The Beauty of the Eastern Capital

I got stuck on where to take the story next (I made the beginning too complicated, sadly...), so for now updates will be irregular. Please wait, or let it build up before reading. Sorry ╭(╯^╰)╮(￣3￣)a (?_?)

Zhong Wanling, daughter of the Marquis of Huian, has been engaged since childhood to Xiao Yun, the Marquis of Mingyang and the idol of every young woman in Luoyang. Unfortunately, Xiao Yun thinks she's a delicate young lady who would only get in his way and can't protect herself, so he refuses to marry her.

Zhong Wanling spends some time chasing after him, but to no avail. He remains aloof and immaculate, distant as ever.

With Xiao Yun about to break off their engagement, Zhong Wanling suddenly gets fired up and beats him to the punch, breaking off the engagement herself.

Who could have guessed that Xiao Yun, who had fallen for her at some point, would suddenly come to his senses and start eating his words? He clings to her, begging to renew their engagement, pulling out all the stops for her, driving off rivals, winning over his future father-in-law, staying on guard and striving to improve every day, all because he fears that if the country falls into turmoil, he won't be able to protect her...

Zhong Wanling blinks. From the bottom of the food chain straight to the top? Turns out a girl should play hard to get.

Adorable, soft-hearted girl VS cool, career-focused man

[Coming soon]: ---- I Find My Adoptive Brother So Charming ----

When Duan Yufu, daughter of the Marquis of Ning'an, was eight, she suddenly lost her father and brothers.

Prince Liang, Rong Chen, took her into his household and adopted her as his sworn younger sister.

By the time Duan Yufu turned sixteen, Rong Chen was already twenty-four and still unmarried.

Everyone in the capital praised him: "How splendid is Sixth Young Master Rong! Such a celestial face. I wonder which young lady will be lucky enough to marry him."

Hearing this, Duan Yufu thought: My life is miserable enough, with my father and brothers all dead. If I don't get a little good fortune in the second half of my life, wouldn't that mean Heaven is completely blind?!

So she reached out her wicked little claws toward her adoptive brother...

Duan Yufu always felt that Rong Chen had a hard time raising her. She ought to find him the perfect woman to be his princess consort, someone who could take good care of him and be someone he could proudly bring out in public. Only then could she rest easy.

After thinking it over, she realized she was the only one who fit the bill. So she'd just have to do him the favor of marrying him.

Rong Chen: "..."

[Coming soon]: ---- A Woman of the Imperial Clan ----

In her previous life, Shen Ningjun, a woman of the imperial clan, married the Prince of Wu. By the time the court sent her to Wu, the gravely ill prince had already died before she could even meet him.

Amid the treacherous political turmoil, Shen Ningjun was forced to be buried alive with him.

After being reborn, Shen Ningjun knew she couldn't escape the imperial marriage decree, so she hurried to Wu at once and saved the prince's life.

The man who had come back from the brink of death watched quietly as his future wife, sent by the court, knelt below him. She had ridden hard to save his life. He narrowed his eyes and said a few words.

Only after returning to her room did Shen Ningjun realize what he'd said:

"What did that bastard say? That he's handsome, so it's only natural I like him?"

"And that since I saved him, he'll treat me like his princess consort, but I shouldn't expect his affection or his body?"

"Did I hear that right?!"

She only saved her own life, and happened to save his along the way!

Prince of Wu: Later, he couldn't get enough of her.