I Redeemed the Violent Crown Prince

[Main story complete] (Please add my ongoing novel, The Fifth Year After Abandoning the Powerful Minister, to your reading list.) [Blurb] Shu Yuan is the most doted-on young lady in the imperial capital. She has been frail since childhood, so everyone protects her as if she were a precious jewel. One day, Shu Yuan dreams that the illegitimate son of the Duke of An's household, raised in the stables, is actually the emperor's third son, who disappeared many years ago. After ascending to power, he uses an iron fist to punish the Zhao family, who once mistreated him. When she wakes, Shu Yuan is still shaken. Looking at him now, she sees that he is still at the mercy of others, walking dozens of miles along muddy mountain roads on a rainy night just to get a bag of old grain. Shu Yuan's heart softens, and she sneaks out to bring him steamed buns. Watching him calmly eat the food she brought, little Shu Yuan tugs at his sleeve and speaks as if she has every right to, though she's actually nervous. "I'm good to you. You can't bully me when you grow up, okay?" Outside the window, rain pours down. In the damp, dim room, the boy gives an almost imperceptible nod. When Shu Yuan reaches the age for marriage, her elders choose a young man of respectable family and promising prospects for her. When Shu Yuan visits him, she mentions the man in passing, wanting to know whether he has ever used any underhanded tactics against him. To her surprise, he crushes his teacup on the spot. Shu Yuan asks cautiously, "Is it not to your taste?" He looks at her with a dark, brooding gaze and says nothing. The timid girl retreats, and that very day she returns home and politely declines her elders' offer. People used to laugh that he was nothing but a dog at Shu Yuan's feet. After he regains his identity and takes his place in the Eastern Palace, no one dares say it again. No one knows that at night he holds the young woman captive in his arms, kisses her fingertips, and murmurs, "Yuan Yuan, a hunting dog has only one master for its entire life. Unless its master dies. Where do you think you're going?" Shu Yuan, who exchanged a few words with the young general during the polo match that morning: QAQ Coming soon: The Fifth Year After Abandoning the Powerful Minister A beautiful, delicate young widow × an ascetic, powerful minister Jiang Songning was born into a noble family. Before she married, she and Xue Tingzhou shared a deep bond. Sadly, the Jiang family fell, and she could barely save herself. So she said some cruel things and turned around to marry someone else. In the fifth year of her marriage, she is a widow, living by the rules and observing her clan's regulations. Unexpectedly, disaster strikes again, and she visits an old acquaintance for help. The other person declines again and again, then says tactfully, "Lord Xue now holds a high position and great power. Perhaps he could lend a hand." Thinking of the hurtful things she said years ago, Jiang Songning lowers her head in silence. Others don't know, but she does. There is not the slightest bond left between them. She has been widowed for a long time, and has heard people say that Xue Tingzhou, as a close aide to the emperor, is not someone to trifle with. Jiang Songning thought that their parting years ago had brought their relationship to an end. But fate brings them together again. Rain splashes around her as she silently walks past him, but he stops her in front of everyone. The powerful minister, now a man of great influence, looks at her with gloomy eyes and a faint, cold smile. "I am grateful to Madam for giving out porridge and lending me an umbrella all those years ago." "Now, it's my turn to take good care of you, Madam." Jiang Songning thinks he is generous and kind, and feels deeply grateful. After the matter is settled, instead of letting her go, he confines her in his manor and keeps her by his side day and night. Only then does she realize that he planned it all, sitting securely above the board as he watched her step by step into his trap. She prides herself on propriety, but he insists on ripping away her disguise, relishing the sight of her flustered and helpless, tears brimming in her eyes. Xue Tingzhou knows Jiang Songning is spoiled and difficult to please, skilled at manipulating people's hearts, and that she deceived him and did everything he despises. But a thousand days apart burn in his heart like a raging fire. He cannot forget her for even a single day. Theme: Treasure the warmth in everyday life, and you will find happiness.