I Welcome the Eldest Princess

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The synopsis for this story is below

--Upcoming story: The Substitute Ran Away (Old-School)

Miaoqing is a young Taoist nun at Qingyun Temple. She neither chants scriptures nor meditates. The only thing she has to do is test medicine.

She tests every elixir made at the temple on behalf of the emperor, one each month, and often suffers terribly when the effects take hold.

One day, while everyone at the temple had gone to the palace to perform a sacrifice, she finally managed to sneak out of Qingyun Temple. Several guards assigned to watch her were close behind, clubs in hand.

Desperate, she stopped an ornate sedan chair. "Save me, please."

The person inside held a folding fan and slowly lifted the curtain. When his gaze fell on her face, so like someone from his past, his fingertips trembled almost imperceptibly. Then he gave a faint smile. "Why should I?"

The shouts behind her drew closer. Her hand trembled as she gripped the side of the sedan chair. "Save me. I... I'll do anything."

"Remember, you said it."

*

When she smiled, he smiled with her. When she cried, he furrowed his brow in concern. For a time, Miaoqing thought he was a blessing granted in return for all the hardships she'd endured.

Until he made her do the thing she feared most once more, testing medicine for the sake of a woman who looked just like her.

Only then did Miaoqing understand that this so-called "blessing" was just another hell.

*

In the eleventh year of Zhaohua, the new emperor ascended the throne, but the position of empress remained vacant.

Everyone said he was devoted to governing and had no interest in the harem. Yet a palace maid saw the new emperor stop a minister's family's sedan chair, his eyes bloodshot as he said, "Miaoqing... come back to the palace."

The woman inside the sedan chair replied coolly, "Please show mercy, Your Majesty. My husband is waiting for me at home."

Story synopsis: Su Wan was born out of wedlock. As her father lay dying, the First Madam threatened her with her younger brother's life and ordered her to ingratiate herself with the newly appointed Imperial Censor.

That night, Su Wan wore her hair in a cloudlike coiffure adorned with emeralds and a long, flowing peony-patterned gown. Nervously, she knelt before a red brocade rug, her earlobes flushed as she stammered, "My lord..."

With his back to her, the man held a teacup and took a small sip. His sword-like brows furrowed. "Leave." Though his tone was icy and disgusted, she felt relieved and fled in a wretched state.

Three years later, the emperor died without an heir. The Empress Dowager ordered the Prince of Heng's son named heir and sent Prince Pingnan to bring him back to the palace.

Su Wan stared at the man kneeling before her, his hand extended, and couldn't help but pause. "My lord...?"

"Your servant Wei Yan welcomes Her Highness the Grand Princess back to the palace."

[Little bonus scene]

Su Wan knelt with a deathly pale face before Shouyuan Hall. Just as she was about to collapse, someone caught her in his arms. His voice was gentle but left no room for argument. "Get up. No more kneeling."

She tried to push him away and struggled to straighten her slender waist. "Your Highness, I'm fine."

"..."

Seeing his handsome brows furrow again, she hurriedly softened her voice and called, "A Yan..."

"Good girl." The gloom on Wei Yan's face instantly vanished. He curled his lips into a faint smile, bent down, and swept her into his arms. "I'll take you back to the Princess's residence."

Reader advisory:

1. One couple, both virgins, sweet romance.

2. The male lead is five years older than the female lead. They are not related by blood.

3. The female lead is gentle but resilient, while the male lead has a major change of heart.

Below is the ongoing story Black Lotus Beauty.

Zhen Yun was only thirteen or fourteen, yet she had already blossomed into a bewitching beauty. Every eligible man on Changning Street wanted to take her as a concubine and enjoy her company day and night.

But this beauty was sold to the Huai Xiang Pavilion on the street by her gambling-addicted adoptive father. As soon as word got out, the young masters of all the great families came with their silver ready, determined to claim her first night.

That night, outside the red gauze curtains, the place was filled with noise. She never saw the man's face clearly. When she woke, all that remained besides the soreness in her body was a thousand taels in silver notes by her pillow.

With her body defiled, she felt as if she had fallen into a mire.

Just as everyone was waiting to laugh at her, she was carried off to the capital in a small sedan chair.

A lost pearl returned to its case, she became the legitimate daughter of the Duke Zhenguo's household, with a marriage contract attached. That very night, she knelt before the Duke and begged, "Father, please call off Yun'er's engagement."

She had heard that her betrothed was cold and ruthless. Yet, to her surprise, he agreed to break off the engagement and even said that the Duke's adopted daughter could marry in Zhen Yun's place.

But when he happened to pass by her, he murmured, "The jade flower at Eldest Sister's waist is truly beautiful."

- Younger male lead; a deceptively innocent, calculating female lead and a spoiled young master

- The heroine isn't as fragile as the synopsis makes her sound. She has a hidden, calculating side.

- The male lead is awful at first, then pursues his wife through hell and high water. Happy ending.

Note: Both leads are each other's only partner.

Theme: Lessons in love