The Princess Loves Me Like Honey

[Next up: A Life of Pleasure Beneath the Peonies] [The Lovely Oriole on the Branch]

Yuan Qingzhuo, the Grand Princess Jingwu of Great Wei, was blessed with a face as lovely and delicate as a jade flower. Unfortunately, she was also a fierce woman who had fought on the battlefield and slain enemy troops, braver than any man. Several years after coming of age, no one dared ask for her hand in marriage.

Then one day, she went straight to the Imperial Preceptor's door to pursue the man rumored to be able to speak with the immortals.

"Be my man!"

People said that the Imperial Preceptor had been forced to bow and flatter the princess out of fear of her power and martial prowess. What a shame that such a perfect man had a flaw.

But Yuan Qingzhuo herself had forgotten. He alone remembered.

Three years ago, on a rainy night, he had given in to temptation. She had held his face and coaxed him, saying, "You're such a handsome young man. Be good and give in to me. I'll treat you well."

Afterward, she used him and threw him away, vanishing without a trace and abandoning him like a worn-out shoe.

Now she was pulling the same old trick, declaring her love for him again and again.

"Sir, if you come with me, I'll treat you well for the rest of your life. Trust me."

"..."

Only an idiot would believe that.

*One-on-one romance, happy ending. The leads have only ever been with each other, body and soul. A little angst early on, then they dote on each other.

*He is the most handsome man in her eyes, the most divine charlatan in her heart, and a honey she can never quite taste, yet craves obsessively.

*The heroine is terminally obsessed with looks. The hero has a sharp tongue and hides a dark side behind a mild exterior. Also known as The Imperial Preceptor, Get in My Bowl, The Untold Tales of That Divine Man, and A Blade in Hand, a Husband at My Side.

Pre-release: A Life of Pleasure Beneath the Peonies

The year Huo Xizhou breached Chang'an, Yan Youning's husband had just been chosen from among the imperial clan to become a puppet emperor. When he heard the news, he died of fright.

Huo Xizhou donned the imperial robes and was elevated to Grand Marshal and Regent. Before the assembled court officials and generals, he declared that he wanted her.

On their wedding night, Yan Youning entered the palace with a dagger, coaxed him into drinking poisoned wedding wine, and stabbed him to death.

In her previous life, Huo Xizhou, Grand Marshal who had spent half his life on campaign without ever losing a battle, pacifying the Western Yi and subduing the Southern Man, died in her arms. With his last breath, he said, "A Yan, you hate me."

But Yan Youning didn't fare any better. Cornered by rebels, she took her own life.

Only as she lay dying did she see how spineless and despicable her husband was, and understand what Huo Xizhou had done all those years to love and protect her.

She wandered the world as a spirit for ten years, searching for him, with no way to atone. But where in this world could she ever find another Huo Xizhou?

*

When she opened her eyes, Yan Youning found herself once again the young lady of the Xia State Duke's household. Everything had returned to the year she was fourteen. She hadn't married the wrong man yet. Thank goodness...

Yan Youning abruptly lifted her head. Hadn't she just ordered the household servant Huo Xizhou castrated today?

"Sob, to secure happiness for the rest of our lives... Xiao Zhouzhou, I'm coming to save you!"

She had wronged Huo Xizhou in her previous life. She only hoped he wouldn't remember it. All she wanted was to spend the rest of her life loving and warming him.

Taciturn, devoted Grand Marshal × spoiled jade peony

They save each other. The hero becomes emperor later on.

Theme: A good life must be built with your own two hands.