I've Set My Sights on the Princess's Lover

Zhao Guimeng was an orphan. To avenge herself, she plunged headfirst into Ruijing, a city teeming with the powerful. Unfortunately, as soon as she arrived, she offended its most renowned man. It was the princess's flower-viewing banquet. She barged in without warning and immediately spotted the young man seated to the right of the main seat. His looks were otherworldly, his gaze indifferent, and his whole bearing was as pure and serene as a breeze beneath the moon. What a handsome male companion, she thought. With a flick of her whip, she picked the most delicate peony and tucked it by his temple. "When the flowers bloom, the whole capital stirs. I offer this flower to the princess." Who could have guessed that the man was Pei Heng, the youngest top scholar in Great Qing, aloof and proud, known as the Moonlit Gentleman? So she'd offended him. Zhao Guimeng thought, she would just avoid him from now on. Fortunately, fate hadn't abandoned her! The top scholar soon fell into misfortune and landed in her hands. She unceremoniously snatched him away and forced him to help her get revenge. It was supposed to be a simple transaction. Once her revenge was complete, she would let him go. She never expected that before long, she would be gripping him by the throat and pinning him against a railing, letting passersby admire his sorry state. "If you want to die, why make it complicated? Just say the word, and I'll toss you down from here. Much easier!" But he only looked at her with red-rimmed eyes, full of grievance. "Zhaozhao, did you forget something?" Forget what? Zhao Guimeng furrowed her brow. Oh, no, she still owed him a life. - Little scene: Lately, The Tale of the Cypress Boat has been all the rage in Ruijing. People all over the city can sing a few lines. They especially love the verse about the ruthless Zhao Guimeng taking advantage of a crisis: "He was once a god in the clouds, I was but grass and dust below. Now our places have reversed, should I save him or let him go?" But the verse everyone loves even more is the one where the top scholar begs for mercy: "...Please save me from this sea of pain, I'll give myself to you in return. If only I could win your favor, I'll stay by your side forever." Whenever the song ends, someone always sighs, "Tsk, with those two, it's hard to tell who's bringing ruin to whom." Coming next~ Please add it to your favorites! The Regent Becomes My Lover The regent of Great Qing was a renowned killer, his long spear piercing three thousand li into the heart of Xirong. Yet everyone knew that beneath his silver armor, he wore a monk's robe of coarse hemp. By day, he washed his red spear tassel in blood on the battlefield. By night, wooden fish drums sounded in the Buddhist hall. Cang Shuang was a thin horse, adopted in childhood. On the day she first met the regent, the wine her godmother had sent to spice things up was somehow switched for "Drunk for Three Thousand Nights." Drunk for Three Thousand Nights was a poison from the Western Regions. Its victims were trapped in a dream, unable to wake until they broke free of it. In the dream, Cang Shuang and the regent each took on a different identity. She became a wealthy merchant, while the other became a... thin horse dependent on her. The regent seemed to have lost his memory in the dream, but Cang Shuang remembered everything clearly. Ten years of training had taught her exactly how to make a woman fall for someone. In the dream, she doted on the regent and took care of him in every way, hoping that when he woke, he would remember her kindness and buy her freedom. But when someone tried to assassinate them in the dream, she instinctively tried to hide behind the regent. She stumbled and ended up right in front of him instead. The regent woke in grief, remembering everything that had happened in the dream. He had never felt so at ease, and the irritability he usually kept at bay with the wooden fish had not surfaced once. Besides, the woman must have been deeply in love with him to be willing to die for him. How could he let such devotion go unanswered? He rushed straight to her home, only to find that she had vanished... Cang Shuang was terrified. Her godmother had gone into hiding, and the blame for the poisoning had fallen on her. Everyone knew the regent was exacting and bloodthirsty. Forget buying her freedom, she had to run! The Two Hearts You Hold [Republican Era] Chen Shuangyi's fiance was the third son of the Yao family. She really loved this bright-eyed man who smiled as if she were the only person in the world. People often teased them, saying their pairing sounded rather bad: two-timing. Chen Shuangyi didn't care. But then, one day, the man she was supposed to marry became the second son of the Yao family. The grim, unsmiling man with a ghostly air! She heard he was lying in the hospital, his life hanging in the balance. She didn't want to marry him! Chen Shuangyi was furious. She hurried to the docks, but all she saw was the back of Yao Sanlang as he boarded a ship and sailed away. Three years later, Yao Sanlang finally returned. Chen Shuangyi went to see him, but he only sneered dismissively. "Shuangyi, no, I mean, Second Sister-in-law, surely you can't really be two-timing?" She followed Yao Sanlang's gaze and turned to meet Yao Erlang's emotionless eyes. Theme: You will meet interesting people and fall in love with life again