The Crown Princess Only Wants a Divorce

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Jiang Ling, Commandery Princess of Yunyang, was raised by the Empress Dowager from childhood. Spoiled and dazzling, she was the most beautiful woman in the capital. Crown Prince Ji Xun had inherited his title since he was a boy, and no one dared provoke him.

She hated his arrogance, coldness, and disdain for everyone around him.

He couldn’t stand her spoiled, willful behavior.

And yet, an imperial decree bound them together.

He had a cherished benefactor he thought of as his “moonlight,” and she had a gentle young man of her own.

On their wedding night, he sneered as he turned away: “Even if you begged me, I wouldn’t come to your room!”

Jiang Ling smiled. That suited her just fine. She immediately drafted a divorce agreement for three years later.

From then on, everyone in the Eastern Palace knew that Jiaolan Hall was a forbidden place the Crown Prince would never set foot in. But no one saw him scale the palace wall in the middle of the night, his black robes stained with dust, his eyes bloodshot as he pinned her against the door. His breath was scorching, his voice terrifyingly hoarse. “A Ling, if you look at that Lu fellow one more time, I’ll gouge out his eyes…”

Jiang Ling looked up with a faint smile. “The three years are almost up, Your Highness. You’re overstepping.”

He nipped at her ear and laughed softly, his breath burning hot.

“A Ling, the only way we’ll part is in death.”

“Divorce? Only if I’m dead.”

*He enjoys tormenting his wife for a while, then has to grovel to win her back.

*Proud, dazzling commandery princess × obsessive, jealous crown prince

*The moonlight and the young man are both just plot devices

-----Coming soon: "What Could the Crown Princess Possibly Be Up to?"-----

After an accident, Shen Yunzhu discovered that she was actually the heroine of a tragic romance story. After marrying the male lead, she devoted herself to him and cared for him in every way. But when his moonlight returned, she was tormented at every turn, suffered endless hardship, and eventually died in sorrow.

To make matters worse, she opened her eyes on the day of her wedding.

Looking at the endless sea of red, Shen Yunzhu thought: …I’m tired. Let it all end.

To lie flat in peace, she planned to make a fortune while secretly bringing the male lead and his moonlight together.

On their wedding night,

Zhao Yan entered with a look of disgust, about to harshly lecture his new bride, when Shen Yunzhu said, “I know how you feel, Your Highness. You and younger sister Wan share a deep bond. It’s late, so you should go rest. The Empress Mother won’t find out.”

Zhao Yan left with a cold expression, all the more disgusted by Shen Yunzhu’s attempt to play hard to get.

At the palace banquet,

Zhao Yan had no choice but to bring the Crown Princess along. He entered, about to tell her not to read too much into it, when he saw Shen Yunzhu cover her mouth with a handkerchief and give a delicate cough, looking as frail as Xi Shi. “Your Highness, I’m feeling unwell and afraid I can’t attend. The northwest is bitterly cold, so you should hurry and bring younger sister Wan back. Once she joins the household, she can take my place by your side.”

Zhao Yan: …?

Then one day, his moonlight finally returned, and Shen Yunzhu had already saved up enough money.

Holding out the divorce agreement she had prepared, Shen Yunzhu feigned grief. “Now that younger sister Wan is back, I’m willing to give up my position as Crown Princess. I’ve already drafted the divorce papers. All that’s left is for Your Highness to look them over.”

She handed the divorce agreement to Zhao Yan and waited for him to sign. But this time, Zhao Yan suddenly wrapped an arm around her waist and gritted his teeth. “What if I refuse?”

*

Ever since the Crown Princess entered the Eastern Palace, Zhao Yan had been losing a sword tassel one day and an inkstone the next. He thought she had been secretly in love with him for a long time and collected his belongings to gaze at them and remember him.

It wasn’t until one day, when he caught Shen Yunzhu trying to run away with her money, that he finally came to his senses.

…??? What happened to playing hard to get and being deeply in love?

Theme: Move forward hand in hand and grow together