Ten Miles of Brocade

_ In her previous life, Shun Yin was showered with affection, the most favored princess consort of the Northern Desert. Everyone knew that Xiao Congshu had married the second daughter of the Changsun family, yet doted only on her younger sister, Shun Yin, while neglecting the elder sister, Yaoyun. Shun Yin believed it too, until she was left behind as a hostage. Only then did she realize that Xiao Congshu had planned everything with meticulous care and had foreseen the calamity that was to come. All his affection had been no more than an illusion, a cloud of smoke. Once it cleared, she could see how tenderly he cared for Yaoyun. The day Xiao Congshu rode into the imperial city at the head of his iron cavalry, Shun Yin ended the ill-fated bond between them with an arrow, then leaped from the city gate. What a pity. She never got the chance to tell Xiao Congshu that she did not love him either. * Reborn, Shun Yin once again receives an imperial decree arranging her marriage, and is told to choose a husband before the throne. The three young men present are the legitimate son of a marquis, the new top scholar, and Xiao Congshu, who is still a hostage at this point. Every one of them is an exceptional man. The noblewomen are green with envy, but Shun Yin, reborn, knows perfectly well that none of the three would make a suitable match. In the end, Shun Yin raises her hand and points from afar to the aloof, untouchable Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years. Some are stunned, others laugh at her. Everyone knows that the second son of the Mo family is not only disfigured, but also incapable of fathering children. So what if he is the Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years? She would be better off marrying a peddler! Only Xiao Congshu looks ready to tear his eyes out. Later, the Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years removes his mask, revealing a flawless, handsome face. He is none other than the heaven-blessed prodigy who died young, the radiant Eldest Imperial Grandson! * Before the wedding, Mo Zuibai thinks it will simply mean one more person in the house. He may as well marry her. Shun Yin thinks that since he has a physical ailment, they will never have to be husband and wife in truth, so she may as well marry him. On their wedding night, Shun Yin, dressed in crimson gauze, with her hair piled high and her waist slender, tumbles into Mo Zuibai's arms, her fragrance lingering around them. Before long, Shun Yin falls peacefully asleep, leaving Mo Zuibai alone, tossing and turning through the night. “...” Later, everyone sees the Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years following Shun Yin around, carefully coaxing her to call him “husband”! #I Wanted to Be a Carefree Slacker, But My Husband Is Just Too Impressive# #Has My Husband's Secret Identity Been Exposed Today? No.# Sweet romance / One-on-one / Happy ending The heroine and the second male lead are both reborn / The second male lead pursues the heroine but never wins her / The hero and heroine have only ever belonged to each other, in body and heart, in both lifetimes Next up: The Sparrow Returns to the Gallery Feng He is a princess sent to the imperial city as a hostage. Before she even enters the city, she is seized by bandits outside the gates. The commander of the Imperial Guard rides up on horseback and fires an arrow. The bandit falls dead on the spot. Feng He turns her cold gaze toward him. The young man sits astride his horse, his robe fluttering in the wind, his bearing graceful and refined. She grits her teeth in secret. If that arrow had missed by even a little, she would be dead. From then on, the two are at odds, and everyone knows they cannot stand each other. Later, Feng He is taken hostage again. By then, she knows he never misses. She waits calmly for him to finish off the bandit with an arrow, but this time, Ling Jianche takes a long while to draw his bow. After she is rescued, Feng He is baffled. Ling Jianche's gaze is dark as he lifts her pale chin and closely examines the faint scratch on her neck. He clicks his tongue and says coolly, “My hand shook.” When your heart has a weakness, your hand shakes. _ Feng He is a hostage whom anyone can bully, yet she is stunningly beautiful, and plenty of people have their sights set on her. The first man to covet her is run through by her sword, leaving blood all over the ground. The second is beaten black and blue by his fierce wife and has to kneel outside his own home for three days before he is allowed back in. The third has his erotic illustrations spread all over the city, and ends up notorious for being “less than an inch.” After that, they are all terrified of her. After a few drinks, they often stamp their feet and lament, “That woman is impossible!” Theme: Keep striving and never give up hope