Reborn as the Commander-in-Chief's Beloved

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[Blurb]

In her previous life, Xi Sheng was a princess of noble birth, yet timid and foolish. She spent her entire life shackled by endless rules and regulations, until she passed away unnoticed in a Taoist temple.

Reborn into a new life, Xi Sheng knows that to survive and make a place for herself in these troubled times, she needs a sharp blade in her hand.

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As an imperial enforcer, Zhang Qian has always wielded an iron fist, killing whoever he is ordered to kill.

One day, at a palace banquet, Xi Sheng accepted the imperial decree sending her off to marry for peace. This time, she dared to point at Zhang Qian, standing beside her imperial father. "Father, when I leave the capital, I will need a guard by my side."

The entire court was stunned by the suggestion that the mighty Commander should serve as a guard to a princess. Zhang Qian, who had always held his head high, fell silent when he saw that it was the palace's most pampered little princess.

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At first, Xi Sheng was a little afraid of the cold-faced Commander. Then one day, she slipped a piece of zongzi candy to him on the street, and he threw away his saber so he could catch it.

Xi Sheng looked at the Commander, who valued his saber as much as his life. "Does Your Excellency Zhang think the princess is scary?"

Zhang Qian looked at the bold princess leaning close. "No..."

"Then am I scary?" Xi Sheng pressed closer, trying to snatch the candy from his hand.

Zhang Qian suddenly grabbed the princess's little hand with astonishing strength. "Your Highness, you gave this to me."

In the end, the Commander with a brilliant future willingly chose to remain in the palace beside the cherished princess, protecting her and keeping her safe and happy.

Reader's Guide:

1. A cold on the outside, warm on the inside, devoted Commander x a spoiled little princess

2. Both are each other's first and only. The male lead loved the female lead in both lifetimes. Entirely fictional setting, no historical research. The writing is amateurish; please leave quietly if you drop the story.

3. The heroine grows over time. She is rather pampered at first, but gradually matures. The hero initially feels inferior because of their difference in status, and will gradually recover memories of his previous life.

Ongoing novel: The Eunuch's Princess. Please add it to your reading list.

Blurb:

The first time Li Xiaoxiao met Chen Pu was in the autumn of the ninth year of Yuanhua.

Back then, Li Xiaoxiao was a down-and-out princess, born under an ill omen and blamed for her mother's death. Emperor Xian let her live until she came of age only because he wanted to send her to the Tatar people for a marriage alliance.

At that time, Chen Pu held sole power over the Eastern Depot. In his blue gauze robe embroidered with a python, even when he smiled at someone, he seemed like a demon baring his teeth, enough to send a chill through anyone.

Everyone feared Chen Pu, and wished he would meet a grisly end one day.

Only Li Xiaoxiao was unafraid.

Not only was she unafraid, she insisted on clinging to him. She wanted to make the man-eating demon willingly become a blade in her hands.

Together, they would command the heights of power and turn the imperial palace behind its red walls into their killing ground.

No one would ever bully her or stand in her way again.

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Later, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he began choosing a husband for Li Xiaoxiao.

But whichever handsome young man he picked, within three days the man would be found dead in the countryside.

Panic spread throughout the court.

Yet no one could see the delicate little princess inside the high-walled palace, perched on Chen Pu's lap, rolling a plump grape between her slender fingers. She blinked her amber eyes at him and asked, "Chief Eunuch, are you doing this because you can't bear to part with Xiaoxiao?"

The sinister, androgynous man had already removed his python robe and gauze hat. He calmly took hold of the beauty's fingers. "Your Highness, teach this Chief Eunuch how to let go of a sweet treat once it's in his mouth."

Li Xiaoxiao smiled, tilted her head back with the grape in her mouth, and pressed her lips to his, just like a cunning little fox.

Chen Pu raised an eyebrow, but honestly let himself sink into the kiss.

The grape slid down his throat, sweet and refreshing.

Even if it were poison, he would accept it.

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Upcoming novel: My Childhood Sweetheart Has a Change of Heart. Please add it to your reading list.

Blurb:

After her maternal family fell, Qiao Yihe, once the most favored consort in the palace, became a discarded concubine overnight. Court officials accused her of using her charms to manipulate the emperor and begged him to execute his former favorite.

The emperor found Yihe beautiful, so he spared her life for the time being.

With nowhere else to turn, Yihe had no choice but to lay aside her pride and seek help from the aloof childhood friend she had once been engaged to.

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The year the Xie family fell into ruin, Xie Ce left Chang'an alone, and the favored son of heaven sank into the mire.

Meanwhile, the Qiao family, who had arranged his betrothal to Yihe when they were children, broke off the engagement when he lost power and sent her into the palace.

Years later, he had become the Grand Tutor. When he saw Yihe again, she had fallen from a once-glorious imperial consort to a discarded concubine.

She had brought it upon herself.

Xie Ce scoffed and walked past her without changing expression.

Yihe stopped him, her face filled with humiliation and hurt.

Seeing the tear tracks on her face, Xie Ce furrowed his brow, lifted her chin with a finger, and sneered, "You chose to enter the palace as a consort. Regretting it now?"

Yihe hooked a finger into his belt. "I regret it."

Her voice lowered. "So now... I beg Your Excellency to take pity on me."

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The day Chang'an fell, the lives of the former dynasty's palace consorts rested on the whim of the new emperor, who had seized the throne.

What no one in the world expected was that the first imperial edict of the new dynasty would be a decree of empress-making: the former dynasty's consort, Qiao Yihe.

The court erupted in uproar.

In the bedchamber, Yihe ran her finger along Xie Ce's cheek. "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid the censors will condemn you as a foolish ruler?"

Xie Ce pulled her hand away and bit her little finger. "...I admit it."

"I am blinded by beauty."

[The heroine is not a virgin. Purity-obsessed readers, please stay away.]

Theme: Keep striving and never give up