Love You Again

She was the third princess of the Angel Kingdom, gentle and quiet.

He was the third prince of the Demon Kingdom, charming and handsome.

Because of a war, her country had to form a marriage alliance with his, and out of the four princesses, he chose the quiet one.

Their marriage was a matter of mutual interest. There was no love, and they could not love each other. One day, they would inevitably become enemies.

So she put up with his womanizing. Even when he was often with other women and she saw them together, she pretended not to know. She helped him secure his place on the throne and did her best to be a good wife.

He hated her tolerance and her magnanimity. He hated that she didn't care about him, so he deliberately brought women in and out before her eyes. At last, he provoked her into anger, but all it did was make her leave.

They both knew that love had taken root. But what could they do? Since she chose to leave, he wouldn't stop her.

But when she died, he swore that in their next life, he would stay by her side and make her love him again, never leaving her, life after life.

(I'm truly sorry. This story doesn't connect with A City Without Heart at all, so please feel free to read it as a standalone tale. If you'd like to read Ling Hanqing's story, go read A City Without Heart. Shangji Ni there is Ling Hanqing, and that is the story I originally had in mind when I first conceived of her. Anyone who dislikes her can give it a read too. She's really not as bad as you might think.)