Longing for Grace (Reborn)

Coming soon: After Becoming a Couch Potato, I Ruled the Six Palaces A reborn, easygoing empress x a lovesick puppy who does all the romantic scheming himself Xie Pingting was a noble daughter of a princely household, raised in luxury. Beautiful and blessed with every advantage, she nonetheless failed to see people for who they were and ruined her life. Back then, she broke off her engagement to the deposed crown prince and married Li Yanguang, Earl of Changping. The whole capital pointed fingers at her and called her heartless and ungrateful, yet in the end, she died alone, with poisoned wine coursing through her veins. On the day she broke off the engagement, the Crown Prince clenched his fists and said coldly, "Xie Pingting, I hope you don't regret this." Xie Pingting laughed boldly and replied with absolute confidence, "If I ever regret it, then I'll stop being a Xie." It was a long time before she realized she had regretted it all along. Reborn in a new life, before her soul had even recovered, she was told that breaking off the engagement had defied an imperial decree, and that she had to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment. Xie Pingting was so troubled she couldn't sleep. But how could she make it up to the Crown Prince, who was all bluster but soft-hearted? The Crown Prince gave a cold laugh. "Who was it that said she'd stop being a Xie if she ever regretted it?" Xie Pingting wrapped her arms around his waist and said sweetly, "If I marry you, of course I'll take your surname!" The ice on the Crown Prince's face did not melt, but a blush crept up his ears and would not fade. After hesitating for a long while, he finally pulled the girl in his arms close. The girl he had spoiled himself: in this life, no one but him would lay a hand on her. Coming soon: After Marrying the Disabled Prince Yi Jin knew that Xiao Beiming, the disabled prince of Yan who was rumored to be lowborn, infamous, murderous, and bloodthirsty, would one day kill his own younger brother, become the supreme ruler, and be despised by all beneath heaven, waiting for death in lonely darkness. She also knew he was not as terrible as the rumors claimed. In her miserable previous life, abandoned and trampled on by others, she had lived cautiously, with no one to rely on. He had taught her to be brave and stand against the world. Reborn at the beginning of the man's disability, she learned that the Empress Dowager wanted to arrange a marriage for Prince Yan, Xiao Beiming, to bring him good fortune. In this life, Yi Jin took her elder sister's place at the wedding and became Princess Yan. On their wedding night, Yi Jin looked at the man on the bed, his features striking and his face pale. Her eyes reddened, and a tear fell with a soft plop. The day Xiao Beiming regained consciousness, he finally met the timid, rabbit-like girl who dared to approach and care for him. Yet he stiffly avoided her gaze. He knew that no one would sincerely care for a lowborn, infamous devil who had crawled out of hell. All the more so when that devil was now crippled and could barely look after himself. Until one day, the timid, rabbit-like girl took the deadly sword blow meant for him. She lay dying in his arms, her gaze weak but clear, before slowly closing her eyes. At that moment, he didn't know why, but he trembled with fear. The heart she had slowly filled began to crack, then crumble to dust, once again swallowed by darkness. Only then did he understand: she was his life. Without her, he could not go on. A gentle, timid, clever beauty x an insecure, cold, scheming big bad wolf *Happy ending, mutual healing. The male lead is disabled, but will recover later. *An alternate-world setting. Please don't nitpick historical details. Theme: Climb to the top of life, get the last laugh, and make up for past regrets