To prevent next year's plague from spreading and save her entire family, she set her sights on the man who would one day become emperor.
At the time, he was still the emperor's uncle, the Prince of Zhenbei, famed throughout the land for pacifying the northern frontier.
After going to great lengths to disguise herself as a slave and meet the prince, she was coldly thrown into the dungeon.
After repeated setbacks, Shen Wenwan finally decided to stop seeking help from the Prince of Zhenbei.
But just as she gave up, he refused to let it go!
Her modified cross-collar, high-waisted ruqun showed off her graceful curves, especially her willowy waist, so slender it seemed a hand could encircle it.
Lu Di couldn't help staring.
Even now, he could vividly recall the day he invited Shen Wenwan to Baihua Garden, on May 8. They shared a small boat, and when it rocked and she lost her balance, he seized the chance to hold her slender waist and steady her.
Lu Di's fingers shifted around the long spyglass.
He knew all too well how intoxicating it felt to hold that slender waist in his palm.
An imperial edict of marriage arrived!
A marriage that begins as a sham and turns into true love.
1. Neither lead is perfect, and each has flaws.
2. Inspired by the Song and Ming dynasties, with characters based on real people, but set in an alternate history.
(Update time: 6:00 p.m.)
I'm putting my previous story, The Fragrance in the Tent, on hold for now. I've written a lot of forceful-love stories, but I just can't find the inspiration for one at the moment, so I'm switching to a story about two people who choose each other. I hope you'll understand.
This story will be VIP-exclusive starting March 8. Thank you all for your continued patience and support.
Coming next: The Crown Prince's Survival Instinct
“I'm not afraid of her. I'm madly in love with her.”
Rumor has it the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were childhood sweethearts, and that their relationship only grew sweeter after marriage, making everyone jealous.
But at some point, word got around that the Crown Prince was henpecked.
The Crown Prince set the record straight in public.
He had made a name for himself as a young man, and when he accompanied the emperor on a campaign across the desert, he fought fearlessly and held his own against a hundred opponents.
Besides, the Crown Prince was tall and broad-shouldered, with muscles like iron. His petite, delicate Crown Princess was a soft little bundle beside him, easy to pick up with one hand.
With such a difference in height and build, no one would believe that the Crown Prince was afraid of his wife!
Exactly! How could the dignified Crown Prince possibly be afraid of his wife?
The rumor had been thoroughly debunked!
One day, at a night banquet, as the guests drank and chatted, they began playing a game of cups floated down a winding stream.
But this version was different. When a cup stopped in front of someone, that person didn't have to compose a poem. Instead, they could ask a question in front of everyone, and the person they questioned had to answer.
The cup stopped in front of the Crown Princess for the first time.
She lifted her cup and asked the person beside her in an unhurried voice, “If I were peeling crabs and crab roe dripped onto my skirt, what would Your Highness do?”
The Crown Prince paused, then quickly replied, “How could I let my beloved consort peel crabs herself? I should peel them for her and feed her the crab roe.”
The cup stopped in front of the Crown Princess a second time.
She lifted her cup again and glanced at the Crown Prince with captivating eyes. Her charming voice was languid as she asked, “If Your Highness went to the entertainment quarter at night and a beautiful courtesan offered you a drink, what would you do?”
The Crown Prince wiped the light sweat from his brow and, as if struck by inspiration, replied, “I shouldn't have gone to the entertainment quarter in the first place!”
When the cup stopped in front of the Crown Princess for the third time, her slender fingers had just lifted it, and she was about to ask her question.
Then the Crown Prince suddenly shouted, “Silence!”
No one had expected the Crown Prince to lose his temper in public. Everyone stared in shock, their jaws nearly dropping to the floor.
The Crown Princess's eyes immediately reddened. Tears brimmed at the corners of her beautiful eyes, and her voice trembled as she murmured, “Your Highness...”
“Close your pretty little mouth. Whenever you speak, your voice sounds like the heavens, and you leave me utterly bewitched. Could you stop being so charming?”
The Crown Princess wiped away her tears and covered her mouth, giggling at his sweet words.
Afterward, the Crown Prince explained, “I'm not afraid of her. I'm madly in love with her.”
The Crown Prince's explanation eventually reached the Crown Princess's ears.
After hearing it, Shen Zhi was so alarmed that she ordered the Eastern Palace carpenters to reinforce the dangerously unstable bed frame.
After all, the way the Crown Prince loved her had already resulted in three beds being replaced in less than half a year of marriage.
If they didn't reinforce this fourth one, it probably wouldn't last long either.
Theme: No matter what difficulties you face, you must have the courage and determination to fight back
Is the story I wrote before about "The Fragrance in the Account" gone? I loved the plot of that movie so much. Why don't I write it again? It's so sad, ahhhhhhhhhhh
"This is the living Zhu Di" is a big thorn in the side of the author~ Lu Di, don't type names randomly-_-||
Oh, are you stuck in three months to update?
It's not impossible to not be the emperor in this life, but the man named Lu must receive a box lunch! (-ι_- )
It's been updated! →_→
Why hasn't it been updated? Why hasn't it been updated? Why hasn't it been updated? →_→
The coming-of-age ceremony and marriage-giving matters that can be solved in one chapter must be divided into three or five chapters? It's better to save up the word count and write a bigger chapter -_-||
The number of words is too few! →_→
Looking forward to getting married! (￣Y▽￣)~* Cover your mouth and snicker
Isn't it written down in the original account?! Woohoo, I'm really looking forward to it. I really like the plot and everything. Why did it suddenly disappear?