The Prince's Little Plum Blossom Has Ripened

[My new novel, After Childhood Sweethearts End in a Bad Ending, is now updating!]

When the Crown Prince was alive, Zhao Ziheng, the second son born of the principal wife, spent every day riding horses, practicing archery, and gathering his friends. His favorite thing was teasing his sweet little cousin.

After the Crown Prince died, Zhao Ziheng devoted himself to helping his young nephew take the throne. Every day brought invisible blades and danger, so he had no choice but to keep his little cousin tucked away in his heart.

But even little childhood sweethearts grow up. Before he knew it, she had blossomed into a sweet, soft beauty who made people want to take a bite, drawing a swarm of admirers.

Zhao Ziheng was furious. That little girl had been under his protection since she was tiny. Who dared lay a hand on her?

After thinking it over, he realized the only way to put his mind at ease was to keep his little childhood sweetheart close in his arms.

A gorgeous, coquettish heroine vs. a hero who loves his wife more than life and says one thing but means another

This story is set in a world even more fictional than the sky, so don't overanalyze it. 1v1, both leads' first time.

Synopsis of After Childhood Sweethearts End in a Bad Ending:

Xia Yan and Lu Jinien were childhood sweethearts. People around them were always teasing that they were bound to end up together.

Whenever people teased them, Xia Yan would blush and steal a glance at Lu Jinien. He was a cool, calm, clever, and handsome young man. He was distant with everyone else, but always indulged her. Her girlish dreams were all wrapped up in him. When she turned nineteen, she worked up the courage to confess. The boy smiled faintly, patted her head, and accepted.

Yet in less than two years, everything changed. The boy next door became CEO Lu, who frowned whenever he saw her and grew colder toward her by the day. Her disappointment piled up until it finally broke through on his birthday...

She couldn't reach him all day. His female secretary showed up uninvited, and he shielded her from view. Then came his impatient question: "Have you had enough?" Xia Yan finally came to her senses.

Her old dream shattered. Red-eyed and in a pitiful state, she left, but with determination.

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Three years later, Xia Yan returned to Pengcheng. At a ball, she danced with another man, smiling brightly, her steps graceful and her presence dazzling.

Lu Jinien's face darkened. Almost losing control, he pulled Xia Yan away from her dance partner and held her captive in his arms as the waltz played. In a hoarse voice, he asked her: "It's been three years. Can you stop this now?"

Xia Yan looked at the domineering man before her and found the whole thing ridiculous. She smiled sweetly. "That's quite a joke, Mr. Lu."

When the dance ended, she pushed him away and took another man's arm.

Lu Jinien's usually proud, cool face seemed to go pale for an instant, but soon returned to normal. He thought: She's just throwing a tantrum.

Unfortunately, he was wrong this time. After repeatedly seeing her share an umbrella with another man on a rainy night and feed him intimately in a restaurant, Lu Jinien's confidence crumbled, and he could no longer stay calm.

He knelt before her with flowers and a diamond ring, his eyes shattered. "Yanyan, you said you would marry me..."

Xia Yan looked at him coolly. "Mr. Lu, how can you take something said in childhood seriously?"

A proud, aloof hero who doesn't realize he is in love vs. a beautiful, confident, slightly fussy heroine

1v1. Each other's first love. The hero chases his wife after losing her. No changing the male lead. Happy ending.

Upcoming historical romance, My Lord, Get a Grip! Synopsis:

Also known as: My Lord, Please Let Me Go / Take the White Lotus's Path and Leave the Villainess Nowhere to Go / How a Scheming White Lotus Is Made (not really)

Ye Tingxue knew something was wrong before she got into the carriage. She looked helpless, pitiful, and vulnerable as she glanced at the crowd, a tear on the corner of her eye ready to fall...

Among the crowd, the Marquis of Wu'an ground his back teeth, his heart itching with desire. Even the sight of the little beauty in tears was irresistible. Were her tears as sweet as she was?

After rescuing her from danger, the Marquis of Wu'an drew the seemingly kind and easy-to-bully girl close. He murmured hoarsely in her ear: "Come with me, and no one will ever bully you again."

Ye Tingxue stiffened, face streaked with tears, about to speak... Seriously, Marquis, could you move that wandering hand from my waist first?

The first time Ye Tingxue appeared at the Spring Splendor Banquet, her beauty and soft, delicate charm caught people's attention. Whenever the young men and women of the capital spoke of her, they praised her beauty, then always added: "It's a shame she's only a concubine's daughter, and such a coward."

Ye Tingxue couldn't help it. Her mother had died young and her father didn't care for her. If she didn't act obedient and honest, how could her sharp-minded principal wife and stepsister tolerate her?

It was a shame that even this didn't keep trouble away. Her troublesome stepsister loved causing chaos, and always dragged her into it! Her stepsister did all the bad things, but Ye Tingxue nearly took the blame. It was exhausting!

Luckily, she had the naturally sweet, innocent look of a little white lotus, which softened people's hearts and helped her escape danger time and time again. But she never expected the refined gentleman who saved her life in a moment of crisis to be a man-eating tiger...

The handsome and elegant Marquis of Wu'an: Since I saved her life, she belongs to me now.

With a wolf in front and a tiger behind, Ye Tingxue really started crying: Why is life so hard for me?! T-T

The heroine looks like a helpless little thing on the surface (with a twist). The hero has the role of a villainous boss. He won't torment the heroine, but he will give the bad guys a taste of their own medicine.

* A ruthless, obsessive killer with a dark heart (the real deal) & a two-faced, scheming white lotus (a fake)

* Love and hate, cheerful and ridiculous (maybe). 1v1, both leads' first time.

#Completed novel# Her Majesty Is Lazy and Lovely: A sweet story of a scheming emperor and his charming consort flirting with each other. Find it on my profile!

#Author's Weibo: Yimiao Jiulu. Come chat sometime!

Theme: Treasure what you have.