Please add my historical romances The Heir's Bedchamber Maid Ran Away After He Regained His Sight and Nian Nian to your reading lists.
Synopsis:
The day Ji Qianting fell ill, a new woman arrived at the residence.
She was a young widow whose husband had died.
No one understood why the dignified Minister of Rites doted on a widow so, pampering her with every luxury as if she were his legal wife.
At first, Ji Qianting did not understand either. It was only when she saw the woman that she realized.
Her husband, Zhong Mingqi, had treated her well all these years only because her features resembled that woman's by sixty percent.
She had always been someone else's substitute. Now that he had finally gained the woman he had long yearned for, he no longer needed her.
Ji Qianting's illness became terminal. On her deathbed, she asked Zhong Mingqi for a letter of divorce. From then on, they would part ways forever, each free to go their separate way.
Later, Ji Qianting died.
She died alone in the cold winter months.
She saw Lin Boyuan, the childhood friend who had made her cry and bullied her at every turn since they were little, return from a thousand miles away. He brought her coffin back to the residence and personally carved the words "My late wife, Ji Qianting" onto her memorial tablet.
Only then did Ji Qianting understand that Lin Boyuan loved her.
But back then, she had only had eyes for Zhong Mingqi and had broken Lin Boyuan's heart.
She awoke from her dream, back at the age when she was coming of age.
Lin Boyuan tossed a branch covered in tiny bugs in front of Ji Qianting to scare her.
Ji Qianting neither cried nor screamed. Instead, she noticed the cut on his finger from the branch and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
Lin Boyuan panicked. He swallowed the teasing, irritating words he had been about to say and replied foolishly, "N-no, it doesn't."
Ji Qianting said nothing, only smiled at him. Lin Boyuan felt the little deer in his heart thundering around.
Lin Boyuan thought Ji Qianting seemed a little strange.
(Fictional setting, with original elements. He pursues his wife, but it is too late to win her back.)
Synopsis for The Heir's Bedchamber Maid Ran Away After He Regained His Sight
Ling Jin'an was once a heaven-blessed prodigy, born to a distinguished family and handsome beyond compare.
Then one day, he was ambushed and poisoned. His life was saved, but he lost his sight and the use of his legs.
His stepmother was in charge of the household at the time. Using his need to rest and recover as an excuse, she dismissed everyone from his courtyard, intending to leave him to fend for himself.
That was when Lu Lanxi came to his courtyard and devoted herself to caring for him.
From then on, she was the only person by Ling Jin'an's side. Every day, he listened to her speak, to the sound of her embroidery needle passing through the cloth, and to her bustling about beside him.
Later, his health gradually improved, and he began to see a little light. He looked up with a beaming smile and said, "Lanxi, before long, I'll be able to see what you look like."
That was the one thing he looked forward to most every day.
At last, the day he regained his sight arrived, but with it came news that Lu Lanxi had died in a fire. He still had not managed to see her even once.
After losing Lu Lanxi, his temperament changed drastically. He became cruel and violent. In just two short years, he reclaimed the position of heir that should have been his, later inherited the title of prince, and slaughtered everyone who had ever wronged him.
After an unexpected reunion, Ling Jin'an grabbed Lu Lanxi, whom he had never managed to see before, and asked, "Who are you? Who are you really?"
She...
The world only says that the Princess Consort of Cheng'an is crude and ill-mannered, with no regard for etiquette, yet the Prince of Cheng'an dotes on her and covers for her no matter how much trouble she causes. It is truly baffling.
Only Ling Jin'an understands. Lu Lanxi once traded her life for his.
If he doesn't cherish his woman, who will?
(Mutually devoted, no other romantic partners.)
Synopsis for the historical romance Nian Nian
Fu Niannian still remembers how, when she was in love with Li Rong, he knocked over the soup she made for him, stood her up when they had plans to go out, and carelessly pointed to a random bolt of fabric when she asked which one would look best as a dress. She wore a dress made from that fabric to a birthday banquet, only to show up wearing the same thing as the birthday celebrant...
After becoming the laughingstock of everyone, Fu Niannian could take no more. She slapped Li Rong across the face with the sole of her shoe. "Go to hell! I'm leaving, and you'll never see me again!"
And just like that, she really did disappear from his life.
Not long afterward, when Li Rong's good friend told him he liked a young woman named Fu Niannian too, Li Rong's heart clenched. He secretly tucked the jade pendant he had planned to give Fu Niannian as a token of his love back into his sleeve.
When they met again, Fu Niannian was radiant as the sun and had become the dream girl of all the young men in the capital. Li Rong regretted it so much he could have kicked himself.
(A story about a man who realizes too late that he wants his wife back.)
A sweet romance, with mutual devotion and original elements.
A fictional setting, with some details included to serve the story!
Theme: The heroine learns to be strong and brave, and keeps moving toward her goals.
Finished reading! It's time to leave, alas
It's you, it's you, it's you, haha
Prince, please don't die. These two people suffered enough in their previous lives. Why not live peacefully and happily in this life...
This chapter feels like the heroine is really stupid
This person surnamed Zhong will not concentrate on liking anyone, he will always look for the shadow of another person in one person.
This is a good read, the male protagonist is affectionate and dedicated in his past and present lives.
I've finished watching it. The wife's emotional scenes are very well written, and the plot scenes could use more practice.
Didn't the second male lead live with this female partner as husband and wife all his life? Why can't I seem to see clearly?
It's great that the male and female protagonists understand each other and trust each other~! It feels like the male and female partners at the average level can't stand up to one chapter in front of them. The Zhong family's chicken-and-dog-fighting scene is pretty cool to watch. I especially like to watch the scumbag and the green-tea girl get together and get into trouble~
This little general looks like a fool from beginning to end. Everyone bullied him and yelled at everyone, but no one bit him. Such a pitiful fool