Cherishing You to the Bone

In the second year of the Jianyuan era, the realm had just been pacified. The court offered amnesty to heroes across the land, and Lan Yuwei went from being the cherished darling of Qianfeng Stronghold to the legitimate daughter of the Dong'an Marquis's household in the capital. Surrounded by admirers and showered with affection, she was even granted a marriage by the emperor, betrothed to the heir of Prince Huai's household.

The heir, Lou Yunxiao, was handsome and accomplished in both civil and martial arts. He was the new emperor's most capable right-hand man, and the object of every young woman's longing in the capital.

Everyone sighed that Lan Yuwei had been blessed with a match most people could not earn in several lifetimes.

But only after their wedding did Lan Yuwei learn the truth: their affection was a pretense, and her husband loved another. She was merely a pawn the emperor used to secure her father's military power. By the time she learned the truth and tried to escape, it was too late. Her family had disappeared, and she herself died a miserable death.

Who could have guessed that after her death, she would see her usually upright and stern husband personally kill her murderer before her spirit tablet, whispering to her remains night after night: "Xiaowei, I was wrong..."

It turned out that the ones who had driven her to such a tragic end were remnants of the former dynasty. Her husband had always been unable to speak of his troubles, and she had always been the one he loved most.

Reborn, Lan Yuwei discovers that her husband loved and cherished her deeply in both lifetimes. She swears she will not believe rumors and repeat her past mistakes. This time, she will live a brilliant and beautiful life with her husband!

Coming soon: My Reborn Princess Consort Is Done. If you're interested, lovelies, feel free to check it out.

Pei Shiyu was the most miserable legitimate daughter in the capital. Her father did not love her, her stepmother did not care for her, and even her breathtaking beauty became a source of her sisters' jealousy and resentment. Because of that face, she was chosen to marry into Prince Qi's household and serve as a good-luck bride for the Third Prince.

Prince Qi, Xiao Chengyuan, had the title of a prince but was a cripple on the brink of death, with a volatile and unpredictable temper. Everyone said her life was over.

Pei Shiyu thought escaping her maiden home, the Earl of Changle's household, was already a blessing. Her husband was gravely ill, so she devoted herself to caring for him. His household was large, so she worked hard to manage it. She thought she could live out her days in peace, until her husband rebelled and she died unjustly. Only then did she learn that his frailty had all been an act!

That heartless, ungrateful Xiao Chengyuan would one day ascend the throne!

The three years she had devoted to him with all her heart and soul had been nothing but a joke!

When she opened her eyes again, Pei Shiyu was back on her wedding night, begging outside the door after her husband coldly refused to let her in.

Pei Shiyu sneered and swept away.

Let whoever wants to serve him do it. She's done!

This time, she would not only hold her head high, but also live freely and brilliantly.

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Xiao Chengyuan was reborn. Looking back on his previous life, the person he had wronged most was Pei Shiyu. He had suspected and guarded against her, trampling her sincere love, never realizing that even as she lay dying because of him, she had still been wholly devoted to him.

In this life, he would give her a peaceful and happy life.

But he never expected that his usually meek and timid princess consort would want nothing to do with him. She no longer put him first in everything, nor even spared him a proper glance. She had completely changed, bright and carefree beyond belief.

The problem was, even knowing that her occasional kindness was only pretense, he could not stop himself from losing himself in it, fully aware and content to do so.

Theme: Lovers must trust each other if they want their relationship to last.