Doted on to the Bone (Reborn Twice)

Gu Miaoyuan, the only daughter of the Marquis's household, was born with skin like ice and jade and unmatched beauty. The Crown Prince personally asked for her hand in marriage.

Everyone in the capital sighed that Gu Miaoyuan had married into the imperial family. To keep the Marquis's household safe and secure, after the wedding she became even more dignified, composed, gentle, and proper. She fulfilled her duties before the Emperor and Empress on the Crown Prince's behalf, yet the Empress rebuked her for having no children.

The Crown Prince protected and cared for her at every turn, yet he also welcomed a new woman into the Eastern Palace and made her a Secondary Consort. The two were inseparable and deeply in love, and before long, news came that she was pregnant.

Only then did Gu Miaoyuan understand: the Crown Prince had used her and the Marquis's household to shield his Secondary Consort from open and hidden attacks, so he could support her child as his heir.

One day, she returned to the age of sixteen, before the imperial decree granting her marriage had reached the Marquis's household.

Gu Miaoyuan no longer wanted to prepare the wedding clothes for someone else. She thought that perhaps she could have a world of her own, too.

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The Prince of Changning was the late Emperor's beloved youngest son, with striking features and a handsome, spirited bearing.

But his cold nature and lack of interest in women made him seem like a flower atop a lofty mountain. His ruthless heart put an end to the capital's noble ladies' hopes of winning him over.

The Prince of Changning once fought in the northern frontier and never lost a battle. His merciless methods made the northern states tremble at his name, leaving them no choice but to bow to the dynasty.

He was not devoted to love. He said only that peace on the northern frontier and stability for the realm were what he wished for.

Until the day he saw Gu Miaoyuan in her blazing red robes. His heart stirred, and when he looked at her, there was no trace of innocence left in his eyes.

Hearing that the Crown Prince had asked the Emperor for a decree granting him Gu Miaoyuan's hand, the Prince of Changning could no longer sit still. Clad in dark robes and fine brocade, he stood tall at the palace gates and also asked to marry Gu Miaoyuan.

With my life, I will protect you and keep you free from worry for all your years. I wish to entrust my life to you and be with you forever.

Reader's Guide:

1. The pairing is set. Both leads are pure in both lives, and the ending is happy.

2. The female lead and the male supporting character are both reborn. The male supporting character pursues his wife after losing her.

3. The male lead has no bedchamber women or concubines, and never will. He keeps to proper conduct.

4. Screenshot dated 2020.06.04. Completed draft in progress.

Theme: No matter what difficulties you have faced, be your best and truest self, and love yourself.