Jiang Li

[Upcoming historical romance: Picking Ferns; contemporary romance: How Could He Possibly Love Me? Please give them a follow. My completed novel, Those Years I Lived With the Crown Prince From Afar, is also available to read.]

Please give my upcoming novel Shanshan a follow. Here is the blurb:

There are three lovely daughters in the Zhao Minister's household.

The eldest, Zhao Mingyu, has pearly teeth and graceful brows, and is both beautiful and clever. People of the time often praised her as possessing the refined air of a reclusive scholar.

The second daughter, Zhao Mingyao, is elegant and exceptionally skilled in music. Her performance of Guangling San has inspired all the capital's talented young men to consider her a kindred spirit.

The third daughter, Zhao Mingcui, is bold and cheerful, radiant as a lotus in bloom. She is at ease whether at a banquet or on the racetrack.

Compared to her sisters, Shanshan, the fourth daughter, is utterly unremarkable. She didn't speak until she was two and could barely walk at four. She is mediocre at everything, from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting to needlework and embroidery.

As if that weren't enough, she loves to laze around all day and has no interest in going out to socialize. The Minister of Zhao is so frustrated with her, wishing she would live up to her potential.

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There's nothing wrong with Shanshan, really. She's just lazy.

In her previous life, her mother constantly urged her to work hard and never fall behind her sisters. She rose at the third watch and went to bed at the fifth, and finally secured a good match with Prince Jing's household. Unfortunately, her luck ran out, and she died young before the wedding.

Her mother had a son after she died, so that was that. Her only regret was that she had never gotten to enjoy all the delicious food and fun things she'd been looking forward to.

She never expected to open her eyes and get another chance at life. Believing that every extra day alive was a windfall, Shanshan decided to treat herself well this time around.

Other people's children, and all that nonsense? Shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo!

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Lu Jingze, heir to Prince Jing, is a rare talent, refined and peerless, handsome as a jade tree. He is the unattainable flower on a high peak, admired from afar by the noble young ladies of the capital, none of whom dare reach for him.

Who could have guessed that when the Zhao Minister's concubine-born daughter tossed a bridal ball to seek a husband, it would land in the heir's hands? Fortunately, the young lady had the sense to claim she had thrown it by mistake. The noble ladies watching were all indignant, waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

But then the usually proud and aloof heir of Prince Jing approached her with the bridal ball in his hands.

"Shanshan, is your hand tired?"

"Why don't we stop tossing it and go home?"

Everyone watching: -_-||

[Novel blurb]:

The Zhou royal house has declined, and rival lords have risen across the various states.

Jiang Li was born into a family of military officers. Protecting the State of Wei and guarding Weiyang had been her faith since childhood. For that cause, she traded her bridal robes for armor and spent half her life amid the chaos of war.

But Wei was weak, struggling to survive between Yan and Han.

When the capital was besieged, Yan rejected the plea for aid. Weiyang surrendered the city, and Jiang Li, who had been prepared to fight to the death, was falsely accused of betraying her country.

Her faith crumbled. She could only give her life for her country to prove her innocence.

She never expected to wake up again, three years later, only to be mistaken for a Yan prisoner and sent to the Han army's camp. To make matters worse, the Han commander was none other than her sworn enemy, Han Que.

Jiang Li: Could I at least get one way out of this?

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In his previous life, Han Que had three regrets.

His first regret was that his birth mother was lowborn and never won his father's favor.

His second regret was that, after exhausting every scheme, he had paved the way for someone else.

And his third regret...

The woman he loved despised and hated him, and would rather die than yield.

He never expected to live again, returning to the third year after the woman he loved had died. The first two regrets were one thing, but there was no chance to make up for the last one.

Even after reaching the heights of power, he could do nothing to undo it.

Until the day a female prisoner named "A Li" was brought into his camp.

He thought, from this day on, he would let every regret that had haunted him across two lifetimes vanish like smoke.

What would be wrong with storming the palace and conquering the realm for her once more?

[Upcoming novel 2: How Could He Possibly Love Me?] Blurb:

Lu Xiaoyan, a director at Jiaxing Accounting Firm, is one of C City's most promising young professionals. He is decisive and efficient, but has one flaw: he is extremely particular, with strict standards for both work and subordinates, to the point of nitpicking.

According to his direct report, Xi Xu.

Lu Xiaoyan believes that love and family only get in the way of realizing one's potential. He thinks Xi Xu is ultimately just like everyone else, and scoffs at her decision to marry for love, quit her job, and move to F City.

Sure enough, barely a month later, she returned to C City battered and bruised. He had meant to make a few sarcastic remarks, but the moment he saw her dim expression, he fell silent.

At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to beat the man named Lin Haiyang to a pulp.

When did he realize he had fallen in love with her?

Probably the moment he felt her pain as if it were his own.

Lu Xiaoyan.

Theme: Only those who understand and stand by each other can make love last.