His Majesty's Regret

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Blurb:

[The Husband’s Regret, Too Late] [Possessive Love]

Shen Rushuang, the late emperor’s first empress, was born a concubine’s daughter. She stood by Xiao Ling’an through hardship after hardship as he fought his way to the position of crown prince, and at last she became empress.

But Xiao Ling’an was cold by nature and preoccupied with state affairs. He never gave her a moment of tenderness. Even when her family sent her legitimate younger sister into the palace, he turned a blind eye.

She kept reminding herself to be a virtuous empress, gentle and gracious. Then her child was harmed, her face was disfigured, and she nearly took her own life. Xiao Ling’an merely tossed her a cold remark:

“Suicide is a grave offense. Your Majesty should think carefully.”

Only then did Shen Rushuang awaken as if from a dream. She had wasted the past twenty years of her life.

So a great fire broke out at Fengyi Palace, and Empress Shen vanished from the world.

She heard that afterward, Xiao Ling’an was heartbroken. He shut himself in the Hall of Mental Cultivation day after day and refused to believe that the late empress was truly gone.

Shen Rushuang merely leaned against the handsome young man beside her and calmly said four words:

“What does that have to do with me?”

*

Xiao Ling’an’s birth mother was of low status. He endured a storm of bloodshed and intrigue before finally taking the throne, but became a man with a heart of ice, ruthless and decisive.

Only when he watched helplessly as the flames devoured his beloved did he feel a heart-wrenching pain.

He searched the entire world for Shen Rushuang like a madman, hoping to atone for even a fraction of his sins.

But when they met again, she was marrying another man. With a lovely, alluring smile, she nestled in another man’s arms and said:

“This young woman... has never met Your Majesty.”

The little child beside her, whose eyes and brows bore some resemblance to his, clutched another man’s robe and asked timidly:

“Father, who is he?”

Xiao Ling’an felt as if someone had gouged a piece out of his heart. The pain left him unable to breathe.

Not long after, Shen Rushuang was locked away in a secluded palace. Her former husband lay in the dungeon, covered in blood and barely alive.

Her eyes red, she bit her lower lip hard. Then she watched Xiao Ling’an grind his heel over her husband’s severed arm. His icy fingertips lifted her chin, his eyes full of menace.

“You will always be My Empress. You can’t run, and you can’t escape.”

1. Both leads are each other’s first and only. No harem. They break apart in Chapter 12, the prologue to his regret begins in Chapter 24, and the regret arc starts in Chapter 25.

2. The heroine fakes her death and runs away with her child. She has not lost her memories. Her disfigurement will heal, and her former husband is no good man.

3. Possessive love and a regret arc. The male lead will not be forgiven easily.

Blurb for [My Family Has a Younger Sister]:

[Blended Family] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Growing-Up Romance]

Su Zhi was born poor. Her father died when she was young, and she lived with her mother and a tea merchant.

The tea merchant treated them terribly, often beating them. Only his son, Xie Wangchen, stood up for her.

Later, when the tea merchant fell gravely ill, her mother abandoned her and ran off with all the valuables.

Su Zhi was still young, so she and Xie Wangchen could only depend on each other. She tugged timidly at the boy’s sleeve, her almond-shaped eyes full of tears, and called him “Brother.”

Everyone said Su Zhi had a hard life, but she never once complained.

Her brother doted on her. He earned money to buy her peanut candy, gently held her as he took her to the theater, and placed every beautiful thing in the world before her.

As the days went by, she thought it was only natural and accepted everything without a second thought.

Until she sneaked out to play and stayed with a married couple, and realized something was wrong

The husband pinned up his wife’s hair and applied her makeup, then held her tenderly before the bronze mirror.

The husband helped his wife bathe and change, gently wiping the water from her hair.

The husband and wife went to bed together, whispering and turning in each other’s arms behind the curtains.

On the way back after she was caught, she stared at her brother’s hand, clenched so tightly it left red marks, and fell into thought.

The more Su Zhi thought about it, the more frightened she became. But when she looked at her gentle, inscrutable brother, she didn’t dare say anything.

At last, she found a chance and ran away in a panic.

*

Xie Wangchen was cold-blooded by nature and ruthless in his methods. After his mother died, he grew to despise the world.

Then, beneath the warm spring sunshine, an innocent girl appeared before his eyes, following him and calling “Brother” again and again.

Her voice was sweet and lovely, melodious and charming, like a fledgling sparrow that made one want to protect her.

Xie Wangchen’s heart warmed. He gave her the only tenderness and kindness he had, carefully raising her as she grew up.

He never expected the little sister he had raised himself to run away without a shred of gratitude.

In an instant, Xie Wangchen’s expression darkened. His gaze turned wild and resolute, and every trace of his gentle disguise vanished.

When they met again, Su Zhi had become a young lady of the capital. She linked arms with a boy in white, smiling freely and happily as if she had long since forgotten him.

Xie Wangchen showed no emotion. He politely greeted the boy as his sister’s friend and personally thanked him for looking after her.

But late that night, he took the fingers she had held in another man’s hand and wiped them clean one by one.

Then he cast off all his refined restraint, took her hand, and placed it on his sash, stroking and wandering over it inch by inch.

“A Zhi, I raised you. There are many things you don’t need anyone else for.”

“Your brother will teach you himself.”

1. Both leads are each other’s first and only. Happy ending.

2. The male lead is a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside, obsessive yandere with a strong need for control.

3. Six-year age gap.

4. The leads are not related by blood. Their romance begins after their relationship as siblings ends.

Blurb for [Spring in the Brocade Tent]:

[The Husband’s Regret, Too Late] [Possessive Love] [Rivalry for Her Affections]

Su Wanqing was badly injured and left to wander the streets. By chance, Shen Wentan rescued her.

The doctor said she had suffered a shock and would forget many things.

Her benefactor, Shen Wentan, was the man behind Tianxiang Pavilion and a close confidant of the emperor. Grateful to him, Su Wanqing willingly placed herself in his service.

Though it was a place of pleasure, it was a roof over her head. She had no other improper intentions.

Everyone said Shen Wentan was gloomy and cruel, a man of deep schemes, yet he treated Su Wanqing exceptionally well.

He indulged her timidity and shyness, smiled only at her, and sometimes even took the time to teach her himself.

Su Wanqing blushed, her heart racing. Her first stirrings of love made her yearn for the little warmth she had found.

She thought that once the situation settled, Shen Wentan would marry her, and everything would be proper and aboveboard.

Until one day, Shen Wentan handed her over to General Li Zhou without the slightest reluctance.

Su Wanqing’s heart died completely. Tears in her almond-shaped eyes, she raised her head, only to feel that the man before her looked strangely familiar.

She vaguely remembered that she and Li Zhou had once pledged themselves to each other in secret, and that she had leaned against his shoulder and sweetly called him “husband.”

But on their wedding night, he never came. Instead, news arrived that he had died on the road back from war, along with an imperial decree confiscating his family’s estate and exiling them.

*

Shen Wentan was born to a courtesan. Despised by his family from childhood, he operated from behind the scenes at Tianxiang Pavilion, controlling the tides of power until he became the emperor’s sharpest blade.

He had met Su Wanqing only once.

The girl had smiled at him, bright and graceful, and from then on she was imprinted on his mind, impossible to forget.

When he first brought her home, he regarded her as an ordinary plaything and would never allow her to disturb his heart or hinder his path.

So when Li Zhou proposed a deal, Shen Wentan pushed her away without hesitation.

Only when Su Wanqing ignored him beneath the warm spring sun and instead smiled sweetly as she took Li Zhou’s arm, then shared passionate embraces with him behind the brocade curtains, did Shen Wentan regret his choice.

The sight of their mutual affection stung his eyes. Shen Wentan’s smile turned cold and menacing. A shard of broken porcelain in his palm cut into his flesh, and blood dripped from his fingertips to the ground.

So what if he had made a mistake? He could simply take her back.

1. Both leads are each other’s first and only.

2. Includes a regret arc, possessive love, and a rivalry for her affections.

3. The male lead is an obsessive yandere, while the second male lead is a scheming general. Two formidable men fight for her.

Theme: Live well, and love well.