Has the Noble Consort Cried Today?

In the first year of the Yuanzhao era, the new emperor, Li Jinting, ascended the throne, and the imperial selection began.

All the families in the capital waited eagerly, but the Jiang family alone was shrouded in gloom.

The Jiang family's third daughter, Jiang Chuchan, had once been Li Jinting's beloved, but she had broken off their engagement when he was at his lowest.

They said Li Jinting once stood outside the Jiang residence for three days and nights, without so much as a glance from her. From then on, he swore never to set foot in the Jiang residence again.

Now, seeing trouble on the horizon, the Jiang family tremulously sent their daughter into the palace as a sacrifice.

At the selection, the young women vied in beauty.

Jiang Chuchan tripped. When she looked up, the boy who had once been refined and unworldly had become an exalted emperor. His voice was stern even without anger as he said, "The Jiang girl has disgraced herself before the throne. Effective immediately, she is demoted to palace maid."

All the selected women laughed at Jiang Chuchan for making history in the selection: she hadn't even managed to get the lowest-ranked consort position.

But Jiang Chuchan was perfectly content. Back then, she'd played the villainess according to the System's demands, and had already maxed out the male lead's hatred for her.

Now she just had to wait for the leads' relationship to develop, then goad the heroine a little and explain how much the male lead had once loved her. Then she could fake her death and go find her destined match.

Apparently, her destined match was a talented and handsome young man, exactly her type.

Jiang Chuchan: Oh... oh?!

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After successfully getting close to her destined match, Jiang Chuchan seized an opportunity to fake her death and sneak out of the palace.

But as soon as she passed through the palace gates, a line of imperial guards appeared. The emperor stood at their head, holding her barely alive destined match in his right hand. He smiled faintly. "Where do you think you're going?"

Jiang Chuchan was so frightened she couldn't speak. The emperor walked toward her step by step, his fingers stained crimson with blood gently stroking her trembling face. "Why didn't you take me with you?"

That night, sobs echoed from behind the soft red curtains of the emperor's bedchamber, and the candles burned until dawn.

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He hated her cold-heartedness, hated her so much that he wanted her to regret it every moment.

It wasn't until he nearly lost her again that he realized all his love, hatred, and delusions had long since sunk into the abyss, buried beneath his daily longing for her.

Bonus scene:

Ever since Li Jinting demoted Jiang Chuchan to palace maid, he had the secret guards report on her every day.

Li Jinting: "Has she cried since becoming a palace maid?"

Secret guard: "No. She ate three extra bowls of rice."

Later, Li Jinting summoned her to his bedchamber.

Li Jinting: "Did she cry last night?"

Secret guard: "Miss Jiang fell asleep."

An alternate universe, happy ending, contains a forced-possession plotline.

Both leads are virgins. The reason will be explained in the story.

★Coming soon 1: Saving the Obsessive God

Luo Mingci transmigrates into the wilderness. Relying on her survival skills, she crosses mountains and rivers in search of people.

One day, she spots a cliff where vultures circle overhead. A breathtakingly beautiful man hangs below, covered in wounds that cannot hide his extraordinary looks. He's the first person she's encountered, and he seems to be waiting for her to save him.

She barely hesitates: Save him!

Only later does she discover that she has transmigrated into a book, and that the well-behaved, handsome young man she casually rescued is none other than the future Asura God, who will destroy heaven and earth.

He comes from hell, without feelings or desires.

The god's favor is something she wouldn't dare...

The god looks at her. "Hmm?"

Luo Mingci: "I wouldn't dare turn it down!"

Now complete: The Phoenix Perches on the Green Sparrow Terrace

Theme: Even when life suddenly takes an unexpected turn, stay positive and look for a solution