How Are You the Crown Prince?

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Jiang Baoluan dreams of a great fire. On her wedding night, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, she is shoved into the flames by her gentle, jade-like husband. Only as the fire consumes her does she realize that the woman her husband wants to marry was never her.

When she wakes, Jiang Baoluan comes to her senses. Her birthday is next month, and she has to end this engagement before the wedding date is set.

After thinking it over, she decides that Jiang Fuyuan is the one who can help.

Baoluan has little to do with him beyond calling him "Uncle" during holidays and festivals. They aren't related by blood, and at least he hasn't moved out of the household yet.

The day she goes to see Jiang Fuyuan, she catches him at an inconvenient time. He has just returned on horseback, his robe stained with blood and his murderous aura still strong. He patiently listens to Baoluan's roundabout explanation, then suddenly smiles.

For some reason, he doesn't refuse.

At first, Baoluan only wants Jiang Fuyuan to help her break off the engagement. Once she gets her wish, she wants to use his influence to find herself a suitable husband.

Once she's found the right man and their relationship has grown to the point where all that's left is marriage, there is only one step remaining.

One night, Baoluan is summoned to the courtyard. A blood-soaked man lies prostrate on the ground, in a wretched state, kowtowing and begging her to spare his life.

The man looks up. It's the very man she picked as her ideal husband.

Jiang Baoluan freezes as someone approaches from behind and wraps an arm around her waist.

Jiang Fuyuan rests his five fingers lightly against her rounded belly, his gaze dark and sinister. "A-Luan, how much longer are you going to keep deceiving me?"

Jiang Baoluan turns cold all over. Before she can speak, the man on the ground trembles like a leaf. "Your Highness, Your Highness the Crown Prince, spare my life!"

Clear-headed sweet girl x Love-struck, scheming man

Reading guide:

1. "Uncle" is just a form of address. The leads are not related by blood. The male lead is staying at the female lead's home for certain reasons.

2. The female lead is a beauty enthusiast. Later, with the male lead egging her on, she gradually lets loose.

3. Fictional setting.

If you're interested, check out my upcoming novel, "A Mistake in the Spring Light"

In a torrential downpour, Jiang Youzhi finds a man who has lost all his memories. Not only does she save the dying man, she also raises money from all over to send him to the capital to take the imperial examinations.

++++The two gradually fall in love and pledge themselves to each other.

But on the eve of their wedding, Jiang Youzhi suddenly vanishes, leaving behind only a letter.

The letter says that the man's name is Shen Henian, the eldest legitimate son of the Shen family in the capital. He was once engaged to Jiang Youzhi, but the engagement was broken off after the Jiang family fell into ruin. So Jiang Youzhi saved him only to avenge the broken engagement.

After reading the letter, the man's gaze grows even darker. He regained his memories half a month ago, and knows that he isn't Shen Henian at all.

++++

Not long after returning home from the country estate, Jiang Youzhi goes to a banquet at the palace.

++++She hears that the Crown Prince will appear today, so the atmosphere is already oppressive before the evening banquet even begins.

The Crown Prince has an eccentric personality. Rumor has it that he's cruel and brutal, and won his position by harming his own siblings. His reputation is poor, and he still hasn't taken a wife.

In truth, this palace banquet is being held to find him a Crown Princess.

++++Jiang Youzhi already has a fiancé, so she's seated in a corner just to make up the numbers.

When the Crown Prince, surrounded by admirers, steps inside, Jiang Youzhi lifts her eyes to his familiar face. Her hands and feet turn ice-cold, and wine spills from her cup onto the floor.

After the banquet, the noblewomen leave one after another.

Only she remains, backed into a corner by Pei Heng as he approaches step by step, tears welling in her eyes.

Pei Heng touches the silver chain around her ankle and laughs softly. "You still have the nerve to cry?"

Also known as: "Mistook the Crown Prince for My Ex"

Theme: No matter what happens, never give up on yourself.