Song of Pear Fragrance

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Li Yuanxiang was born with a beautiful voice. When she sang, it sounded like an orioles' song, and she could make any opera script achingly poignant. With her almond-shaped eyes lowered, she had countless young gentlemen swooning in the pear garden.

Everyone said she was beautiful. With so many officials' sons in the audience, why not find one to marry? Even as a concubine, she could enjoy a life of luxury.

Li Yuanxiang removed her stage ornaments and smiled faintly. "What would I want with a fickle man?"

One day, the new wife of her faithless former fiance got jealous and stormed into her opera theater to make a scene. Not one of the officials' sons in the audience dared step forward, because the woman was a princess, and no one dared offend her.

Life wasn't easy. Yuanxiang sighed. A princess really was someone she couldn't afford to offend. But everyone in the theater needed to eat. Maybe... she needed to find herself a powerful patron?

After a few days of searching, she settled on one person: Xiao Mu, the Prince of War. He was renowned, handsome, and looked like he had a fine physique. She wouldn't be losing out!

Before Li Yuanxiang could arrange a chance encounter, the formidable man showed up on his own. He stared at her, emotions surging in his eyes, his voice trembling slightly. "Xiangxiang..."

Li Yuanxiang was puzzled. Had he mistaken her for someone else? Maybe there was someone called Xiangxiang who looked just like her and even had a similar name. That would be... wonderful!

"Why are you sweating so much, Your Highness? Come, let me wipe your brow..." She held up her handkerchief and promptly fell into his arms.

When Li Yuanxiang was finally carried into the prince's residence in a bridal sedan borne by eight men, she was still wondering: What exactly had gone wrong?!

Reborn

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To find out what happened to her father, Su Mian suppresses her nature and discreetly curries favor with the Sixth Prince, Mei Songjin, who is traveling outside the capital on an inspection tour.

She carefully steps on every point he likes, but who would have thought that even when she's practically ready to cast the fishing rod away, the man still won't take the bait?

The more Su Mian looks at him, the more irritated she gets. So, as soon as she learns where her father is, she goes straight to Mei Songjin. "Since we can't get along, let's end things now!"

She can't pretend to be meek for another second. After saying this, she immediately changes out of her demure dress, mounts her horse with a red-tasseled spear in hand, and gallops away without a trace.

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Mei Songjin, who's been hooked: She must be my destined love, but I can't show her too much affection, or she might get spoiled.

He learned from childhood that marriage is like waging war: you must always have the upper hand. Otherwise, like his father, you'll be reduced to being the empress's lackey.

Fortunately, Su Mian is docile and easy to please. Thanks to his brilliant designs, she has eyes and a heart for no one but him. He only needs to put in a little effort to keep everything under control.

But before he can marry her into his household, Su Mian suddenly changes her tune and says they're through!

In this game of love, only Mei Songjin ends up heartbroken. He can't understand how the woman who was calling him her darling Mei just yesterday could change her mind so quickly.

After taking many detours, Mei Songjin finally marries his beloved and sincerely admits: It turns out his father, the emperor's lackey, is the real expert!

The story of two love cheats: she deceives him, and he deceives himself.

Theme: Look ahead, and you'll find someone even better!