Married into the Eastern Palace (Both Reborn)

On a snowy night during the Lantern Festival,

Ming He, daughter of a disgraced official, leapt from the Vermilion Bird Gate and died.

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Ming He was merely the daughter of a minor vice minister. Her talent could not compare with that of the noble young ladies of the capital, but she was the most beautiful of them all.

She had been in the Eastern Palace for three years and seven months.

Before she met Shen Siyu, her father had already arranged an excellent match for her: the eldest son of the Duke's household, a man as graceful as an orchid and as upright as jade, disciplined and courteous.

Though the young master was born to a concubine, he was already a match above Ming He's station, and he had never looked down on her for her background.

But none of that mattered once she drank the cup of wine laced with drugs.

Only later did she learn that if she hadn't accidentally drunk that cup, the one marrying into the Eastern Palace would have been the lovely Junzhu Ruyue, the woman Shen Siyu loved.

Rather than a consort, she was more like a concubine Shen Siyu had taken.

Still, the Crown Prince treated her well enough. His moods were unpredictable, but for the most part he was considerate and gentle with her. She was the only consort in the vast Eastern Palace.

People said she had unmatched splendor and endless favor, and that she was treated almost like the principal consort.

When Ming He first entered the palace, she once believed that too.

Until that day.

At a banquet filled with clinking cups, a drunken general let his leering gaze linger on her.

He even demanded that she dance in front of everyone.

The whole hall erupted in an uproar.

But from his seat of honor came one light, careless word: "Permitted."

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Ming He leapt from a tall building. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back on the day she first entered the Eastern Palace.

In this life, Ming He wanted only to drag that man into the mire with her.

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Shen Siyu thought his Consort Ming had been acting strangely lately. Just the other night, she had been tenderly responsive, but these past few days she had been cold toward him, scarcely deigning to look at him.

Shen Siyu paused, then chuckled.

Just a little trick women used to play hard to get.

If she wanted to play, he would play along.

Reading Guide:

Both leads are reborn, and there's a reckoning. Happy ending, one-on-one, and both leads are pure in body and heart. The heroine regains her memories first, while the hero recovers his bit by bit.

Theme: Gentle devotion