Reeds by the River

A Jiu was a songstress in the Crown Prince's household in her previous life. She had a pretty face, a lovely figure, and a beautiful voice. Just as she was winning his favor and becoming his concubine, the Crown Prince fell from power. He not only burned himself to death, but also dragged A Jiu along to enjoy the afterlife with him. A Jiu had a certain four-letter curse in her heart, but in the end she never got to say it.

Later, A Jiu was reborn and returned to fourteen years earlier, when famine ravaged her hometown. Her father had died, her mother had remarried, and they had abandoned her and fled on their own. A Jiu didn't want to die, so she ran with the villagers. When she turned around, she spotted that little kid with a runny nose. Wasn't he the very man who had brought down the Crown Prince in her previous life?!

A Jiu (stuffing him with a bun): Xie Gou'er, here's a bun for you. We escaped from the same village, after all. If you ever get rich, don't forget me!

Xie Gou'er smiled and nodded: All right!

This is the story of a boy who pretends to be foolish but is actually sharp as a tack, turns into a big bad wolf, and devours A Jiu. A sweet little treat!

A heroine who seems silly but is actually clever X a hero who seems silly but is actually clever

Ongoing novel: The Dog Emperor Lost His Memories the Day Before the Coronation

Blurb: Hua Wu once helped the Third Prince, Zhou Jing. She called in that favor, and Zhou Jing promised that if he ever ascended the throne, he would make her empress and turn her into the most revered woman in all of Daxing. They married, with Hua Wu treating Zhou Jing as her future golden ticket, while Zhou Jing saw Hua Wu as a stand-in for his unattainable first love. Each got what they wanted.

After several years of a marriage as cold as ice, Zhou Jing finally became emperor. But the day before he was due to issue the decree making Hua Wu empress, he suddenly lost his memory. He remembered everyone, but Hua Wu was the one person he had forgotten.

Hua Wu: Well, isn't this just my luck.

After losing his memories, Zhou Jing's personality changed completely. Not only did he refuse to make Hua Wu empress, he kept insisting on finding his first love.

Zhou Jing: There is someone I love. I can't remember what she looks like, but I've loved her for a long time.

Hua Wu placated him: I know, I know. Your childhood playmate. Unfortunately, she's been dead for years. The grass on her grave is already three feet tall, and she looks just like me.

Zhou Jing didn't believe her. He searched high and low for his first love. Then one day, Hua Wu discovered that Zhou Jing's first love didn't merely look like her: she looked exactly like her.

Hua Wu (lost in thought): Could it be that my mother gave birth to a twin sister for me back then?

Hua Wu has plenty of flaws. She's vindictive, petty, princessy, power-hungry, and always making a scene. But even if she were good for nothing, Zhou Jing would still love her, and love her dearly. He just doesn't dare tell her.

He had planned to keep it secret for his whole life, at least until they were old and gray. But no plan can outmatch fate, and after he lost his memories, he couldn't keep it bottled up anymore.

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