The Emperor's Beloved Empress (Reborn)

A sweet little romance, Deep in Winter, Waiting for Spring to Return. Please add it to your reading list~

Blurb

[Easygoing beauty x scheming male lead]

One-on-one romance, marriage before love, a plot that blends sweet and bittersweet moments, with a romantic storyline

In her previous life, the Old Madam of the Duke's household schemed to have Wang Yurong, her legitimate granddaughter, take the place of Wang Yuqian, her granddaughter born to a concubine, and marry the lame Ninth Prince, Li Rui. Wang Yuqian then became the legitimate eldest daughter and married the Crown Prince, Li Wang.

Easygoing Wang Yurong: Calmly get ready for the wedding, leisurely check the accounts, eat delicious food, wear pretty clothes...

Ambitious Wang Yuqian: I'm going to become the most exalted woman in the land!

Reborn, Wang Yuqian remembered all the brutal things the deposed crown prince had done to her. She also remembered that Wang Yurong had later become Emperor Longqing's beloved empress, the only one in his harem. She ground her teeth and began plotting again.

So this time, Wang Yurong married the crown prince, while Wang Yuqian married the Ninth Prince. Each returned to her rightful place.

Easygoing Wang Yurong: Calmly get ready for the wedding, leisurely check the accounts, eat delicious food, wear pretty clothes...

Anxious Wang Yuqian: What was the Ninth Prince doing then? What is the Crown Prince doing now? What should I prepare? What should I do in the future...?

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In public, Li Rui limped and panted after every other step. Behind closed doors, he was a master schemer, adept at both open and covert strategies. Reborn as a prince, he was so busy he had to watch the time just to get a drink of water.

No matter how busy he was, Li Rui was always thinking of one person. Her smile was gentler than the moonlight. She had never looked down on him for his lame leg, and she was the only bright spot in his dark years as a prince.

As his wedding day drew near, he remembered that his beloved was going to marry someone else. He was so angry he almost stopped limping.

Li Rui: "Anyone who covets my empress must be dealt with. The Crown Prince has to be deposed! The Wang family is up to its tricks again, so they need a harsh lesson!"

*

At last, everything from his previous life happened ahead of schedule. Li Rui stirred up trouble outside the residence, while keeping the household peaceful and safe.

Wang Yurong: My husband may be lame, but he's handsome and considerate. I suppose I'll make the best of it.

With nothing to do, she devoted herself to business and made a fortune every day. She had too much money, so she decided to get her husband treated.

But which leg should she treat? In the dark, her husband was so clingy, and it seemed like he limped on a different leg every time?

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Deep in Winter, Waiting for Spring to Return. Please add it to your reading list~

[A cheerful, chatty little "airhead" who is happy every day / A taciturn man who nearly lost his bride-to-be]

When Ruolan heard the nanny calling her, she slid down from a tree barefoot.

Little A Li and Big Huang bounded along behind her.

When she learned she was going back to the capital, Ruolan's eyes lit up.

Is the capital fun? If it is, then let's go and have some fun!

The nanny was worried sick, but all she could say was that it was fun.

The Earl's household was heartless, and the second master was unfeeling. Ruolan had been frail since birth, and when her mother died, she was sent back to the family home in the countryside.

More than ten years had passed, and they had never once contacted her.

Ruolan returned to the Earl's household with a little bundle. Her aunt took her hand and fussed over her, saying that her eldest cousin was gravely ill and asking Ruolan to help "look after" a young man.

Meanwhile, the nanny was told that Ruolan would be sent to the Duke of Qing's household to bring good luck to the family.

The man was Lu Zhao, the second son of the Duke of Qing and a junior official at the Court of Judicial Review. He had been seriously injured while saving the deposed crown prince as he investigated the sudden death of his maternal aunt, the empress. Now he was unconscious.

With the wedding date approaching, the Earl's household didn't want to break the engagement, so they planned to send Ruolan as a substitute bride.

The nanny was frantic, but Ruolan's little face remained perfectly calm.

She was clever, after all.

She didn't say a word once she found out, but when she met the Duchess, she held Little A Li in her right hand and Big Huang in her left, then stuck out her little feet covered in yellow mud, making it perfectly clear she wouldn't be "looking after" anyone.

The Duchess was amused by the sweet, silly little girl for once.

The two families called off the engagement, but Ruolan went home with the Duchess as a guest.

*

The ducal residence was huge and beautiful, even more fun than the estate back home, and she ran around having the time of her life.

To return the kindness, she brought her flowers and plants, took Little A Li and Big Huang with her, and kept Lu Zhao company.

Brother Zhao was a good person. He always slept quietly, never minded her noise, and never chased her little companions away.

One day, Brother Zhao woke up because she was noisy, but he didn't scold her. He even sneaked out to have fun in the middle of the night. She found this very exciting, but tried her best to keep their "little secret" between the two of them.

Then one day, Brother Zhao stopped lazing in bed. He went from being a handsome young man to a scowling King of Hell, but he still didn't mind her noise.

Another day, the household said the Crown Prince had become the Crown Prince again. Ruolan didn't understand, but she did hear some good news: the young scholar next door to her clan's old home had passed the imperial exams. She remembered that he had promised to come ask for her hand.

Ruolan picked up her little bundle and said goodbye to Brother Zhao and the others. "Little Orchid is going home to get married. Bye-bye!"

After she said it, she noticed, puzzled, that Brother Zhao's face had turned even darker.

Reader's guide:

1. Single-couple romance, happy ending.

2. A lighthearted, sweet little story. There's not much political intrigue, so just enjoy the fun.

3. The plot serves the story, and the author has tried to keep it logically consistent.

4. A companion story to Spring Comes Late After the Rain in the Deep Palace. The heroines have different personalities, but they're both adorable little suns~

Theme: The most peaceful mindset brings the most unexpected surprises