Did the First Prince Get Unmasked Today?

[Rebirth | Redemption | Straightforward heroine takes on the tsundere | Madness and devotion]

[Brooding, unhinged big cat x Noble lady who knows exactly how to soothe him]

As the crown prince's intended bride, Shen Qiaosheng loves him too. But on their wedding day, she learns that the man she loves is the very culprit who destroyed her family.

That night, the crown prince forces poisoned wine down Shen Qiaosheng's throat and tells her himself of his plan to eliminate the Shen family.

As she lies dying, she hears the palace bells ring. The legendary Princess Xie Xirong, peerless in the world, walks toward her step by step.

That night, thunder rolls and flames blaze. Xie Xirong looks down at her with a deep smile:

"How pitiful. Shall I kill them for you?"

When Shen Qiaosheng opens her eyes again, she has returned to the time of her betrothal to the crown prince. She has only two things on her mind:

First, get rid of the crown prince.

Second, repay Xie Xirong and cling tightly to this powerful patron.

/

As the emperor's eldest son, Xie Xirong has pretended to be a princess since childhood to preserve his life.

Rumors say the princess is powerful, ruthless, and bloodthirsty, and suffers from madness. That's why she is still unmarried at twenty-four.

Xie Xirong doesn't care.

But one day, a little shadow suddenly starts following him around, refusing to let anyone criticize him.

She fusses over him all day, and when he has his "monthly period," she personally makes him brown sugar water and tucks him into bed. "Your Highness should take good care of your health and live a thousand years."

Xie Xirong gazes at her flowerlike face, seeing no trace of pretense, and asks lazily, "I hear you and the crown prince are in love with each other?"

"Not at all... I don't like him!"

Xie Xirong raises a hand and rubs the back of her neck like she's a puppy. "Then who do you like?"

The young lady answers without hesitation: "I like Your Highness, the princess!"

"I'll remember that." Xie Xirong smiles. "You'd better remember it too."

/

Later, Xie Xirong kills the emperor and his ministers, steps over the crown prince's corpse, and ascends to power, taking sole control of the court.

Just as Shen Qiaosheng has settled her debts and is preparing to leave with a smile, Her Highness transforms into the new emperor.

The man's strong, solid body holds her fiercely, refusing to let her go.

"Have you forgotten what you said?"

Xie Xirong turns her tear-streaked face toward him. His voice is low, but his eyes shine brightly. "Think carefully. Just how much do you love me?"

//

Cherry blossoms kindle, illuminating a trellis of snow-white blossoms.

From the high tower, spring mountains rise in layers.

^Both leads are each other's only partners, pure romance. The male lead disguises himself as a woman early on. Nine-year age gap.

^An imaginary dynasty, with many original details. Don't nitpick the history.

^Blurb written on January 4, 2024.

●●Strongly recommend Baoguang's A Thousand and One Nights of Spring Dew and Qingzhu's Tonight, the Moon Is Full●●

-==Next book: Fragrant Beauty Mark. Please add it to your to-read list. Blurb below.==-

[Steel-toothed white rabbit x Mad dog minister] Originally titled After Mistaking the Powerful Minister for My Husband

[Villain steals the bride | Revenge romance | The arrogant become humble | The cruel surrender]

The Qi family, clerks at the Dengzhou government office, once sponsored a student surnamed Fei so he could sit the imperial examinations. He made a handwritten vow: if he passed the exams and the Qi family's daughter was still unmarried, he would send the three betrothal gifts and six wedding presents and marry her.

Years later, the Qi family of Dengzhou was wiped out. Hearing that Fei had become an official in the capital, the blind orphan Qi Xiang took the only bargaining chip she had and trekked through the snow for a thousand miles to knock on the red gates of the Fei residence.

_

People called Grand Secretary Fei Zhiyan a demon among men: a crooked, arrogant official who pursued profit alone and stopped at nothing.

The frail blind girl before him holds out a marriage contract, nervously clutching the hem of his robe.

Fei Zhiyan looks at the name signed on the paper. Though he knows she has mistaken him for someone else, he smiles cruelly, tears up the marriage contract, and keeps Qi Xiang as his mistress.

At first, Fei Zhiyan treats her like a plaything, alternately cold and warm as he toys with her.

Qi Xiang doesn't understand. In her timid, gentle voice, she calls him "my lord," always obedient and pleading for his affection.

Later, pleased by her coaxing, he cures her blindness and clears her family's name.

When the blindfold falls away, Fei Zhiyan meets her clear, bright eyes and, for the first time in his life, falls silent for two days.

Then he unleashes a torrential storm, tormenting and abusing her even more.

_

After regaining her sight, Qi Xiang discovers she chose the wrong husband and hurriedly escapes, finding the true person named in the marriage contract.

He takes her to pay respects to the elders of his clan and introduces her as his uncle's wife.

"Greetings, Uncle," she says in a voice sweet as an oriole.

The man seated above them responds with a mocking sneer: "You dare bring a man home. Is that supposed to be a blessing for me?"

_

She had been using Fei Zhiyan, letting the mistake stand. At last, she stops pretending.

Fine, then he will stop pretending too.

That night, Fei Zhiyan arrives beneath the moon, his brocade robe soaked in blood. Her undergarment is torn away and tied around his fingers, which are violently entwined with hers.

The screams of the person beyond the screen mingle with the man's delighted laughter. He breathes hotly against her neck:

"Xiangxiang, the way your husband died frightened me. Comfort me."

Theme: Love is a guiding letter sent through the fog.