Marrying the Powerful and Corrupt (Reborn)

A beautiful-but-tragic, devoted male lead who is a powerful minister VS a cool, aloof heroine who is gentle only with him

(1)

Jiang Li died.

As the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis's household, she had lived humbly and endured in silence, yet the person she loved most still sent her a cup of poisoned wine,

all because she had no power and stood in the way of her legitimate younger sister.

Reborn on the day she acknowledged her father and returned home, Jiang Li swore:

In this life, she would watch every one of her enemies suffer piercing heartbreak and fall before her, one by one.

(2)

An imperial decree forced Jiang Li to marry the National Preceptor. Everyone in the Marquis's household gloated:

Who didn't know that the National Preceptor was beautiful but cold-hearted, with a cruel nature? Any woman forced on him would surely be tortured mercilessly.

Yet one day, everyone saw the National Preceptor carefully holding his new bride and reverently kissing her forehead as he said,

"Everything I have is yours. Stay by my side, and never leave me."

His wife clung trustingly to his arm and smiled tenderly at him. "I won't leave you."

(3)

Jiang Li was indifferent to everything in the imperial capital. Only her eyes always followed the National Preceptor.

In her previous life, she had feared and resented him, and set her heart on marrying someone else. But when she died miserably,

it was he who held her body and wept until his eyes were red, then avenged her amid a sea of blood, giving his life for her.

In this life, Jiang Li told him earnestly, "Whichever path you want to take, I'll walk it with you."

Reader's guide:

1. The leads grew up together. Their past life was filled with misunderstandings and regrets, but in this life they dote on each other. They are each other's first love, and both are sexually inexperienced.

2. There is a career storyline, and the leads join forces to take revenge and punish the scoundrels.

Upcoming: The Beloved Lady on His Lap

From the heroine's perspective: The awkward everyday life of an uncle and niece who become husband and wife.

From the hero's perspective: A high-and-mighty beauty won through cunning and force.

Twelve-year age gap, fake ice mountain VS genuinely soft and sweet

The marriage between Jiang Xuezhi and Pei Xun was one of compulsion and compromise.

The person she truly loved, the one she had originally been set to marry, was Pei Xun's nephew, her childhood sweetheart, Pei Cen. But on the wedding day, the groom who should have come to escort her failed to show. After the elders of both families discussed it, Jiang Xuezhi's bridal sedan was carried into Pei Xun's courtyard.

Jiang Xuezhi admired sunny, approachable young men like Pei Cen. Pei Xun, however, held a high position, was reserved and imposing, and was a full twelve years older than her.

Jiang Xuezhi feared him.

On their wedding night, Jiang Xuezhi cried until her eyes were red, unsure what the future held.

Then she saw the man who had always kept his distance from women quietly study her for a long while. He then tentatively kissed her red lips, as gently as if afraid he might break something.

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When Pei Xun was seven, he once found a little rabbit. It was pure white, soft, gentle, and adorable, but his princess mother slaughtered it right in front of him. For years afterward, Pei Xun never liked anything again.

Until, at the age of twenty-nine, he met another "rabbit."

At the time, the rabbit was crying because a cat had been hurt. When she saw him, tears filled her almond-shaped eyes, and the corners of her eyes were damp and red. She was clearly afraid of him, yet still addressed him timidly and politely: "Th-third uncle."

Pei Xun suddenly had the urge to pick this rabbit up again, keep her cupped in his hands, and hide her away so no one else could ever lay a finger on her.

Reader's guide: The heroine calls him Third Uncle after the male supporting character; the supporting male character has serious flaws in how he behaves and handles things, and the male lead uses a little coercion. There is a rivalry between uncle and nephew, but this is a sweet one-on-one romance.

Theme: Kindness doesn't mean having no boundaries. Stay true to yourself, communicate openly, and build a beautiful life.