Spring's Lonely Courtyard

At sixteen, Xi'er entered the Shen household as a maid accompanying her mistress as part of her dowry. Who could have known that half a year later, her mistress would die of illness and her family would be disgraced? With nowhere to go, Xi'er thought it over and finally set her sights on her master, Shen Zhixuan.

Prince Shen raised an elegant brow. "The prince's residence has always been prosperous. We've never been short of help or work."

Xi'er was shocked. She thought that with all the wealth and power of Prince Shen's household, she would be happy even if they made her a decorative ornament in the manor.

Then she heard his unhurried voice from above. "It's just that I'm busy with state affairs. Every night, when I return exhausted, the cold bed makes it hard to sleep. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xi'er understood at once. "Of course! I'll hurry and bring you a few more quilts!"

How about a look at a tsundere prince's long road to winning his wife's heart? Happy ending.

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Xu Lingyin knows that Shen Yanhan will one day become a powerful chancellor, while she will become a prisoner reviled by all because her father abused his power and interfered in politics. So after being reborn, she obediently grabs her bedding and knocks on Shen Yanhan's door.

At the time, Shen Yanhan and Xu Lingyin's father are bitter rivals at court, so much so that they can barely stand the sight of each other. When he hears that Xu Lingyin's father plans to come ask for her hand in marriage, he is so furious that he bangs his head against a pillar and passes out.

"I, Shen Yanhan, would rather die or jump from here than marry Xu Lingyin!"

That is, until one night Xu Lingyin climbs onto his shoulders, her voice sweet and her eyes full of affection.

Shen Yanhan: Who could possibly resist that?

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Xu Lingyin assumes Shen Yanhan loathes her and resents the marriage. After marrying him, she shuts out the world and spends every day in her room feeding birds, drinking tea, and playing mahjong. Even when she hears rumors that Shen Yanhan is involved with a woman from a brothel, she doesn't so much as bat an eyelid.

Who could have guessed that one night Shen Yanhan would corner her against the bed, his eyes bloodshot and his voice hoarse as he asks, "Are you going to care about me or not?"

Xu Lingyin: ???

A scholar who looks capable and really is capable VS a treacherous minister's daughter who looks delicate but is actually devious as hell.

# The male and female leads have only ever been with each other. This is a sweet romance.

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