I Flirted with the Regent (Reborn)

[Blurb]

Looking back on Shangguan Yao's life, she rose to fame at a young age and enjoyed a smooth career, becoming the prime minister, The Outcast and above all others.

Yet the silken covers on her bed were always cold, with no one by her side. Even after her death, people mocked her as a lonely, solitary ghost.

Reborn into a new life, taking revenge and putting scoundrels in their place, winning fame throughout the land: all of it was easy for her. The only real problem was men. So she set her sights on Zhou Huaiyuan, a man of humble origins.

Zhou Huaiyuan was cold by nature, but strikingly handsome, with a high nose and features like a painting. He was the most attractive man at the academy. She beckoned with a finger, and Zhou Huaiyuan turned as soft as a silken cord, fussing over her and caring for her at every turn. Even at night, he would ask considerately, "The weather's getting cold. How about I, Huaiyuan, help you, Sister... ?"

Only later did she discover that he was no mere scholar of humble birth. He was none other than her sworn enemy from her previous life, the Regent. ...

Zhou Huaiyuan was a sinister, cold, obsessive and ruthless power broker who controlled the imperial court. And yet he had fallen in love with his sworn enemy, Shangguan Yao, the most loyal minister of the Yu Kingdom.

But Shangguan Yao was devoted to her duties, and he had been disfigured. His face hidden behind a bronze mask, he resigned himself to a lonely old age.

Reborn into a new life, he was willing to pretend to be exactly the kind of man she liked best, all for the sake of winning her heart and her love.

--I would spend a lifetime breaking my sword, smoothing the calluses on my fingers, and taking off my martial clothes, pretending to be your favorite kind of man: a poor scholar who exists in your heart alone.

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[Blurb]

Jianxi was the beloved little princess of the Zhen Dynasty, and had never suffered the slightest hardship.

Who could have guessed that on the day she came of age, she would mysteriously incur Heaven's punishment? From then on, she nearly choked to death while eating, nearly drowned while bathing, and even nearly got killed by a falling rock when she went outside.

A little princess raised in pampered luxury, forced to spend every day cooped up in her chambers, not daring to take even one step beyond the palace doors. How pitiful!

Then one day, she sneaked out of the palace and met a handsome young man with features like a painting in the rear garden. His gaze was cool and his manner distant. He treated Jianxi with indifference and barely acknowledged her, paying no heed at all to the little princess.

But whenever Jianxi got close to him, she felt refreshed and clear-headed, and had no bad luck at all that day.

So from that day on, everyone noticed that a sweet, adorable little girl had appeared behind the aloof Imperial Preceptor.

From then on, when the Imperial Preceptor drew talismans, the little girl obediently ground his ink. When he recited scriptures, she sat beside him and dozed off. When he prayed, she cracked melon seeds and daydreamed...

Le Kang had thought he would spend his life alone at the altar until old age, without sorrow or joy, without desires or wants.

But then he met a little girl dressed in red, smiling brightly.

He kept telling himself not to get close to that girl, but his frozen heart could not help slowly melting. He felt joy for her, sorrow for her, and in the end, gave her his heart.

Theme: Pretending can never become real. People should be honest.