Plucking the Delicate Buds (Reborn)

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Blurb for Plucking the Tender Bud

Li Ruir was a princess of the State of Wu, blessed with ethereal beauty and a graceful, captivating charm.

When her kingdom fell, she was left adrift and powerless to protect herself.

Imprisoned by those in power and unable to bear her suffering, she had only one way to escape: death.

When she opened her eyes again, Li Ruir was back on the day the State of Wu surrendered to the Great Zhou.

There, she met Xiao Yuting, the dashing and gallant Prince of Yan.

He was the revered God of War of the Great Zhou. Though noble in status, he was modest and kind to others.

Desperate for protection, Li Ruir seized her chance and clung to him while he was drunk.

*

Waking from his hangover, Xiao Yuting was shocked to find himself sharing a bed with Li Ruir. His drunkenness vanished at once.

With tears in her eyes and a pitiful look, Li Ruir clutched his sleeve and wouldn't let him go.

Xiao Yuting thought her delicate, tender self too fragile to withstand the world.

What would it matter if he protected her for the rest of her life?

*

After the imperial decree arranged their marriage, Li Ruir thought she could finally live with dignity in this life.

But on their wedding night, as she undressed him,

she saw a shocking cross-shaped scar on his waist.

She knew that scar all too well: it was identical to the one on the masked man who had imprisoned her in her previous life!

Li Ruir went deathly pale, stopped breathing, and fainted.

*

Xiao Yuting couldn't understand why Li Ruir's attitude toward him changed so drastically after they married.

Not only did she avoid and reject him every time she saw him,

she even tried to offer him up to other women.

Then, on the eve of his departure to lead his troops into battle,

Li Ruir finally hinted that she suffered from poor health and might struggle to bear children. If the prince wanted to marry someone else, she could divorce him and give up her place.

Xiao Yuting's gaze darkened. He immediately drew the sword at his waist and swung it at the pomegranate tree by the wall, cleaving it clean in two.

Seeing Xiao Yuting's bloodshot eyes, Li Ruir trembled with fear and didn't dare say another word.

A soft, fragile crybaby × a devoted, obsessive God of War

#Sweet romance, doting husband, arranged marriage to love, one-on-one, happy ending#

Content warning: Not a wish-fulfillment story. The heroine is adored by many.

Coming next: the sweet arranged-marriage romance Spoiling the Darling. Please add it to your reading list~

[Glamorous, sweet-and-spicy princess × cool, restrained general]

Tang Wan'er, a dazzling beauty and the princess of Great Liang, was sent far away to Lingzhou after her older half-sister schemed against her just as she was about to be betrothed to her cousin.

Rumor had it that Shen Yu, the military governor of Lingzhou, was a brutal and fearsome man who could stop a child from crying at night.

On her wedding night, Tang Wan'er trembled all over, gripping a silver hairpin as she prepared to fight for her life.

But when the bridal veil was lifted, the face before her was impossibly handsome.

Tang Wan'er's heart stirred. “You're so handsome. I permit you to share my bed.”

Shen Yu's gaze fell on the hairpin clutched in her hand. “I must respectfully decline.”

Tang Wan'er: “…”

Oh, so he was playing hard to get. Fine by her!

*

One night, Shen Yu carried a drunk Tang Wan'er to bed.

Tang Wan'er grabbed his sleeve and looked at him with bleary eyes, softly calling, “Cousin…”

Shen Yu's expression darkened. After a long moment of stunned silence, he finally let go of her hand.

From then on, Shen Yu grew even more restrained, never crossing the line.

*

Faced with Shen Yu's cold distance, Tang Wan'er repeatedly tried to get close, only to be rejected. At last, she lost hope.

Then Shen Yu returned after putting down a rebellion, and Tang Wan'er decided to divorce him.

Tang Wan'er said, “I'll leave you all the dowry I brought: money and valuables, treasures and furnishings, medicinal ingredients and books. I'll take the land deeds, the maids, the imperial physician, and the guards. Any objections?”

Shen Yu gazed at her intently. “Yes.”

Tang Wan'er: “What?”

Shen Yu: “Take me with you, too.”

Tang Wan'er: “…”

#Sweet romance, love after marriage#

#Bickering couple, from rejection to falling hard#

Message: Ride the waves and keep moving forward with love.