The Lazy Crown Princess Thrives on His Affection

[The next novel in the relay series, "Marrying the Coughing Blood Regent [Reborn]," is now underway. This sweet Reborn romance has started, so click the column at the top right to add it to your favorites~]

[Weepy, fiery-tempered bunny heroine x sinister, violent attack-dog hero. The style is silly; no historical fact-checking, please.]

Blurb:

One beautiful spring day, Su Yixing went on an outing in the countryside.

By chance, she rescued a poor fellow being hunted by assassins hired by his own brother.

Su Yixing was indignant: "It's just a little family property! It's not like you're fighting over the throne. Was this really necessary? Come on, my father will get justice for you."

The poor fellow: "..."

Su Yixing: "Don't be upset. Look on the bright side: at least your brother isn't the crown prince. I hear he's a bloodthirsty tyrant who loves eating human flesh!" (One thousand more words of insults about the crown prince omitted.)

The poor fellow: "How dare you say something so treasonous?"

Su Yixing: "The emperor is far away. He can't hear us anyway. I hear the crown prince is choosing a consort soon, too. I wonder who'll be unlucky enough to get picked."

The poor fellow (smiling mysteriously)

A few days later, Su Yixing received an imperial decree summoning her to compete for the position of crown princess...

2. Everyone in the capital knew that the crown prince's new consort was a delicate beauty.

The crown prince's advisors privately marveled at his good fortune with women.

Until one day,

The crown prince gathered his advisors and solemnly raised the topic of the day:

"How can I hide my private stash of money without my wife finding out?"

3. Legend had it that the crown prince of Li was sinister and violent, a mass murderer who even ate human flesh.

When the decree ordering the selection of a crown princess was issued, every eligible woman in Li lived in fear.

When Su Yixing, the stunning daughter of a prefect, born to a humble family, was chosen,

Everyone thought they would hear of her sudden death within six months.

But six months later,

A palace servant saw the crown prince carrying the crown princess on his shoulder as she picked fruit from a tree in the imperial garden.

Another servant saw the crown princess knock the crown prince down in his bedchamber.

And so everyone in Li learned that the crown prince was actually henpecked.

When the crown prince heard the rumors, he scoffed: "Ignorant commoners, making wild guesses. The crown princess is sweet and sensible, the most innocent and kindhearted girl I've ever met."

Crown Princess: "Your Highness is quite right. I'll give you ten extra taels of your monthly allowance this month."

Crown Prince: "Thank you for your generosity, my lady!"

Bonus scene:

One day, the crown prince took it into his head to look through the palace register of his intimate encounters.

The register, which was supposed to record how often the crown prince summoned his consorts to his bed, was a thin little booklet.

Every page inside had the same line written in bold: On X month, X day, the crown prince attended upon his consort once.

The crown prince flew into a rage, drew his sword, and stormed into the crown princess's chambers. "What's the meaning of what's written in the register?!"

Crown Princess: "It's an accurate record. Do you disagree, Your Highness?"

The crown prince gritted his teeth. "I do!"

Crown Princess (eyes brimming with tears): "All right, then. Your Highness can stop coming to my chambers from now on."

The sword clattered to the floor.

Crown Prince: "Actually, looking at it again, it has its own charm."

Blurb for the next novel in the relay series

"Marrying the Coughing Blood Regent [Reborn]"

[Talkative princess x sharp-tongued regent. In a word: a Reborn couple's path of conquest. 1v1, happy ending.]

Blurb 1: Heroine x hero

In her previous life, the seventeenth princess had little to do with the regent.

She only remembered seeing him from afar in the imperial garden: a sickly man who coughed up a whole three pints of blood at the slightest breeze.

Even so, he managed to contend with her husband, the crown prince of Tang, for ten years. Anyone would have praised him as a man of indomitable spirit despite his frail body.

When the seventeenth princess died, she felt a little regretful. If the regent had lived longer, he could have killed the crown prince without a problem.

After being Reborn,

Following the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, the seventeenth princess decided to support the regent and help him kill the crown prince as soon as possible.

The regent had spent his life making decisive, ruthless choices, rising from a powerless hostage to a regent with the whole court in his hands.

He certainly didn't need her help with governing.

All she had to do was help him live longer.

When he was in low spirits, she would cheer him up.

When he was unwell, she would care for him day and night.

Watching the regent grow rosy-cheeked and healthy, the seventeenth princess felt as though she'd raised a chubby little boy.

Regent: "Actually, there's another thing troubling me."

Seventeenth Princess: "Whatever it is, tell me and I'll fix it for you."

Regent: "My residence is still missing a princess consort."

And so the regent carried the seventeenth princess off to his residence in the middle of the night.

Blurb 2: Heroine x second male lead

When the seventeenth princess died, her husband, the crown prince of Tang, was enjoying the height of his success.

He had outlived the sickly regent, deposed her, his wicked crown princess, and was one step away from ascending the throne.

He had also married the eighth princess of Li, the woman he'd longed for, who had ruined her life: her eighth elder sister.

He was the very picture of a winner.

After living her life again,

She would take away everything he cared about.

In her previous life, he had cursed her, humiliated her, imprisoned her, beaten her, and mocked her.

In this life, she would make him pay tenfold.

Later, they met at a palace banquet. She smiled as he stepped forward and bowed. "Your nephew pays his respects to his aunt."

The regent took her hand. They were like an immortal couple, while he became the one whose love was unrequited and whose longing would never be fulfilled.

Theme: A teary crown princess knows how to handle the crown prince