She Just Wants to Run Away from the Wedding

Blurb: When Jiang Ruo happily accepted the imperial decree arranging her marriage, she still had no idea what sort of person the Prince of Xuan she had always admired truly was. He was the most carefree of the imperial clan, with delicate features and a cool, distant bearing. He shunned worldly affairs and kept his distance from women, an utterly untouchable presence. Though he seemed indifferent to others, he had once risked his life to save her in a moment of mortal danger. * Jiang Ruo did many foolish things for him. Even when she was covered in wounds, she refused to turn back. But His Highness remained unmoved. He only held the sachet she'd embroidered until her eyes grew sore, and stared at her with his dark eyes, obsessed. "Do you love me, or the man who risked his life to save you on that snowy night?" They're the same person. What's there to compare? "Without Your Highness back then, there would be no Ruo Ruo." "No matter what Your Highness becomes, you will always be the person I admire most," Jiang Ruo said, her voice sincere. His Highness's face suddenly turned pale and flushed by turns, his expression strange. * It wasn't until just before their wedding that Jiang Ruo discovered the truth. Beneath that kind exterior was a heart so dark, twisted, and ruthless. "The hardships Your Highness suffered while confined in the princely residence as a child were all caused by the Jiang clan. How could you, who hate the Jiangs to the bone, have saved a Jiang woman?" "Even the marriage was something His Highness schemed to arrange. It was all just a temporary measure." "His Highness has endured for years. The day he claims the throne will be the day that Jiang woman dies." A cold wind blew, and Jiang Ruo came to her senses. At last, she understood why the people who had tormented and humiliated His Highness while he was confined had all died so horribly. Her heart turned cold, and all hope died. If she hadn't realized the truth in time, she would have been schemed to death and dragged the entire Jiang family down with her. There was no escape from this dead end. Her only way forward was to fake her death. [Extra scene] The night Jiang Ruo faked her death and left. The prince, usually so cool and distant, had his hair loose and his eyes bloodshot. He clung to a charred corpse, muttering like a madman, consumed by obsession. It would be fine if she only saw him as that other man. It would be fine if she didn't want to marry him. Just don't leave him like this. P.S.: (1) One-on-one romance, both leads' first time (2) A sinister, scheming male lead x a kindhearted, healing female lead (3) The man who saved her wasn't the male lead. The male lead will have to win her back. (5) Contains some mild forced-romance elements. If that's not your thing, read with caution. (6) The setting and style in some parts of the story differ from my other novels. Recommended upcoming novel: Who Told Me My Husband Was the Villain? Jiang Yingying transmigrated into a book and discovered she was about to become the Second Prince's consort. In the book, the Crown Prince was benevolent, and the Crown Princess was gentle and virtuous. But... The Second Prince, Li Ran, was wildly ambitious, and his consort, Jiang, was a spoiled brat. One was obsessed with power and constantly plotted against the Crown Prince, determined to seize the throne. The other wanted to become empress and spent all her time comparing herself to the Crown Princess. Together, they were twice as loathsome as anyone else in the book. Unfortunately, Jiang Yingying was about to become that despised Second Prince's consort. She had planned to use what she knew from the plot to kill the Second Prince on their wedding night, skipping the eighteen hundred chapters of twists and turns in the book. Then she could enjoy the title of an imperial widow, eat, drink, and wait to die in comfort. But the instant she saw her groom on their wedding night... The young man had exquisite features and an angelic face, but cruelty and ruthlessness lurked between his brows. His red lips and white teeth stood out even more in his wedding robe, embroidered with qilin. Jiang Yingying's eyes lit up. She was dazzled. Without changing her expression, she hid the dagger in her hand and sweetly said, "Dear husband~" If the villain was handsome, she could enjoy herself for a couple of days first. Li Ran, entering through the door: "..." Why did his back suddenly feel cold? Li Ran had no idea that his good looks had just saved his life. Looking at his sweet and obedient wife, he felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart, too. Every time Jiang Yingying tried to change the plot and help her husband succeed in one of his schemes, something would automatically censor her words. She couldn't even persuade her husband to give up the throne. The plot was set in stone. If she couldn't change it, she'd just have to accept it. From then on, Li Ran tirelessly dug pits for his enemies, while Jiang Yingying eagerly handed him the knives. Even though she knew it wouldn't work, she never got tired of it. The Second Prince, ruthless outside the palace, would obediently peel grapes for his beloved wife at home. Someone said, "Jiang Yingying is such a spoiled brat. Just the other day, I saw the Second Prince massaging her legs." Someone else replied, "But what can you do? The Second Prince is happy to do it." *Extra scene* Li Ran, undeterred by repeated setbacks: "My Yingying deserves the best in the world. I'll personally win the throne for you." Jiang Yingying clapped happily. "Yay! My husband is the best!" P.S.: (1) One-on-one romance, both leads' first time, happy ending (2) A spoiled princess-consort x a villainous prince (3) See my author page for details. A deep bow~ Theme: Never lose yourself, even in adversity