Returning Luan

【Pirated copies contain many errors and inconsistencies. Please refer to the official Jinjiang version.】 “Forget marrying Prince Chen. How about marrying me instead?” “I want troops and power. Do you have them?” Ambitious beauty vs. a country boy who starts out like a loyal wolfdog and turns into a mad dog One-on-one, both are each other’s first, happy ending Reader advisory: 1. Plot-heavy, with a touch of ensemble cast. 2. A revenge-and-growth story; slow to warm up and slow to build. Coming next: Cut Spring. If you’re interested, please add it to your reading list! Everyone in the capital praised Third Miss Xu for her good fortune. She was the daughter of a concubine in a family of minor officials, yet she had married the eldest legitimate son of the Minister’s household as his principal wife. Though the eldest son had been ill since childhood, plagued by chronic disease and looking unlikely to live for many more years. The Minister’s family had probably arranged this marriage to bring him good luck. On the wedding day, the Minister’s second son stood in for his bedridden twin brother to welcome the bride. Seated high on his horse in red wedding finery, he was as handsome as a sprig of jade orchid. The young women along the road all blushed at the sight of him. Half a month after the wedding, the servants of the Minister’s household looked down on the new bride. The eldest son was gravely ill and had little time left, yet the new bride had started seducing their second son, a man so restrained, proper, and upright! How shameless! When Chen Yan’an heard the rumors, he went to the couple’s bedroom that night, though he had not shared a bed with his bride since their wedding. Between the bed curtains, his face, pale as moonlight on fresh snow, was flushed from coughing. The handkerchief he used to wipe his lips was stained with blood, yet his gaze toward his bride was gentle: “I know I’ve held you back. I’ll write you a letter of release. When I’m gone, you needn’t remain a widow for me...” The new bride stood nearby with her head lowered, seemingly at a loss. Thick, tousled hair hid her features, and her hands were clasped behind her back. Her fingers were turning, unhurriedly, a deadly, gleaming blade! - Jing Li was the most useful blade in the emperor’s hand. Three months earlier, the emperor behind the dragon desk had tossed a brocade-clad guard’s secret report at her feet with a faint smile. “A Li, remember the Prince Yu’s residence you personally raided three years ago? Seems one fish slipped through the net.” Kneeling beneath the long steps of black jade, Jing Li clenched her embroidered saber and abruptly raised her cold, murderous eyes. Completed works: Chasing Jade, Transmigrated into a Fallen Dynasty’s Crown Princess, and The Borderland Cook. Enjoy! Theme: Defying fate.