A Little Peace at the Turn of the Year

(Writing isn't easy. Please support the official version. Pirated copies are incomplete, and your support is what keeps the author going. Thank you so much.) 1. At twenty, Jiang Shi'an joyfully marries her childhood sweetheart, Xiao Sui'an. The newlyweds are deeply in love, but fate has other plans. Just after their wedding, unrest breaks out in the southern frontier, and Xiao Sui'an leaves to put it down for the sake of his country. Xiao Sui'an never imagined that the throne he had once personally given up would become the weapon used to kill his wife. He is gravely wounded on the battlefield and clings to life, while his own younger brother forces himself on his wife. Taking advantage of his absence, the brother plots to kill him and steal his wife, driving her to set herself on fire and take her own life. They were parted in their youth and lost the person they loved forever. It is a pain they will carry for eternity. “I imagined countless times how we might be parted, but I never thought I would end up without even your bones to bury.” 2. When Jiang Shi'an opens her eyes, she is back at fifteen. At this point, Xiao Sui'an has yet to give up his position as Crown Prince. To keep herself from suffering the same fate as in her previous life, and to spend her life happily with the one she loves, she tells him she wants to be empress and urges him to seize the throne. “I said I want to be empress, but only your empress. I won't be anyone else's.” From the time they were children, he remembered every word she said and did everything in his power to fulfill every request she made. Since she wanted to be empress, he would fight to give her the throne. 3. Memories of pain from past and present lives slither through her mind like a venomous snake. Jiang Shi'an feels as if she's forgotten so much. She can't tell dreams from reality. In her dreams, Xiao Sui'an is a bloodthirsty tyrant who went mad because of her. Did she really have a child with Xiao Sui'an? Did he really die for her…? Once, twice… One life, two lives… A Little Scene What happens when you dote on your husband too much? She wants to be the empress of his heart alone, but he wants to be her one and only beloved husband. “No, no, no, Huahua, you can't put it that way. You have to say you want Xiao Sui'an to be Jiang Shi'an's beloved husband. I won't be anyone else's.” Reader's Guide: 1. A little melodramatic, but mostly sweet. 2. Set in an imaginary dynasty. Everything is made up for the story, so please don't overanalyze the historical details. 3. The male lead is a hopeless romantic to an extreme. Please don't read if that bothers you. 4. This isn't exactly a satisfying revenge story. The focus is mainly on the romance between the leads, and things get a little scary later on (or maybe I'm just a coward; I found it scary). Coming Soon, Suizhuo. Please add it to your reading list, and thank you. Bright and charming noblewoman Shu Tiao x Cool and aloof Prince Regent Pei Jue 1. Shu Tiao, the youngest daughter of the prime minister, has been frail since childhood and spends most of her time recovering at her family's old home in Xiyang. At fifteen, she is brought back to the capital. On the way, she stops at Fude Temple to pray and encounters Prince Regent Pei Jue, who has been ambushed and lies close to death in a meditation room. Seeing his extravagantly rich clothes, Shu Tiao worries that once she returns to the capital, her parents will neglect her and she'll be bullied. So she saves him, planning to extort money and secure her future. As it turns out, he really is rich, and he really does have a terrible temper. After cleaning him up, Shu Tiao realizes he's incredibly handsome and can't help stealing a few extra glances. He immediately loses his temper. “Keep looking and I'll gouge out your eyes and cut up your flesh to feed the dogs.” 2. Shu Tiao has barely settled into her home when she is ordered to marry the current Prince Regent. Rumor says the Prince Regent is a living demon who flies into a rage and kills people at the slightest provocation. But when Shu Tiao marries into his household, trembling with fear, she discovers he's not as cruel as the rumors claim. “My lord, you really know how to spoil someone…” She is kindhearted and naive. After their marriage, Pei Jue deliberately keeps his distance because he doesn't want to draw her into his power struggle with the emperor. But his heart refuses to obey him. With every passing moment, he finds himself defending her and falling in love with her. “The princess is delicate and frail, so consummating the marriage is inadvisable. If anyone in the palace uses this matter to upset her, throw them all out.” 3. Later, Pei Jue can no longer deny his feelings and willingly gives himself over to her, but she remains completely oblivious and keeps her distance, treating him with formal courtesy. So he begins a long, arduous pursuit of his wife. Restraint and self-control. Eventually, she starts to catch on and becomes bold around him, even mimicking his words. “Glare at me again, and I'll gouge out your eyes so you can never see me again.” Pei Jue also becomes “cunning and crafty.” As they lose themselves in passion at night, he murmurs “Tiao Tiao, love me a little more.” Theme: Love what you love.