Bound and Pampered (Reborn)

In her previous life, Jiang Weixi was the daughter of a general. Fearing that the general's achievements would eclipse his own authority, the emperor falsely accused him of treason and had his entire clan executed.

Jiang Weixi narrowly escaped, only to fall into the hands of Prince Jing'an and become his plaything.

She endured humiliation, hoping only that Prince Jing'an would clear her family's name, but he never agreed. Then the Third Prince usurped the throne. To legitimize his seizure of power, after ascending the throne he compiled a list of the late emperor's failings and announced them to the world. The Jiang family was among them.

The Jiang family's name was cleared, and Jiang Weixi had nothing left to hold on to. The illness that had plagued her for years struck all at once, and she died the next day.

When she opened her eyes again, Jiang Weixi had been reborn to the time when she first entered Prince Jing'an's residence. The prince had not met her yet.

Jiang Weixi kept well away from him, intending to save enough money to buy her freedom. In this life, she only wanted to live in peace and do as she pleased.

But no matter how hard she tried to make herself look ugly and act clumsy, Prince Jing'an still took an interest in her!

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Prince Jing'an, Lu Hui, had killed countless people in his life. To secure his place in the imperial family, he had to be more ruthless than anyone else!

But he could never bring himself to be cruel to Jiang Weixi.

At first, he thought she was only the daughter of a disgraced official. His favor was a blessing, so how dare she refuse him?

Later, he was willing to remain unmarried for the rest of his life, making her the sole mistress of Prince Jing'an's residence. Yet she showed no gratitude and even dared to anger him?!

Later still, he was willing to defy the whole world and help the Third Prince seize the throne, all to clear the Jiang family's name. But she said the family would have been vindicated even without his help?!

At last, he had a dream. In it, he too bore the accusation of usurping the throne for the sake of the Jiang family, only for Jiang Weixi to die.

Prince Jing'an woke from his dream in a panic and rushed to Jiang Weixi's courtyard, only to find it empty.

The woman who had tormented him for two lifetimes had run away!

Soon, everyone in the capital knew that Prince Jing'an was tearing up the city in a frantic search for the former general's daughter!

Please note:

1. The male lead is not a good person. His values fit his era, so don't judge him by modern standards.

2. The same goes for the female lead.

3. Old-school melodrama!!! Coercive romance!!! That's three exclamation marks. If you still haven't noticed, I don't know what else to do.

4. Both leads are sexually inexperienced; one-on-one pairing.

5. I haven't written in a long time, so I'm just writing for fun. Don't overanalyze it. This is a fictional setting with no particular dynasty. If you argue otherwise, you're right.

She bound his body, he bound her heart. In the end, who trapped whom?

Theme: Only sincerity can win sincerity.