Wife, You're Scaring Me

[Seeking follows for my upcoming novel, The Crown Princess Almost Murdered Her Husband!]

Xia Feng was born into a family of military officers. From childhood, she practiced with blades and guns, chased cats and dogs, and roamed the border battlefields without fear.

At thirteen, she accompanied her father to the capital to celebrate the emperor's birthday and fell for the second prince at first sight. The young prince was eloquent, refined, and handsome, everything Xia Feng had ever dreamed of in a future husband.

But...

It didn't take much thought to know that the future Second Prince's Consort would have to be a gentle and virtuous young lady, someone who could live harmoniously with His Highness.

Xia Feng glanced down at her own man's clothes and thought of the assortment of long knives and blades stored in her bedroom. She silently swallowed.

How about... I just kidnap him and take him home?

The capital was thrown into chaos overnight, with treacherous officials in power. The once noble and pampered Second Prince became a prisoner. Xia Feng seized her chance and took him straight back to the border.

"Your Highness, I'm still in need of a husband. What do you think?"

Xiao Mingchen weakly clutched his chest, coughing violently. "I can never repay you for saving my life, but..."

Xia Feng raised an eyebrow. "It's settled, then. I'll get my father to start arranging everything for us!"

"Cough, no..." Xiao Mingchen stood there, stunned with happiness (and terror).

After they married, Xiao Mingchen encountered a vicious dog on his way out and immediately darted behind Xia Feng. "Wife, I'm afraid of dogs."

The vicious dog, no bigger than a palm, rolled around with its tongue out. "Woof, woof, woof."

Xia Feng: ...

On the battlefield, with the two armies facing off, Xiao Mingchen cowered beside Xia Feng. "Wife, people are being killed. How scary."

Then he turned around and chopped down the enemy commander.

Xia Feng: ...

After the new emperor ascended the throne, His Majesty tugged forlornly at the empress's sleeve. "Wife, do you not love me anymore?"

Xia Feng had had enough. "Get lost!"

The heroine is beautiful, bold, and the strongest fighter in the book. The hero is a scheming, green-tea, white-lotus type (not really).

Upcoming novel:

Two years ago, Zheng Shu helped her father capture a spy by infiltrating a brothel.

She nearly killed a pretty boy by mistake and regretted it afterward.

The pretty boy had been exceptionally handsome. It would have been a terrible waste if she'd frightened him into some kind of illness.

Zheng Shu felt a little worried when she was ordered to marry into the Eastern Palace.

The new Crown Prince had fought his way through the succession struggle. He was a master of schemes and tactics, and rumors said he had no interest in women. He would probably be difficult to handle.

On their wedding night, the red veil fell to the floor.

The new husband standing before Zheng Shu was none other than the pretty boy whose throat she'd nearly slit.

Li Jue had spent over twenty years plotting and striving. He outlived his elder brother, defeated his younger brother, and became the new Crown Prince, a man everyone wanted to court.

For twenty years, he'd watched his words and actions carefully. The one time he let himself go after drinking, he accidentally wandered into a brothel and nearly had his throat slit by a courtesan. He'd been deeply traumatized ever since.

The Crown Prince's wedding was celebrated throughout the empire.

Li Jue lifted the veil. Seeing the stunning face beneath the phoenix coronet and bridal robes made his scalp tingle, and "An assassin!" burst from his lips.

The Crown Princess from a prestigious family was none other than the courtesan who had almost killed him.

On their wedding night, they sat in silence until midnight.

"I..."

"I..."

After staring at each other in the cold night air for a while, Zheng Shu decided to be gracious. "Your Highness, please go first."

"Let's pretend nothing happened tonight. I'll order them to keep quiet. You should go to sleep." With that, the Crown Prince turned and went to his study.

Zheng Shu called for her maid to close the doors to the palace hall, then went to bed.

Later, Zheng Shu found a yellowed love letter hidden in a compartment in the Crown Prince's study. It was written in a childish hand, full of misspellings, and awkwardly confessed its love to the Crown Prince.

Signed: Zheng Mei.

Zheng Shu: When did I ever meet him?

Theme: Stay strong and work hard even in adversity. Love life, and tomorrow will be better.