Next up: A Princess and Her Consort and Hibiscus Overwhelms the City. Two sweet romances, please add them to your reading lists ^o^
[Synopsis] Crazy, powerful, tragic male lead | face-slapping | marriage before love | redemption
Xiao Zhao accidentally transmigrates into a comic as Zhao Zijin. On her wedding night, Prince Jin, Song Qiyu, grabs her by the throat and tries to kill her.
The unhinged Song Qiyu is always trying to use her, and always trying to kill her.
To stay alive, Zhao Zijin keeps playing tricks on Song Qiyu and sweet-talking him (or lying to him). The decisive, ruthless Song Qiyu falls deeper and deeper into her schemes.
Then he realizes he really likes her!!!
For example:
She holds a chestnut cake to his lips.
"Your Highness, have a taste. It's delicious."
A mysterious smile appears on Song Qiyu's face. He opens his mouth without a word and bites down, fingers and all.
Seeing her gasp in pain, Song Qiyu's smile deepens, but he says as if nothing happened, "It really is delicious."
And another example:
She wants to feed him chestnut cake. Song Qiyu, who has become a devoted husband, furrows his brow but obediently opens his mouth, only to have her stuff it full in one go.
He looks at her helplessly. Though he can't stand the sickly sweet stuff, he swallows every last bite.
And another:
Someone has made a mistake and asks for a chance to make amends.
Song Qiyu says, "Since you want to make it up to me, I'll give you the chance."
As soon as the words leave his mouth, he carries her back to their bedchamber...
A few friendly reminders:
1. Sweet and angsty, old-school palace intrigue, happy ending | both leads are each other's first and only | one-on-one romance
2. Both leads are smart | evenly matched | worthy opponents
3. Set in a fictional world, so please don't nitpick the history.
4. I recommend reading the author's notes, where you'll find little hints O(∩_∩)O
5. I don't recommend skipping the early chapters, since they contain several clues. If something doesn't make sense later, go back and reread the beginning.
P.S. The cover was shared by a kind user on BS.
A Princess and Her Consort: a sweet childhood-friends romance with possessiveness and a forced marriage
When Li Yiyan was thirteen, she once asked ten-year-old Situ Xin, "When we grow up, would you be my consort?"
Young and naive, Situ Xin thought the young lady before him was lovely and charming, so he agreed without hesitation.
That promise slowly took root in Situ Xin's heart. He remembered it for ten years, and by the time the princess wanted to take it back, it was already too late.
Situ Xin threatens Li Yiyan: "You were the one who led me on. Now you can't just refuse to marry me and leave things unresolved."
Before the wedding, the palace gossips: The princess definitely doesn't like her consort!
After the wedding, the gossip in the princess's residence: The consort has only been here for three months, yet he's growing thinner by the day. It must be because the princess favors him every night.
Everyone says the princess is spoiled and willful, but her consort loves that about her and pampers her endlessly.
After they marry, they shower each other with affection in public, then make even more of it in private. From then on, they can't stop.
Hibiscus Overwhelms the City: possessive forced marriage | groveling redemption | please add to your reading list
[Female Lead's Perspective]
Hibiscus has loved someone since childhood. He saved her life amid a rebel army, and she resolved to give herself to him when she grew up. But a half-blind man suddenly barges into her life. After hearing her play the pipa once at her home, he petitions the emperor for an edict and forcibly takes her as his wife, bringing her to the palace.
[Male Lead's Perspective]
Pei Yanlin was an innocent young crown prince. When the imperial capital was thrown into chaos in his twelfth year, he became half-blind while saving a little girl. From then on, his mother put him through brutal training so he could inherit the throne.
Years later, he has become a patient, dark, and ruthless crown prince. By chance, he hears someone's pipa music at the Yu residence and immediately knows that the player is the little girl he risked his life to save as a child. As soon as he returns to the palace, he petitions for an imperial edict and makes her the crown princess.
Notes:
1. Both leads are each other's first and only, one-on-one romance, mostly sweet everyday moments
2. Set in a fictional world, so don't get hung up on historical accuracy
3. The male lead has impaired vision and can see within one meter. His condition can be cured later.
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Weibo: @Jinjiang Shu Zhichu
Completed modern sweet romances: Who Waits for You in Time, The Senior's Guide to Winning Her Heart, Dear Dr. Gu
Theme: Never bow to fate. Strive to change your life.
I've finished reading it... I think I've ordered it all. It's considered a complete read. I hope it will be helpful to the author by writing some feedback. () I was quite happy when I read the first half of the book. The setting is very novel, the characters have online IQs, the plot is interesting, the writing is good, and it reads very smoothly. But later on, the problems gradually increased. First of all, what most affects the perception is the lack of description of important plot points. There are several timeline jumps in the article, and then a summary account of what happened before. To take the most serious example, the male protagonist's relationship line was understandable because he was doubtful but could not control his gradual heartbeat. However, in the ending part, a lot of non-positive descriptions were suddenly used on the male protagonist's mental changes, and the frequency of interactions between the female protagonist and the male protagonist plummeted. , It makes sense logically to say that he was absent because he had to reincarnate with the original protagonist, but from the reader's perspective, the male protagonist's attitude suddenly "disconnected", and then he suddenly went to war for several years without writing a letter, and then after he ascended the throne, he interacted with the female protagonist as if he had completely changed. Although time is passing and characters are changing in the plot, the readers have not experienced the years in the book after all, so such changes are very abrupt to the readers. Judging from the plot of the entire article, the author was serious about foreshadowing, and he did it quite well. However, if the emotional drama or some key points of the plot are written too obscurely, it will make people confused about the overall plot structure of the entire article. In romance novels, various changes and nodes in the emotional line are very important. The important things have been sketched out, so what should I read? The running account should be used for unimportant plot points rather than omitting the description of key scenes. The female protagonist separated from the male protagonist before the end of the game, and relied on the supporting role to make the male protagonist cooperate with her. Then there was no movement for a few years, and then the male protagonist came back and became deeply in love, and then they became sweet and sweet... I was very confused when I read it. Secondly, there are some supporting characters. The heroine's brother's line is really without warning before the end. The heroine's family appears at the beginning, and then waits until the end. There is not much mention of the love and care of the heroine's brother for the heroine in the middle. It is not mentioned until the end that the heroine's father and brother actually still love her. Then the brother, who has always been loyal to the army and the country, suddenly went against the imperial power to protect his sister. So why has he always been invisible after the heroine had been in trouble several times before? The original owner was so powerful that he contacted the rebels, but he never thought of asking for help from his brother who loved and protected him?? It's logically sound, but it's jarring for the reader. There is also Lin Pei's line... I saw later (at least from the perspective of the male protagonist) that he likes the female protagonist, and then the relationship between the two is deep, and later he describes his companionship with the female protagonist during the male protagonist's war... It's the same sentence, the logic is OK, but it is very abrupt to the readers. There wasn't much foreshadowing before. His interaction with the heroine didn't feel as much as the two crosstalkers and his staff, and his gratitude and admiration for the heroine hadn't changed much since she rescued him. It's really strange that the family relationship suddenly deteriorated at the end... In addition, another thing that bothers me is that the heroine has never really had a heart-to-heart relationship with the hero and other partners. She has lied again and again in order to justify her origins and actions. The first one is an expedient solution forced by the current situation, but what is next? And the female protagonist... What I roughly understand is that she first tried to find a way to go home, and after she couldn't go home, she tried to find a way to be better, and then she fell in love with the male protagonist and then nothing happened. Her subsequent methods and strategies didn't show that she had anything to do independently, and it was more like serving the male protagonist's career. It's not impossible to cooperate with the male protagonist, but towards the end it's impossible to see that she has any specific goals. I saw her depressed in the palace before, and decided to fight back after being bullied. I thought she was going to do something, but the result was to stop the powerful people from inserting people into the male protagonist's harem, and then intimidated the rebellious ministers and then disappeared... The article mentioned her big-hearted strategy many times, but after taking power and becoming the queen, it turned out that the things she did for the country and the people were male characters, and she was more just to cooperate and not cause trouble. To be honest, I was a little disappointed. There are other bugs, big and small... For example, a place as tightly guarded as Prince Jin's Mansion should be full of guards and servants. The heroine interacts with some main characters as if no one else is there... Secondly, there is the last assassination. I don't understand. It's not necessary to disarm the weapon before the security check. Is it a basic operation? A princess casually comes in with a dagger to assassinate her. Isn't the setting of the male protagonist cautious? And the problem of solving the situation. If the male protagonist kills the original protagonist, the damage must be to the physical body and not the consciousness. The original owner's body will definitely die. Why is the female protagonist's body fine when she takes the upper body? Shi Wei is obviously used by the male protagonist to spy on the female protagonist, but he does things for the original host without telling the male protagonist. This is why. There are also some details that cannot withstand scrutiny, so I won't list them one by one. After reading the entire article, I personally feel that the author's writing style is sufficient. He also needs to work more on the plot and the emotional lines of the characters. I look forward to seeing better works from the author in the future.
Wow, absolutely amazing, woohoo~~
I finished reading it. I was so emotional. It was so well written! It's completely different from the kind of novel where the heroine can heal the hero by caring about him. It's not enough to read. Qwq I admire A Jin's courage, strategy and righteousness. Until the end, she kept the hero out of the shadow. It's great that they can understand each other.
Ahhhhhhhh I'm so sweet!!!!
The first full order is dedicated to classmate Xiao Zhao
Call me a little liar, I feel pampered, haha
It's really not easy for the heroine. The relationship between the two of them is so difficult. It's so well written.
The little goblin, who is as tall as the Taoist and the demonic is as tall as the devil, and has a clinging aura, finally pushed the delicate little master, hahaha, it makes me so sad just thinking about it.
The wind is blowing, little master, you are confused. (Tsk, tsk, he's shy, he's dirty...)
Hahaha Zhaozhao is so domineering, like an elf. Shi Hai: This... This annoying little goblin, this little benefactor is really... Really deadly