I Don't Want to Be the Young Lady from the Capital!!

[A one-on-one romance, both leads inexperienced: an exotic young lady and a refined, depraved young duke] Story Description In her previous life, Yan Jingzhe was the daughter of the Dingbei General of Yongzhou, a proper young lady of the Duke's household. Then Yongzhou fell into chaos, and her father and brothers all died in battle. She was left utterly alone. After moving into the Duke's residence, she was dragged into the struggle between the two young ladies, each claiming to be the Duke's legitimate daughter, and died. Reborn, she looked at the constant stream of carrier-pigeon letters from the capital and decisively refused to stay at the Duke's residence. If I can't afford to get involved, surely I can at least stay away? - After the Duke's household received the nth letter refusing to come to the capital, Pei Shichen smiled instead of getting angry. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he gazed at the torrential rain beyond the window and murmured, "If you won't come to the capital, then I'll go to Yongzhou." As the saying goes, "If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain." Though burdened with humiliation, Pei Shichen was determined not only to restore the Pei family's former glory, but also to keep the lovely figure of the girl whose fleeting beauty had captured his heart when they were young. PS: 1. Thanks to artist BS for the character design. 2. A note: "If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain" is attributed to Muhammad in the Quran. Coming Soon Title: "Has Madam Lu Divorced Today? (A Second Male Lead Takes the Lead)" The Nian family was framed by villains and sentenced to confiscation and exile. As he lay dying, Nian Xiangsi's father entrusted his beloved daughter to his student, Lu Qingzhou. At the time, the Lu family was destitute. After marrying into it, Nian Xiangsi accompanied Lu Qingzhou as he sat the imperial examinations, all the way to the capital. At a pleasure house in the capital, her husband, usually gentle and refined, with eyes only for her, carried on with abandon, teasing others that she was a beauty as lovely as peach blossoms and plum flowers, picturesque in every way. The old man inside the room roared with laughter and demanded a look at her beauty. Lu Qingzhou readily agreed. Nian Xiangsi, who happened to be standing outside the door, was stunned, as if the world had spun around her. She could never have imagined it: Her husband, frustrated in his career, wanted to offer her to his superior at the Hanlin Academy as a plaything! Tears streamed down her face. Trembling, she reached for the door, ready to go in and confront her husband, when the door opposite suddenly opened. She knew the man inside: Zhao Yan, the emperor's trusted aide, a figure her husband could only aspire to become. He was eighteen, composed and dignified, with an otherworldly air. The man looked down at her, his eyes dark with emotion. His lips parted slightly. "There's a grievance drum at the Jingzhao Prefecture. Go strike it, and you can divorce him." #Divorce him, and I'll welcome you as my wife in a grand ceremony. - When Zhao Yan was young, there was a woman he loved. She was three years older than him, wealthy and beautiful, and he secretly called her Sister Xiangsi. But his family was too weak for him to marry her then. By the time he held absolute power, the young woman had become another man's wife. It didn't matter. He had already laid his trap, and she would soon be divorced. #Zhao Yan's daily self-reflection: Has Madam Lu divorced today? Theme: If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain. With enough effort, you'll eventually reap the rewards.