The True Heiress Starts Acting Like a Green Tea After Being Reborn

When Li Zhizhi was fifteen, she was brought back to the capital to reclaim her place in the family. As the true daughter of the Li household, she should have been cherished, but everyone preferred Li Suwan, who was cultivated, courteous, and clever. Li Zhizhi, meanwhile, had grown up in a poor, remote village. She was illiterate and knew nothing of proper etiquette. Even her name seemed to carry a hint of lowly status. One night, Li Zhizhi dreamed that in her previous life, after returning to the Li household, she couldn't bear being ignored and fought desperately with Li Suwan for everyone's affection. She studied hard, learning to read and write, mastering music, chess, calligraphy, painting, etiquette, and manners. She left Li Suwan far behind, but when the day came, everyone was comforting Li Suwan, while Li Zhizhi was still the one they couldn't stand. After waking, she went to see her father. With red-rimmed eyes, she said, "Please send me back to the countryside, Father. Ever since I came home, Elder Sister's health has been poor. It must be because my birth chart is too strong and has brought her bad luck." Li Father was taken aback. "Why would you say that? Suwan is only ill. She'll get better after seeing a doctor." A few days later, Li Suwan did indeed recover. Thanks to her talent for acting sweet and harmless, Li Zhizhi's life in the household became much easier. Then one day, she met Crown Prince Xiao Yan, who saw through her tricks at a glance. From their first meeting, Xiao Yan thought Li Zhizhi was cunning, so he made sure never to give her a chance to use him. He watched as she pretended to be sweet and innocent, currying favor with one powerful person after another and thriving in the capital. The Grand Princess adopted her as a daughter. Noble young ladies treated her like a sister. A favored consort in the palace regarded her as a close friend. She even received the title of commandery princess, and there were more men who liked her than he could count on one hand. Even his own younger sister called every day for Li Zhizhi to become her big sister. Xiao Yan waited and waited, but Li Zhizhi never came to curry favor with him. At last, he couldn't hold back and asked her, "Would you like to be Crown Princess?" Li Zhizhi did not. Upcoming novel: Caged Crane Blurb: Also known as After My Enemy Died, I Fell for His Concubine On the day Shen Que, Marquis of Changping, died, Xue He stood before his memorial tablet and wept bitterly. She was extraordinarily beautiful, even when she cried, and everyone couldn't help looking at her. It was said that while Shen Que was alive, he adored this concubine and treated her like a treasure, giving her everything she could want. Now that Shen Que was dead and Xue He was so heartbroken, she must surely be a woman of deep feeling and loyalty. That was what everyone thought. Until Li Xuansu appeared. A rising star in the capital, Li Xuansu had a bitter feud with Shen Que, and the two had always been at each other's throats. Now that Shen Que was dead, Li Xuansu showed up uninvited, carrying himself like a victor. The people of the Marquis of Changping's household were furious. As Li Xuansu admired his enemy's memorial tablet, he noticed Xue He beside it. A moment later, he held out his hand to her. "Shen Que is dead. You have no one left to rely on. Why not come with me?" Xue He paused in her crying for just a moment, then took Li Xuansu's hand. Li Xuansu was an officer of the Imperial Secret Service, the emperor's attack dog. He was ruthless, vindictive, and more suspicious than anyone. Countless people had met gruesome ends at his hands. Everyone couldn't help thinking that Xue He wouldn't live long. Yet no one expected her to thrive and become the apple of Li Xuansu's eye. At first, Li Xuansu only took Xue He away to humiliate Shen Que in front of his memorial tablet. Later, he realized that he seemed to be the one getting humiliated. Xue He was born with a heart of ice and snow, and she was utterly indifferent to others. She didn't care about men, only herself. To her, Li Xuansu and Shen Que were no different. She could cry for Shen Que, and she could cry for Li Xuansu too, if he wanted her to. Li Xuansu heard this and spat out through gritted teeth, "Thanks, but I don't need that." In the throes of passion, he would stroke Xue He's jade-like cheek and ask, "Who's better, me or Shen Que?" Xue He would say nothing, only remain silent. When Li Xuansu pressed her, she would timidly answer, "You're both fine." It nearly drove Li Xuansu mad. When he was ambushed and on the verge of death, Li Xuansu thought of Xue He waiting at home and fought his way out, killing his way through. He couldn't die yet. If he did, that heartless little woman might run off with someone else. After surviving countless brushes with death, Li Xuansu finally made it home. The good news was that Xue He was still there. The bad news was that Shen Que wasn't dead after all. He had come back. Theme: Always love yourself and live for yourself.