The Scholar I Married Spoils Me Rotten

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In her previous life, Zhen Miao married the wrong man. Reborn on the day the matchmaker came to propose a marriage, she once again heard the matchmaker praising a thoroughly despicable man to the skies. Zhen Miao promptly tore down the matchmaker's signboard and drove her out of the house.

Branded a shrew, Zhen Miao married a scholar from the village who was so poor he could not afford a wife.

The scholar's family was poor and his mother was ill. In her previous life, he had been no more than a penniless village schoolteacher, but he was kindhearted and had excellent character.

This time, Zhen Miao wants no riches, only good character. She plans to work hard and build a good life with the scholar.

To her utter surprise, the poor scholar, who had only been a licentiate before, passed the highest imperial examination in this life!

Up next: How to Be a Good Regent's Princess

Wen Ning, daughter of the Duke of Rong, is as beautiful as a jade statue, with peerless grace. Skilled in music, painting, and needlework,

she is unfortunately frail and often ill. Even so, noble families in the capital are constantly lining up to seek her hand in marriage.

In the tenth year of Zhaoyuan, the Empress Dowager sought Wen Ning's hand for her beloved nephew. The Duke of Rong doted on his daughter and angrily rebuked her: "My daughter will never marry such a good-for-nothing drunkard."

Not long afterward, the Duke of Rong was framed by a villain and thrown into prison.

Wen Ning tried everything to find help, but no one came to her aid. In the end, both her parents died, her family fortune was lost, and her cruel relatives handed her over to a brute, who subjected her to endless torment.

Just as she finally escaped his clutches and was being pursued by the household servants, a young man in white rescued her and tenderly cared for her.

As she lay dying, she heard someone nearby sigh, "If only we'd known, the Prince should have come to ask for her hand..."

*

Wen Ning was reborn.

At that moment, the Regent Pei Zhao arrived at her home with lavish gifts of gold, jade, and rare treasures.

"I have admired Miss Ning for years. I beg the Duke to let us marry and live together in harmony and love until our hair turns white."

Everyone knew Pei Zhao was as handsome as an immortal, with an otherworldly bearing. He had risen to power by currying favor with the still-beautiful Empress Dowager. After years of humiliation, he despised women. Cruel and sinister, bloodthirsty and brutal, he was a man the entire court feared.

The Duke of Rong flew into a rage. How could he use his daughter's future to cover up a scandal in the palace? Besides, his daughter already had...

"Father, I'll marry him."

*

After the wedding...

People discovered that the Regent, who had once been buried in work, now spent all day at home admiring flowers and teasing birds, with no interest in state affairs.

The chief eunuch from the Empress Dowager's household was turned away several times before he could even enter the manor.

One day, Pei Zhao invited Wen Ning to admire the lotus flowers in the pond. After waiting a long time for her to arrive, he suddenly said, "It's time to go to the palace."

Before long, the lovely young woman hurried over with a newly sewn brocade pouch. Her almond-shaped eyes brimmed with reluctance. "When will you come back, Prince? Could I join you to admire the flowers by moonlight?"

But the man caught her wrist and pulled her into his arms. His voice was low and chilling, sending shivers through her: "You should cry a little, Ning, so you'll remember who I am to you."

Wen Ning said, against her true feelings, "How could I take what the Empress Dowager wants?"

The man's face darkened at once.

Pei Zhao had a secret hidden in his heart. In his previous life, on the day Wen Ning died, he personally wiped out the families of everyone who had hurt and humiliated her. Fortunately, this time, there was still time to change everything.

The Sickly Young Lord's Dearest

*Qin Qisi, the capital's most beautiful woman, was born with a complexion like ice and bones like jade, and moved with graceful elegance.

To escape being given away by her uncle in exchange for his own advancement,

she made a pact with the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo, a man rumored to have a ghostly face and a vicious, sinister temper whom no woman would willingly marry.

They would have a "fake marriage," with her serving as a bride to bring him good fortune.

On their wedding night, the sickly Shen Zhaonan said coldly, "I don't want a woman tying me down. Once our three-year agreement ends, you can either resign yourself to being a widow or leave of your own accord. The choice is yours."

*Her old enemies eagerly awaited the miserable fate she would suffer at his hands.

Instead, power shifted, Shen Zhaonan recovered from his serious illness and became a favorite of the emperor, and Qin Qisi's status rose along with his.

Just as the women rushed to curry favor with her,

she left the manor with several trunks of gold, silver, jewelry, and property deeds!

When a servant reported this, Shen Zhaonan said calmly, "Let her go."

*At last free, Qin Qisi spent her days admiring flowers, boating on the lake, and composing poetry with handsome scholars.

Her reasoning was simple: perhaps she would accidentally win over a future chancellor, and then she could enjoy the benefits too.

*One day, as she relaxed aboard a boat, sipping tea and enjoying the scenery, a man who looked like an immortal suddenly appeared.

"Had enough fun? It's time to come home, Madam."

Qin Qisi gave him a flirtatious look and lazily refused. "I married you just to save my life. Don't flatter yourself, Young Lord."

Theme: Hard times reveal true feelings. Cherish those who sincerely care for you.