A Betrothal in the Mortal World

Xie Shi is the kind of male lead you'd find on a power-fantasy novel site: gifted in both letters and arms, a peerless warrior and statesman who rises to the highest office, commands a thousand beauties, and dies surrounded by adoring women, with endless tales of his romantic exploits. Jiang Chuyan is the heroine of a sweet romance: in a story about a true heiress and a fake one, she's the beloved "true" daughter who returns to her family, marries the Crown Prince, becomes Empress, enjoys his favor for half her life, and grows old in the palace. In the tenth year of Jiande, thirteen-year-old Xie Shi and ten-year-old Jiang Chuyan happened to meet in a rural wilderness. They burned incense and made an oath of brotherhood, becoming siblings despite having no blood relation. Neither knew what fate had originally written for them. "From now on, no one in this world will be allowed to wrong you, hurt you, use you, or abandon you." Later, he wasn't killed by the woman he loved after outliving his usefulness, nor did she spend ten years raising another man's child before fading into obscurity. Later, Xie Shi ruled the empire, and Jiang Chuyan truly became Empress in name and in fact. "I shall name the dynasty Chu. Chu, as in my A Chu." I am your spear and shield, and you are my armor. In this vast empire, I will protect only you. A male lead from a certain power-fantasy site crossed with a heroine from a certain sweet-romance site. Neither is what they seem. One man and one woman, both untouched. Childhood friends flirt without realizing it, and sworn siblings to the realm become lovers. ※ The protagonists are neither transmigrators nor reborn. I was content with my fate until I met you. ※ The characters' values do not represent the author's. Read with a clear head, and live with reason. ※ I hope we can enjoy this together. If you're unhappy, just click the X, okay? Sending you kisses. . [Completed] The Crown Princess's Daily Life: A sweet historical romance. Visit my author page to read it. ※ Upcoming historical romances Will the Commandery Princess Break Off Her Engagement Today? Everyone knows that Mu Changning, the most beautiful woman in Wangjing and the Fuxue Commandery Princess, and Young Master Wei Xian, the greatest scholar in the land and a rising star at court, have been betrothed since childhood. When the engagement was first arranged, one was the eldest grandson of the Grand Secretary of the Central Secretariat and head of the cabinet, while the other was the youngest daughter of Prince Kang, the emperor's own brother, and a commandery princess since birth. Everyone called them a perfect match, made for each other. Seven or eight years later, the emperor flew into a rage, and blood flowed for a thousand miles. Lord Wei, the head of the cabinet, was thrown into prison and died there. With the Wei family fallen from power, its members scattered. Everyone expected the prince's household to break off the engagement, but instead Prince Kang took Young Master Wei into his home to study. Years passed. The late emperor died and a new emperor took the throne. The orphaned heir of the Wei family grew into a refined gentleman, topped the civil service examinations, and became famous throughout the capital. Charming and unconventional, he wore his official hat at a jaunty angle, and soon after entering court, he became the emperor's favorite and one of the most powerful men in the land. The ladies began to speak with a sour note in their voices: "No wonder the Commandery Princess has clung to Young Master Wei since they were children." Everyone knew the Fuxue Commandery Princess had been fond of following Young Master Wei Xian since childhood, like a little shadow. And everyone knew that Young Master Wei had always treated the princess coldly, but, out of gratitude, had no choice but to let her have her way. The gambling houses of Wangjing openly took bets on when the betrothed couple would marry, as the princess wished, or part ways amicably, as Young Master Wei wished. But nobody got the outcome they expected. One day, the young princess suddenly announced at a banquet: I'm not getting married. That same day, a mysterious person wagered a fortune on the pair growing old together in loving harmony. You were the one thing I could not escape when I had nothing, and the only thing I possessed once I had made my name. Back then, snow fell in the Wei family's courtyard, its flakes drifting down to brush my brow. It brushed the passing years, and it brushed the strings. After leaving the old city, I thought of you; now, before the wine cups, we meet again beneath the moon. I splash wine across a page of flowers, then sell it to buy flowers in the days to come. May I carry fresh green branches and rosy cheeks with me. Spring is ending, but we are not old, so why have the years passed us by again? A deeply devoted, restrained, two-faced Young Master Wei Xian X an open-hearted, forthright little princess The heroine is reborn. One man and one woman, both untouched. A sweet story, with aftercare guaranteed. Theme: I overestimated myself, drawing a bow with all my might, inch by inch.