Willing to Be a Servant at the Princess's Feet

--New story now available: After the Tyrant's Cousin Laid Hands on Me-- Blurb: Tang Rong, the naturally beautiful Commandery Princess of Jinyang, married He Tao, the heir to the Duke of Zhenguo, after coming of age. He Tao was handsome and charming, but unfortunately a notorious playboy. The two were at odds beneath the surface after marriage. Three years later, the Sixth Prince seized the throne and began a sweeping purge of the Eastern Palace's former faction. The Duke of Zhenguo was implicated and imprisoned. To save her husband, Tang Rong had no choice but to seek help from the new emperor, her cousin Wen Jingyu, whom she barely knew. Wen Jingyu was seventeen that year, clad in imperial robes. When he looked at her, a youthful smile played on his lips. "I can pardon the Duke of Zhenguo, but what can you offer me, Elder Sister?" Tang Rong knelt on the ground, tears rolling down her cheeks. "What does Your Majesty want?" Wen Jingyu walked up to her, bent down, and lifted her chin. "I want you, Elder Sister." * After her husband returned, she shut herself away in the residence and refused to go out. She never expected Wen Jingyu to come straight to the Duke of Zhenguo's residence. When He Tao accidentally walked in, Wen Jingyu's eyes were still alight with desire. Tang Rong's hair was disheveled, and she looked panicked. She tried to leave, but he held her back. Wen Jingyu snapped, "Brother-in-law, are you blind? Get out!" * Wen Jingyu had loved Tang Rong since childhood and had no reservations with her, but his haughty, aloof cousin had never once looked at him properly. On the night Tang Rong got married, he hid in the palace, heartbroken, as scarlet drops fell from his arm onto the ground, stark and winding. After the pardon, Tang Rong wanted to put an end to their entanglement, but Wen Jingyu refused. He had finally gotten her in his grasp. He would never let her go so easily! Blurb: In her previous life, Princess Royal Li Yingrou had many lovers, but the one she favored most was Yan Tang, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Yan Tang became her most useful weapon, helping her eliminate her enemies. But she never expected Yan Tang to betray her in the end, leaving her to die by hanging with a white silk cord. Reborn at seventeen, Li Yingrou knew she could no longer rely on that little bastard Yan Tang. Without power or influence, she turned to find a new blade and planned to rise again. Who knew that in this life, the once aloof Yan Tang would pursue her relentlessly, always wanting to make an adult deal with her and become her devoted lover once more. One night, Yan Tang climbed over her wall. Li Yingrou sneered. "You like me?" Yan Tang: "Your Highness is right. I do!" Li Yingrou froze. Get lost! * Blurb from the male lead's perspective: After learning that the Princess Royal had hanged herself, Yan Tang was sent to the afterlife with a cup of poisoned wine. When he lived again, Li Yingrou was still seventeen, as lovely as a flower. Only he knew that beneath her innocent face lay a heart bent on revenge. This time, Yan Tang didn't want her to struggle so hard, so he offered himself up, ready to be the blade that would clear a path for her. He had no idea she didn't want him. [Wily, winsome princess] x [Fallen, aloof nobleman] Content warnings: 1. Both leads are reborn. They are each other's only partners in both lives. Happy ending. 2. In this life, the male lead pursues her. There is sweetness, conflict, and melodrama. 3. The leads and supporting characters each have their own positions; there are no purely good people. 4. The heroine and the male supporting character pretend to be siblings. He always knows the truth; she didn't know in her previous life and won't find out until the middle or later part of this life. Theme: After countless trials, remain true to your original heart