I Was Supposed to Marry Down, but Became a Princess (Reborn)

In her previous life, Zhong Wenyue married into the Marquis's household as the legitimate wife, the daughter of a minor fifth-rank official from a remote town. She seemed to have a life of luxury to outsiders, but only she knew the bitterness behind it. After she finally came to her senses and avenged herself, she opened her eyes again and discovered that she had returned to the day she first met Chu Xiao, heir to the Marquis of Anping, at the age of fifteen. Now that she had the good fortune to be reborn, Zhong Wenyue only wanted to be a good daughter to her parents, watch her younger brother grow into a success, and find an ordinary man to live a quiet, uneventful life with. She considered one man after another, and at last settled on someone who suited her. Then he spoiled her rotten. Her husband might be a merchant's son, but he was handsome and dashing, tall and imposing, handed his earnings over to her, and did everything she said. He fulfilled all of Zhong Wenyue's requirements perfectly. But as time went by, she slowly began to realize something was off. Her husband's clothes were made of the finest cloud brocade. The tea he drank was precious tribute tea. Her husband's older brother... was the current emperor. Zhong Wenyue rubbed her chin and pondered. She had clearly intended to marry down, so how had her new husband's status ended up even higher than that of the Marquis's household? P.S. 1. The heroine and the second male lead are reborn. In a certain sense, the heroine isn't a good person! This will be revealed later. 2. Sweet romance, no angst. My ongoing novel, The Cannon Fodder Uses Her Beauty to Get Her Way, is waiting for your support. Please add it to your collection! [Cannon Fodder Turns Her Life Around and Uses Her Beauty to Get Her Way] Story One: The Shen family's eldest daughter uses her beauty to get her way. She deliberately spreads rumors that she's in love with Young General Zhao, and every time his name comes up, she blushes and gazes at everyone with sparkling eyes. Everyone believes it, even Young General Zhao, who is stationed far away on the frontier. At first When Young General Zhao meets Miss Shen, who is supposedly deeply in love with him, he thinks she's well-bred, dignified, and gracious. She may talk about love a little too freely, but she still seems like a good match. His heart stirs, and he considers asking the emperor to arrange their marriage. Later While visiting a temple on a mountain, Young General Zhao happens upon the eldest Miss Shen whispering with her close friend: "You mean Zhao Pingliang? I don't even know if he's round or flat. How could I possibly like him? Hehehe..." Miss Shen covers her mouth and giggles. When she happens to turn around, she locks eyes with Young General Zhao, whose face is dark with anger. Her laughter abruptly stops. Young General Zhao: "I heard you were in love with me?" Miss Shen: "..." Well, this is awkward. My upcoming novel, I Would Be Willing to Serve Beneath the Crown Prince, can be found in my author column. [Tyrant x Devoted Hound] Everyone says that although the current crown prince is the eldest legitimate son and handles affairs competently, he is cruel and ruthless, and lacks the virtues of a wise ruler. The crown prince doesn't care in the slightest. So what if you can't stand me? As long as I'm crown prince, you will all remain court officials. · Song Yanchu has spent seventeen years disguised as a man and serving as the crown prince of the Great Yan. Then one day, she has a dream. In it, she sees her own fate through the eyes of a bystander: frail and sickly, dead as soon as the story begins. The protagonist of her dream is the renowned young general who guards the border. Looking at her body, growing weaker by the day because she'd been poisoned, Song Yanchu laughs. Dying is out of the question. This realm is mine, and no one can take it from me. · As Song Yanchu nurses herself back to health, she keeps a wary eye on the male lead, who will become emperor in the future. But as she keeps watching him...it's not just the throne that becomes hers. He does too. At first Xiao Huai sits in a restaurant overlooking the street and watches the crown prince publicly beat an innocent commoner to death. He frowns, thinking the prince cruel, unworthy of his position, and unfit to be crown prince. Later He breaks his own pride with his own hands, kneels humbly before the crown prince, and lifts her jade-like feet, his expression filled with infatuation. *She is his god, his faith.* *He would live or die for her, without hesitation.* Theme: Saving each other and striving together toward a better life.