The Princess's Beloved Prince

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Rong Yunshu, the eldest princess of Great Chu, enjoyed the emperor's favor and lived in the height of splendor. At the peak of her glory, she rejected every noble and official who coveted the position of her consort, resolving never to marry in this life.

Some said she carried a dead first love in her heart.

But no one in the imperial palace could ever find any trace of such a person.

That is, until her young brother ascended the throne and the Empress Dowager tried to use a political marriage to make her a prisoner.

On the day of the marriage, Rong Yunshu prepared to face death with composure.

Unexpectedly, her carriage had barely made it down the main street when it collided with Prince Ning's troops, who were returning to the capital.

Prince Ning, Rong She, had been banished to the western frontier and forbidden to return to the capital forever. Now he was back.

His first act upon returning was to seize the eldest princess in front of the entire capital.

And not only did he take her, he even wanted to make her empress...

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Rong Yunshu bore the weight of the Rong dynasty and often called him a treacherous rebel. Yet this fake imperial uncle, standing across the divide of family grudges and national enmity, was convinced that she was the only one he would spend his life with. The stubbornness in his eyes was just like that of the boy she once shielded, battered and bruised, behind her.

With no other choice, she opposed him at every turn and even took the initiative to announce that she was seeking a husband.

One day, Rong Yunshu fled the empty gathering for prospective consorts and rushed to Prince Ning's residence.

The powerful Prince Ning, Rong She, who commanded his own army and held sway over the court, sat in the hall with bloodshot eyes, watching darkly as rows of noble young men vying to become her consort were beaten in the courtyard.

To soothe her angry man, she gritted her teeth and promised that once they defeated the Empress Dowager and the new emperor secured his throne, she would let Rong She do as he pleased.

Thus, by day the two were at daggers drawn, while at night Prince Ning could often be seen in the palace, softening up and seeking her favor.

The next day, Prince Ning petitioned the emperor to grant them permission to marry.

The new emperor was furious. "Prince Ning, my elder sister has long had someone in her heart. She would never marry anyone else. What you're doing is hardly gentlemanly!"

Rong She smiled. "You mean that first love who died of illness? He came back to life. That man is me."

Coming next: A Heartless Maid (Reborn)

In her previous life, Wei Zhuo, an elegant and refined young lord of the marquis's household, seemed like an ideal husband. He coaxed her into becoming his pawn and rose to the highest ranks of the court.

Unexpectedly, Yan Zhi rose from a lowly maid to become the imperial consort. She began to entertain hopes she should never have had, and he decided to kill her.

On the day she was poisoned, silenced, and subjected to death by a thousand cuts, Wei Zhuo's face was as handsome as jade, his tall figure graceful as a crane. His once-disabled legs were perfectly sound as he looked at her like a useless plaything.

Reborn into another life, Yan Zhi takes the initiative and enters the game.

Only this time, she will fulfill her wish from her previous life and become the wife of the chief minister, the one who controls Wei Zhuo.

She will watch him love her without hope and beg for her affection.

Oh, and she'll have to break his legs, too.

Theme: No matter how many hardships arise, we can walk hand in hand toward happiness.