The Crown Prince's Chronicle of Winning Back His Wife

Back when the palace was rocked by a coup, the young Crown Prince Chu Xiu was taken home by General Zheng and raised as his own son for over a decade.

After the emperor acknowledged him as his son, the old emperor kept him by his side and carefully educated him, preparing him to inherit the throne. Months later, as he watched little Zheng Zheng enter the palace with her mother for a visit, he realized that the little girl who used to follow him around had grown into a young woman.

Her features were exquisitely defined, and she was even lovelier than the women in paintings. Chu Xiu suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.

Unfortunately, the young girl was still too naive to understand. She called him "Elder Brother Crown Prince" in a clear, sweet voice, making Chu Xiu's heart ache with jealousy.

When the Eastern Palace began selecting a crown princess, Zheng Zheng fled in the middle of the night. She had barely reached the city gate and let out a breath of relief when a hand gripped her wrist. "Zheng'er, do you really not want to be Crown Princess?"

Too shocked to answer, she looked back and saw Chu Xiu smiling at her. "Even if you don't want to, it won't matter. You will take the position of Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace."

Note: They will have no feelings beyond familial affection until the relationship between the leads is no longer that of relatives.

Coming soon: The Eastern Palace's Attendant (Reborn)

Shen Su followed the palace supervisor toward the Eastern Palace, her slender white fingers clutching the hem of her clothes. She didn't want to go!

All she wanted was to stay safe until she turned twenty-five, then be released from the palace. Her childhood sweetheart, her cousin, was waiting for her outside. And even if he wasn't, Shen Su still thought getting out would be enough.

The Crown Prince, Zheng Feng, was gravely ill. No medicine could help him, and a Daoist read his fortune, saying that a palace maid from the Laundry Bureau had a compatible birth chart and could bring him good luck through marriage. Everyone in the palace said Shen Su was lucky to rise from a lowly position and become a phoenix. But Shen Su was afraid of him.

Zheng Feng looked at the timid, delicate girl following the supervisor and beckoned with a finger. "Come here."

Shen Su clenched her teeth and stamped her foot. Fine, she'd go. She was already here, so what was the point of being afraid?

Seeing her put on a brave front, Zheng Feng laughed. Having lived another life, he would make sure his little beauty was well protected.

A sweet, airheaded maid × a scheming, devoted crown prince

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Theme: Self-reliance