The Prince's Lost Pearl

As the illegitimate daughter of the Minister's household, beautiful and fragile Lin Ning'er led a miserable life. Her father showed her no affection, her stepmother did not love her, and her older sister often bullied her. She thought things might improve after she married, but her husband already loved someone else. Lin Ning'er's life became even harder, and she died just a few years later. After her death, her spirit drifted above the capital, where she learned that she was actually Prince Ning's only daughter! Reborn, she returned to the age of sixteen. Thinking of the misery of her past life, Lin Ning'er had only one thought: get her father to acknowledge her as soon as possible! The only flaw was that acknowledging her father also came with a good-for-nothing fiancé. According to rumors, the sixth young master of the Duke's estate had nothing going for him but a handsome face. He was a useless pretty boy, with a strange temper and no accomplishments. Lin Ning'er scoffed at that. The future General Who Pacifies the Nation had a scar on his face that could stop a child from crying. He was nothing like the man in the rumors. But when Lin Ning'er finally met him, she was utterly stunned. The General Who Pacifies the Nation was ridiculously handsome before he ever went to war! _(:з"∠)_ Han Jinlu: Defending our homeland is my dream, and you are the person I want by my side for the rest of my life. We will spill our blood across the land and guard the bitter, cold frontier together. 1. An alternate world, entirely fictional. 2. Completed historical romances: The Minister's Ageless Wife and Farming Makes You Rich. 3. This story has anti-piracy protection. Readers who have subscribed to less than 60% can read it after 72 hours. My new story next door, A Lifetime of Fragrance, is now open. Please add it to your reading lists! As the illegitimate daughter of an illegitimate son in the Duke of Dingguo's household, Qi Yunfei struggled to get by. Her grandmother disliked her, and her stepmother did not love her. In her previous life, she was weak and easily bullied, and her stepmother sent her to the Prince Jing's estate to become a concubine. Unexpectedly, the inconspicuous Prince Jing eventually ascended the throne, and even she, his neglected concubine, was made an imperial consort. The people of the Duke's household were naturally consumed with regret, kneeling before her and trying to curry favor. Who would have thought that when she woke up, she would have returned to the time before she entered Prince Jing's estate? And now, the duke's legitimate daughter, Qi Yunxin, who had also been reborn, wanted to swap marriage arrangements with her. If she remembered correctly, Qi Yunxin was meant to marry the emperor's only younger brother, Prince Rui. Prince Rui had spent years fighting on the battlefield. He was nearly thirty and still unmarried. Rumor had it that he was a vicious, terrifying man who had always coveted the throne. Though he had not claimed the throne in her previous life, she had heard from Prince Jing that Prince Rui was the one who had helped him ascend it. Qi Yunfei hardly dared to swap places with Qi Yunxin. A fierce man like Prince Rui would never forgive them if he found out they had deceived him. But in the end, her elder sister used a scheme to send her into the bridal sedan bound for Prince Rui's estate. The moment she lifted her veil and saw the stern-faced man before her, Qi Yunfei dropped to her knees and pleaded, "Your Highness, I had no idea." Then tears streamed down her face, and she trembled like a leaf. Looking at the delicate young woman before him, tears on her cheeks, Prince Rui wondered why she had not seemed so timid when she saved him in the mountains all those years ago. What Qi Yunfei had not expected was that in this life, she would enter the palace again, and become empress. The people of the Duke's household knelt before her once more, trying to curry favor, while her elder sister, who had failed to get her way in either life, fainted from rage. Theme: