Plucking Green Plums

A cool, refined young lady x a passionate young general. The main story is complete. Please support the official version.

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This Story's Blurb

The Chancellor and the Marquis of Jingyang have always been at odds over politics, arguing constantly at court.

The emperor finally took matters into his own hands and betrothed the Chancellor's only daughter, Jiang Jinyue, to the young Marquis, Xie Wenzheng. They were only nine years old, yet fate had tied them to their sworn enemy.

Ever since she learned she'd been betrothed to that little menace, Jiang Jinyue had worried about him every day: afraid he'd stir up trouble or ruin his future, she earnestly lectured him and patiently tried to guide him.

The year he "ran away from the wedding," on the very night her family suffered a calamity, Jiang Jinyue tore up the marriage contract with her own hands. From then on, she closed her heart to love.

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Xie Wenzheng had never liked his childhood companion. She always followed the rules and was full of grand principles.

The year before their wedding, he volunteered to go to the border and gain experience.

During the three years of war, he couldn't stop thinking about her.

On the day of his victory, he rode hard back to the capital, eager to marry her as soon as possible.

Instead, he learned that her entire family had been exiled to the frontier.

After a long and arduous search, he finally found her, only for her to say, "I'm not marrying you."

A Little Scene:

"Xie Wenzheng, I taught you your military strategies and essays. Now you're using what I taught you to force me?" As he pressed closer, she couldn't help raising her blade against him.

He caught the sharp edge with his bare hand, letting blood stain his palm. "Did you ever teach me how to make someone who's set on leaving me regret it?"

Reader's Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only. Happy ending, happy ending. Their early relationship is a push and pull between childhood friends. Later, the male lead swings back and forth between humbly pursuing his wife and taking her by force. (There will be angst in the middle, following the events in the blurb.)

2. An alternate historical setting with a mix of influences. Please don't nitpick the details.

Upcoming Story Blurb

The Phoenix's Resignation Letter [A clear-headed, career-focused princess who disguises herself as a man x a clever, arrogant prince; one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending]

At the start of the new emperor's reign, a decree of betrothal set the most absurd scheme in the realm in motion:

If the celebrated Prince of Donglin could find his lost daughter, she would become the future Crown Princess.

The news sent the whole world into an uproar. The Crown Prince hadn't even been chosen, yet they were already picking his wife?

The supposed princess suddenly became the object of desire and fear for every faction.

Everyone wanted to use her to seize the Prince of Donglin's immense military power and wealth.

When Bai Chengyue transmigrated, the court was already rife with undercurrents.

Having read the entire story, she gave a cold laugh. "What kind of heaven-sent match is this? It's a death sentence! A pack of wolves waiting to devour an inheritance."

In that case, she might as well give up her identity as a princess.

The best way to break the deadlock was to get out of the marriage contract at its source.

So when the Prince of Donglin finally found his child after a long, arduous search, he cried, "My child... You've suffered!"

The court waited eagerly: Where is the princess?

A young man rode into the capital, dressed in red with dark hair, bold and carefree. He bowed in the Golden Hall.

"I, Bai Chengyue, heir to the Prince of Donglin's estate, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"The princess?" The new emperor stared at the dashing young man below, dumbfounded. "... Wasn't it supposed to be a daughter?"

The Prince of Donglin looked honestly bewildered. "When I left home, my wife was still pregnant. I didn't know!"

Bai Chengyue successfully cut every marriage tie and scheme aimed at her.

All she wanted was to be a happy "young lord," spend her father's military power, and carve out a kingdom of her own.

She just forgot to account for one person who strongly objected to this outcome.

The Third Prince, who got along with her least of all, wore a dark expression every day. "My fiancée is gone, and now I've got an annoying 'good brother' instead?"

#Where's the Sweet Little Princess We Were Promised? Why Has She Turned into a Short-Tempered Young Lord?#

Upcoming Story Blurb

Moonlight and the Island [A proud, aloof heroine x a favored son of heaven; one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending; the powerful one bows his head]

At midnight on January 1, 2026, on the 32nd floor of the Jiangzhou Group headquarters, in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows...

Watching fireworks bloom outside, Jiang Yu tiredly loosened his tie and glanced at his phone.

Amid the flood of New Year greetings, a notification from a special contact suddenly appeared.

He opened the class group chat for Class 1, Senior Year.

Cheng Jiayue: Happy New Year.

The message was quickly buried beneath a flood of other posts. Thinking he'd imagined it, he scrolled back to find it again.

When he confirmed it really was her, his heart pounded even louder than the fireworks outside.

After thinking for a long time, he called his secretary. "Arrange a class reunion for me. The group will sponsor it, and make sure every single person attends."

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In high school, Cheng Jiayue was famous as an untouchable beauty.

Quiet, aloof, and always buried in her books.

Only she knew that her "aloofness" was just armor, a way to protect herself from feeling out of place.

Among classmates from wealthy families, her grades were the only thing she had to show for herself.

She had no idea that she'd already become the subject of a private bet among the boys: "Whoever can win her over will be the undisputed boss."

At the graduation banquet, Jiang Yu, the spoiled heir who'd started the bet and was adored by everyone, walked straight up to her with a glass of wine amid the crowd's rowdy encouragement.

He looked at her with arrogant confidence, certain he would win. Then, to everyone's astonishment, he lowered his head and kissed her.

Cheng Jiayue's mind went blank. She raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face, then turned and left without looking back.

She changed all her contact information, disappearing like a drop of water evaporating in midsummer. From then on, there was no trace of her.

After returning to the country, Cheng Jiayue was strongly urged to attend a class reunion. She signed in, then quietly slipped away through a secluded elevator.

She didn't want to make things difficult for the staff, and she didn't want to see anyone again.

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, a long-fingered hand suddenly thrust between them, forcing the sensor doors back open.

Jiang Yu stood outside, having just rushed over.

Time seemed to stand still.

Breathing unevenly, he said hoarsely, "Cheng Jiayue, you have such a cruel heart."

Theme: Stand side by side and strive together, and be true to the young dreams you once had.