The Person I Lean On Has a Split Personality

After arriving in the capital, Qu Yaoyao was plagued by nightmares.

In her dreams, her family was destroyed, and she was imprisoned in a palace in the clouds, reduced from a noble commandery princess to a caged bird.

When she woke, Qu Yaoyao was drenched in sweat, terrified that the dream might come true.

Yet she could never remember the face of the person in her dream.

She only remembered how, when they lay together, that person would press close to her ear and call her again and again, like a demon come to claim her life:

"Little moon."

She heard that the person who had rescued her from drowning was the crown prince.

When Qu Yaoyao accompanied her mother to the palace to thank him, she met His Highness, the crown prince, famed for his pure and flawless character.

Jing Yaoxing was measured and refined, pure as jade and clear as ice, a truly gentle and noble gentleman. Though he had the very same phoenix eyes as the man in her dream, his gaze was warm and benevolent, entirely free of malice. He could never be the cold-blooded killer from her nightmares.

Until the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, when Qu Yaoyao lost her way in the depths of the palace.

In a ruined hall, a man stood alone beneath the moon, holding a long sword. Blood pooled at his feet.

A demon mask hid his face, revealing only a pair of narrow eyes Qu Yaoyao knew all too well. His beautiful, delicate features were alight with murderous menace.

He approached with his sword in hand, smiling at her as calmly as ever. "So, you're the little moon from Aunt Shouning's household."

Blood trailed across the floor as he pressed the tip of his sword to her throat.

"What should I do, little moon? You've stumbled upon this prince's secret."

Qu Yaoyao was certain that the man from her dream was Prince Qin, who was rumored to keep to himself. To stay alive, and to keep her nightmare from coming true, she had no choice but to play along with Prince Qin while trying to win over his rival, Crown Prince Jing Yaoxing.

Qu Yaoyao thought that even if Prince Qin gained immense power, he could never surpass the crown prince, the future emperor.

Besides, Jing Yaoxing had no interest in women. For Qu Yaoyao, who was deeply afraid of men and anything romantic, he was the perfect husband.

Fortunately, Prince Qin usually appeared at night, while Qu Yaoyao could spend her days with the crown prince. For a while, they all got along peacefully.

But as she grew closer to them, Qu Yaoyao suddenly realized something.

When Prince Qin wronged her, the crown prince knew.

And the secrets she told the crown prince never stayed hidden from Prince Qin.

Qu Yaoyao couldn't help wondering if the crown prince and Prince Qin were in cahoots.

Qu Yaoyao was terrified of Prince Qin, with his dark and tyrannical nature, and even more afraid of becoming a caged bird in his grasp again.

At her younger cousin's urging,

Qu Yaoyao publicly accepted the crown prince's proposal, while her cousin agreed to marry the newly appointed top scholar.

In secret, however, the two plotted to switch brides.

She had thought that with her parents still alive this time, she would be free to fly wherever she pleased. But on her wedding day, as dusk fell, the man who came to her beneath the red wedding candles was none other than Prince Qin, wearing wedding robes and a mask.

Qu Yaoyao was so frightened that she wept without a sound.

"You don't want to marry this prince. Is it because you want to marry the crown prince?"

His icy fingers brushed her cheek, effortlessly forcing her to raise her head.

The mask had been removed from Prince Qin's face, revealing a face exactly like Crown Prince Jing Yaoxing's.

"I am Prince Qin, and I am also the crown prince. Are you happy now, little moon?"

Qu Yaoyao finally understood.

Jing Yaoxing was both the crown prince and Prince Qin.

By day, he was the crown prince, a gentleman as flawless as jade.

By night, he was Prince Qin, obsessive and dark, a ruler of the underworld.

A heroine terrified of men x a hero with a split personality

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The day Princess Consort Su gave birth to her eldest son,

a three-month drought in the Yan Kingdom was suddenly broken by life-giving rain.

Everyone said that Princess Consort Su truly was a goddess descended to earth, bringing blessings to all.

But Rong Ling, who had just given birth, was secretly given a cup of poisoned wine in a hidden chamber of the prince's estate, and died without a sound.

When she opened her eyes again, Rong Ling had returned to the night before her elder sister married Prince Su.

Her gentle, frail elder sister wept silently. "Blame me for everything. My body is too weak. How can I let my younger sister make such a sacrifice for me?"

Their mother held her elder sister as she cried, then looked at Rong Ling with tears streaming down her face. "You and Lingyi are different. You were born unlucky. Before you were even born, you made Lingyi frail in the womb. Then you nearly killed me in childbirth. After all you've put us through, you owe us this."

Their father comforted her elder sister, then turned to Rong Ling with open disgust. "How can you be so selfish? Everyone knows the Rong family has only one daughter, Lingyi. You took her name and her face, enjoying all the admiration and attention. You shine in public, but have you ever thought about how pitiful Lingyi was, bedridden and sick? Why are you making that face at me? Is it so much to ask you to consummate the marriage with Prince Su and bear a child for your elder sister?"

Her brother stood protectively beside their elder sister and glared at Rong Ling. "Do you even realize that if it weren't for Lingyi, you never would have had the chance to learn music, chess, calligraphy, or painting? You should have rotted in the mud long ago. You owe Lingyi. So what if you have to give your flesh and blood? You should be grateful to die for her, as long as she's safe."

Rong Ling thought that in her previous life, she had been so grateful that they used her up completely, taking even her life.

This time, she didn't threaten to kill herself. Rong Ling smiled and agreed.

If there could only ever be one legitimate daughter of the Rong family, then it would be her, Rong Ling.

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Rong Lingyi had controlled Rong Ling her whole life.

She had it all planned out. Once Rong Ling gave birth to her child, she would no longer need to live.

She personally sent Rong Ling into the bridal chamber she was meant to share with Prince Su, Yan Hui.

But when she heard them call for water again and again from inside, she spat blood.

1. In public, the heroine and the second female lead are the same person and use the same name.

2. The hero has always loved the heroine and always intended to marry her.

Theme: Though battered by a thousand blows, remain strong and unyielding