The Jade-Court Beauty

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Everyone in the capital knows that Qin Shuyun, the Prime Minister's manor's young lady from a collateral branch, is beautiful and refined, a perfect candidate for Crown Princess.

That is why she stands above all the other noble young ladies in the capital.

One day, during a flower-viewing banquet, the Emperor's procession happened to pass through the imperial garden.

He caught sight of a tipsy, sweet-faced young girl, as lovely as a peach blossom, and his usually cold, unyielding heart gave a sudden flutter.

In her previous life, when the young girl first came to the capital, she had no one to rely on. He took her in and raised her by his side, teaching her with utmost care.

Later, when she was at the cusp of womanhood, he personally chose a husband for her.

But just after the decree naming her Crown Princess was issued, the young girl entered the palace and nestled in his arms for the first time, weeping as she begged him, "I don't want to marry the Crown Prince."

He thought she was just being petulant and laughed it off, but in the end, his girl did not live happily ever after as he had wished.

Later, he went mad.

In this life, he would keep his girl beneath his wings and spoil her beyond measure.

As recorded in the History of Nanjing:

1. From the moment he ascended the throne, the Emperor governed diligently and ruled with ruthless resolve, yet he showed extraordinary affection for one girl alone.

2. In the third year of Kangding, the Noble Consort listened to music in the palace and wept, reminded of the past. The Emperor panicked and blurted out whatever came to mind.

#I will give you a lifetime of joy#

#You are the dearest thing to my heart#

[Reading Guide]

* Past and present lives, sweet romance

* 13-year age gap; the heroine will become Empress

* The main story is told from the heroine's perspective; it begins with the hero being reborn

* Both leads are virgins. Some details are authorial inventions; the Crown Prince is not the Emperor's biological son. See the story for the reason, and don't overthink the logic.

(Blurb saved on March 15, 2021; completed in November 2021)

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After a change of dynasty, the entire Empress's family was exiled. Among them was the three-year-old Crown Prince Yun Chen, whose brilliance astonished the world.

At the same time, Nanyang Prince's manor took in a new adopted son.

In the autumn of the third year of Changle, the eldest son of Nanyang Prince's manor, Han Chen, launched a coup, bathing the palace in blood before successfully ascending the throne.

On the day the officials paid homage to the new Emperor, three imperial edicts were issued. The first named Han Yue, the youngest legitimate daughter of Nanyang Prince's manor, Empress.

Everyone envied her, believing that the Emperor was repaying Nanyang Prince's manor for raising him.

The truth was that, as Yun Chen lay dying years ago, a young girl had saved him. From then on, he regarded her as the moonlight in his heart.

But that girl was already in love with someone else.

On the night she was made Empress, the beauty in his arms wept bitterly. "You knew I loved someone else. Why couldn't you just let me go?"

Yun Chen tenderly kissed away her tears and said, word by word, "If you wanted me to let you go, you shouldn't have saved me in the first place."

#She is the moonlight in his heart, a pearl in his palm. How could he let anyone else lay a finger on her?#

#Saving someone is sweet for a moment, but the payback comes later#

According to the historical records, from the day Emperor Chen ascended the throne, he never visited another palace apart from the Empress's.

A later account left behind a playful remark: "You see someone else as your moonlight, not knowing that you have long been the pearl in my palm."

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Blurb:

Xie Qingchen, a rising star in Jiangcheng, was already a sensation at university and was even named one of the year's most influential figures.

Yet after twenty years of being single, he had rejected every girl who tried to get close to him.

The only person who could get a word in with him was Jiang Yan, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, who had grown up alongside him.

One day, Jiang Yan's father decided to expand overseas. Before leaving the country, he specifically entrusted his youngest daughter, Jiang Yan, to Xie Qingchen to keep her in line.

Thinking of Xie's iron-fisted tactics in the business world, Jiang Yan instantly fell silent.

Little Scene 1:

One day after they began living together, President Xie came downstairs wearing a tie and happened to see the love letter in the young woman's hand. He stopped. "What's that?"

The young woman was the very picture of obedience.

"What, I'm not allowed to keep an eye on you?" Xie Qingchen walked over leisurely and whispered by her ear, "Or you could give your big brother a kiss."

Little Scene 2:

Later, Jiang Yan's older brother, Jiang Chen, returned from abroad, looking full of regret. "I asked you to look after my sister, not to make a move on her."

"I couldn't ask for more." The so-called gentlemanly scoundrel replied leisurely, holding a glass of red wine.

Theme: A promise of a hundred years together. A person's word should be their bond, so keep your promises.