Cherished and Spoiled

Ming Yan is a concubine-born daughter of the Lu family. Though beautiful, she has always been timid and submissive.

Life in the Lu household is like walking on thin ice.

The Lu family is a powerful, prestigious clan, but life there is far from easy. The first madam is jealous, and her legitimate elder sister envies her beauty and relentlessly corners her. Ming Yan watches her sickly mother, the concubine, lie on the bed and weep.

With nowhere else to turn, she sets her sights on the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince is noble and immaculate, a man of impeccable character. His thoughts are unfathomable, and no one dares provoke him. He is the most exalted person in the Great Xia Dynasty.

If she could attach herself to him, even just a little, her life wouldn't be so difficult.

That night, Ming Yan returned late, her black cloak covered in traces of dragon's-breath incense.

The old nurse said tenderly, "Miss, why put yourself through this...?"

Lu Ming Yan glanced at her sick mother on the bed and shook her head.

No one knew that the Crown Prince, who seemed so aloof and dignified, most enjoyed watching her cry from behind, looking on with indifference.

Later, after she got what she wanted, Ming Yan was overcome with guilt. To cleanse herself of her sins, she went to a temple to practice self-cultivation.

The Crown Prince pursued her there, gripping her chin. His voice was gentle and lingering, but he was already angry.

"Yan'er, you used me, and now you think you can just leave?"

The Crown Prince naturally saw through Ming Yan's intentions. He found her amusing, so he let her clumsy attempts at seduction continue.

He never expected that, as she kept using him, he would be the first to lose his heart.

A pretty, sweet-talking, scheming seductress X a deep and dignified Crown Prince, as flawless as jade

The Crown Prince falls first. Once they cross the line, there's no turning back.

---I know your tenderness is a trap, but I willingly imprison myself in it.

Please add my next book, Springtime's Enchantment, to your reading list~

Shen Qingyun has always thought of Shang Tingyuan as an older brother.

The Shang family is a powerful, prestigious clan, and Shen Qingyun's second sister, Shen Qi, was already betrothed to Shang Tingyuan.

Shen Qingyun is young, pretty, and graceful, like a lotus fresh from the water. She's also pure-hearted and has been spoiled, so she usually just likes to play. She looked at Shang Tingyuan, her eyes crinkling with a smile. "Third Brother, next month you'll be my second sister's husband. Remember to bring me back some sesame candies."

The tall man's lips curved in a faint smile. His unfathomable eyes concealed other feelings.

No one in the capital knew that on the night of the grand wedding between the Shang and Shen families, the one flushed from drinking wedding wine, eyes glistening with tears, was Third Miss Shen Qingyun.

Shang Tingyuan gripped the beauty's chin and coaxed her. "Don't you always love sesame candies? Keep one in your mouth."

[Ruthless Crown Prince X gentle, soft beauty who only wants to stay alive]

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