After Being Taken in by the Sweet, Gentle Princess

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Wen Changsi is the emperor's most beloved younger sister. Born into a noble family and gentle and charming in appearance, she is pursued by countless young gentlemen from prominent clans.

One day, while out, she comes across a little beggar named A Jiang.

The little beggar is filthy from head to toe, but his eyes give Wen Changsi a strangely familiar feeling, as if she has seen them somewhere before.

On a whim, she takes the little beggar back to the palace and makes him her personal guard.

At first, the young guard is timid and feels inferior because of his background. He deliberately keeps his distance from Wen Changsi, afraid of upsetting the little princess.

Later, after Wen Changsi makes a point of spending time with him, patting his head and smoothing his hair every day, the young guard finally blushes and edges closer, daring to look her in the eye.

A clap of thunder sounds. Seizing the moment, Wen Changsi hurries to the door and pushes it open, giving her little guard a pitiful look.

"I'm scared. Come in and keep me company for a while!"

"...As you command, Your Highness!"

In the end, Wen Changsi succeeds in turning her guard into her prince consort, then spoils him until everyone envies him.

A Jiang was kidnapped by human traffickers as a child and reduced to begging in the streets, where he spent every day begging for food and being beaten. At first, he thought life was simply meant to be dark, until he met a lively, adorable little girl dressed in pink.

The girl's clothes were bright and fine, like a pearl covered in dust. She had gotten separated from her family by accident and looked frightened and anxious.

A Jiang carefully protected her, then watched her leave. After that, he lost all trace of her.

When they meet again, she is a princess high above him, while he is a beggar fallen into the streets. Though they are worlds apart, the sweet little princess reaches out her hand to him.

"Would you come back to the palace with me and become my personal guard?"

A Jiang nods.

He was once as lowly as dust, but after meeting the precious pearl he wants to protect, he is willing to brave fire and water and carve out a place for her in the world.

He will become a prince consort everyone envies, and a great general who protects the princess.

"I lived among the common folk and did all kinds of things, just to stay alive. My life only truly began the moment I met you."

A guard who's part wolf, part puppy x a sweet, kind little princess

[Reader's Guide]:

The young guard will gradually grow into his own.

Both leads are sexually inexperienced.

Set in an alternate history. No need to scrutinize the historical details~

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"A Concubine's Hard Lot"

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Qi Wan arrives at the general's residence in a sedan chair, but her husband, Shen Peizhi, is nowhere to be seen. She knows he does not accept this marriage, which she forced upon him.

She cannot return to the Qi family, so all she can do is stay with the Shen family and seek a place of shelter.

Qi Wan behaves herself day after day. Shen Peizhi may not like her, but he has never treated her unfairly.

Until the enemy launches a night attack and chaos breaks out in the camp.

Qi Wan instinctively looks for Shen Peizhi, only to run into the general's deputy.

The man speaks hurriedly, impatiently:

"Madam Qi, hurry and pack. The general has ordered everyone not involved to withdraw to the western camp."

She freezes, then slowly asks, "Has the general made any arrangements for me?"

The deputy replies, word by word, "The general did not mention you."

Just days ago, this man had gently stroked her and their child, quietly giving them instructions. Now he does not even consider their welfare, as if they have nothing to do with him.

Qi Wan suddenly finds it all pointless.

Under cover of night, she runs away.

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Shen Peizhi was born into a family of great wealth and status. He entered the battlefield alongside his father and elder brothers as a child, and inherited the position of general when he came of age. Everyone admired him.

The enemy repeatedly invaded the borderlands, but thanks to General Shen's defense, the situation gradually stabilized. The emperor favors General Shen alone, and the Shen family holds power over the court. Yet everyone knows that the man has not taken another concubine in all the land.

Everyone wants to make a connection with him. Some even go to great lengths to find women who resemble her and offer them to him, only to be firmly rejected.

Until, five years later, at a night banquet in Jiangnan.

Qi Wan, who controls half of Jiangnan's economy, is chatting and laughing with the Grand Princess.

Seated in the place of honor, dressed in splendid robes and radiating beauty, she speaks quietly with a dashing young gentleman from a prominent family beside her.

Whatever the gentleman says makes her cover her lips and laugh. Her eyes sparkle with a brightness and ease Shen Peizhi has never seen before.

Shen Peizhi stands frozen, his gaze fixed on the jarring sight.

In full view of everyone, he loses control and strides forward, his voice hoarse and trembling:

"Wanwan..."

Qi Wan looks up at the sound of his voice. Her smile fades, and her usually smiling eyes grow dim and unreadable. She speaks, her voice as cool as ever:

"General, are you having delusions?"

"The physician is in the back. If you're feeling unwell, you can take my calling card and go see him."

Theme: Redemption and growth. Everyone deserves a bright future