire Wen family was thrown into prison for forming a faction and abusing their power for personal gain.

Before they had even drunk the nuptial wine, the He family hurriedly drove her, the daughter of a convicted official, out of their home. Soldiers who had been waiting outside immediately seized her and took her to prison. Wen Minghe, a pampered young lady, could not endure the brutal torture and interrogation, and soon fainted in her cell.

In her hazy state, she seemed to see the bridal chamber draped in red silk, and realized she had returned to her wedding night with He Lingqiu.

She didn't want to die. She wanted to live.

So, before the terrible news arrived, Wen Minghe made up an excuse to summon He Lingqiu away from the guests he was entertaining, then coaxed him into drinking the nuptial wine laced with drugs.

He Lingqiu seemed to sense something. He whipped around in fury. "Wen. Ming. He!"

What are you shouting for?!

Once he had passed out, Wen Minghe kicked him hard in the waist, gritting her teeth. "If nothing had happened to the Wen family, who'd want to be married to you again, anyway? Bastard!"

🎈 Both leads are each other's first and only, marriage before love, pursuing his wife after marriage, a sweet little bedtime read

🎈 Childbirth; a true 'you'll love it once you try it' story. The plot isn't the focus, it mainly revolves around the couple

---- Upcoming: After Marrying the Villain in Her Place, marriage before love / married life ----

After the emperor died suddenly, Prince Qin, Jing Changheng, seized the chance to control the government by holding the young ruler hostage. His ambition was plain for all to see. The civil officials furiously condemned him, but the military officers brutally suppressed them. Several attempts to put him down ended in failure.

The following year, Jing Changheng sought to forcibly marry the eldest princess. Once she gave birth to an heir, he would be able to replace the imperial house of Great Zhou entirely.

So the young daughter of the Song family, leader of the civil officials, rode in a grand red bridal sedan to marry into Prince Qin's residence in the princess's place.

That night, the young man held a sword to Song Bai's throat. She didn't struggle or resist, only closed her eyes calmly. This was her fate now.

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Everyone in the realm knew that the one who had married into Prince Qin's residence was the eldest princess of Great Zhou. Jing Changheng didn't care that a substitute bride had taken her place. He only needed a legitimate heir.

Song Bai was a disposable pawn. If she could give birth to a boy, he might grant her a chance to live, since she could be of some use to him.

She seemed delicate, but was unexpectedly clear-headed. She sensibly cut ties with the Song family, never asked questions or listened in, and even after becoming pregnant, she never let her favor go to her head. She didn't utter a single cry of pain through the birth.

Seeing her pale and frail after delivery, Jing Changheng fell silent for a long time, then made a quiet promise. "After the enthronement ceremony, I will restore your real name and grant you the position of imperial consort, ensuring you a life of wealth and honor."

The young woman smiled faintly and gave a soft, gentle assent, accepting this dignified arrangement without another word.

She was so obedient that even now, she kept strictly to her place and her decorum, never thinking to make plans for herself and her child while she had the chance.

For some reason, Jing Changheng felt a trace of displeasure.

She shouldn't be so passive, so unruffled.

She should develop the ambition her father and brothers had hoped for, and use every means to capture his heart.

* Both leads are each other's first and only; ambitious hero * beauty; the powerful man humbles himself to beg for love

* Married-life story, slow burn

---- [Upcoming: The Winter Cold Is Hard to Bear, You loved me and married me, but from beginning to end, it was all just wishful thinking on your part] ----

At the Lantern Festival temple fair, when Ning Li came to the capital to visit relatives, she became separated from her maid and was about to be abducted by human traffickers when Shen Zhaolin shot an arrow and saved her.

Later, the Shen family was demoted and exiled to Yaocheng on the border. Their elders arranged a match between the two families. Ning Li lowered her head shyly and agreed to marry him.

As they drank the nuptial wine together, she gazed at the young man's cold, proud, handsome face, unable to hide the love and happiness in her eyes.

From then on, they would be husband and wife, together until their hair turned white.

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Shen Zhaolin was born into a distinguished family, but disaster struck when he was young. His father was so badly affected that he was on the verge of death. The only way to save his father's life was to set aside his pride and marry a medicine merchant's daughter.

He found Ning Li's constant clinginess and chatter irritating, though sometimes her bright, clear almond-shaped eyes left him momentarily dazed.

One day, they argued again. His exasperation and fury rose beyond control, and he sneered at her with icy eyes. "You love me and married me. Wasn't it all just wishful thinking on your part from beginning to end?!"

That night, the young man left her a divorce letter and rode away without looking back.

The cold wind howled. Ning Li stood on the city wall, watching his resolute figure disappear into the distance. Her fingers trembled as they clutched the thin sheet of paper, reddened and numbed by the cold.

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A short winter passed. The two unexpectedly met again in spring, but Ning Li had become a naive, simple-minded girl.

By then, the Shen family had been cleared of its accusations and restored to glory. As a friend of the crown prince, Shen Zhaolin attended a spring banquet.

From a few paces away, Shen Zhaolin immediately noticed the woman's rounded belly.

His whole body stiffened as he watched her follow someone else without ever leaving his side, tugging at his sleeve and calling him the grating word "husband" in a dazed, innocent voice.

🎈 The blurb uses deceptive narration and does not reflect the actual plot in full. Important!

🎈 Sweet girl * cool guy

🎈 Both leads are each other's first and only; childbirth; groveling-after-the-wife; happy ending

Theme: Flowers nurtured with love are the most intoxicating