The General's Little Bodhisattva

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After Being Reborn, the Empress Takes Up Metaphysics

Blurb

Jinghe was the head disciple of a Buddhist temple, highly trusted by the emperor. She had studied Buddhist teachings deeply, and her reputation for compassion was known far and wide.

After being assassinated by political enemies, she transmigrated into the body of the vicious eldest princess of the Dayan Kingdom.

Aside from her naturally enchanting beauty, this princess had nothing to recommend her. Before marriage, she made a scene at every turn and forced the general, Kong Ye, to marry her. Afterward, she became even more ruthless, committing every evil imaginable. She even colluded with the enemy and sold out her country, bringing about its downfall and leaving the people in misery. She herself died without a whole corpse: a true wicked woman who ruined her country and herself.

Jinghe transmigrated into the eldest princess on her wedding night. At her feet lay a maid the evil princess had just beaten half to death... and outside the door stood General Kong Ye.

Jinghe: It's fine. This is a test from Buddha!

After the wedding, she kept her distance from Kong Ye and set up a small Buddha statue in the rear courtyard.

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Kong Ye hadn't expected to be chosen by a spoiled, arrogant little princess. Though he detested her, he couldn't disobey the imperial decree. Besides, the emperor had practically spelled out his demand.

So he would marry her. He could always pamper her and keep her content.

On their wedding night, the little princess let her maid take over the bridal bed, leaving him to sleep in the corridor all night. The next morning, he woke up dizzy and groggy, feeling a little at a loss.

Kong Ye: Is she trying to play hard to get?

After their wedding, he had thought the princess would cling to him all day, every day, as she had before. But since that day, he seemed not to have seen her for half a month.

He asked his page, "Where's the princess?"

The page replied, "The princess is in the Buddha hall, tapping the wooden fish drum."

Kong Ye: "?"

Three months passed. The princess no longer called him "Brother Qingran" in a sweet, coquettish voice. Instead, she called him "benefactor" with a cool expression?

Suddenly, he thought that this little princess, who had changed so drastically, was quite adorable. She was innocent and kind, so pure-hearted that she would chant sutras to bless even an ant she stepped on.

Later, he was the first to fall in love, but the little princess's heart remained as firm as a rock. She had eyes only for Buddha. ε(┬┬﹏┬┬)3

Content notes

1v1

An alternate world, very loosely based on history. Don't overanalyze it.

Romance-focused.

The characters are people with their own lives. Please communicate kindly.

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After Being Reborn, the Empress Takes Up Metaphysics

As empress of the realm, Ruan Yaoqiu was cautious and dutiful, a paragon of virtue who ruled the inner palace with grace. She was the kind of benevolent empress no one could find fault with. Yet she unexpectedly learned that the emperor intended to issue an edict deposing her.

At that moment, she felt as if all her love had been thrown to the dogs.

Fortunately, the dog emperor never got the chance. He and his beloved died unexpectedly in Jiangnan.

She had never believed in metaphysics in her life. On the day she died, she finally believed!

On the day her son ascended the throne, Ruan Yaoqiu looked down upon all living beings, neither happy nor sad. But before her crown had even settled on her head, she died because of a fortune-telling verdict: "Red clothes bring a bloody calamity."

That day, she had only been wearing a red bellyband...

But she was reborn after death? When she opened her eyes, she found herself back in the year she had been chosen as the imperial bride.

Starting over? Ruan Yaoqiu laughed in anger. The hell with becoming crown princess! She had spent half her life lonely and miserable. Whoever wanted to serve that blind crown prince could do it themselves.

If fate didn't have it in store for her, she wouldn't ask for it. She would surrender to Heaven and take a different path.

Isn't fortune-telling with a few finger calculations wonderful?

She avoided the crown princess selection and her first meeting with the crown prince, then packed her bags and headed south to cultivate the Dao. She might as well find a husband among her cousins while she was at it.

Perfect! Wonderful!

She wouldn't concern herself with court affairs or enter the imperial harem!

But in this life, the damn crown prince was determined to drag her into the mortal world. In her previous life, she might not have seen him once in a month. In this life, he showed up in front of her three or four times a day.

The male lead's side

At the age of seven, Xu Gu developed a strange illness. His headaches wouldn't respond to treatment, and every time they flared up, he saw a beautiful figure. The beauty was graceful whether she smiled or got angry.

He mistakenly thought that perhaps he'd forgotten to drink Meng Po's soup in his previous life, which was why he couldn't forget his former lover day after day.

That former lover was the daughter of the Ruan family, Ruan Yaoqiu, and his destined empress.

He waited eagerly for her to come to the capital, determined that in this life he would continue their deep love from their previous life and become a devoted couple with her.

But despite all his preparations, Ruan Yaoqiu didn't show up on the day they were meant to meet.

That was fine. There was still the crown princess selection, but she didn't appear there either.

He couldn't wait any longer and went out hoping to run into her. Who could have guessed that his future crown princess had gone up a mountain to worship Buddha?

He thought she would eventually come back down, but instead she shaved her head and began a life of religious cultivation.

After finally finding her, Xu Gu was dumbfounded. Why was she acting so strangely?

Xu Gu: Greetings, miss. I am He...

Ruan Yaoqiu frowned and interrupted him. She made a few finger calculations, then stepped back three feet. "Hold on. You're due for a bloody calamity today. Stay three zhang away from me. Back up, back up!"

With that, she turned to leave.

Xu Gu hurried after her, but suddenly felt pain in his foot. Somehow, he'd stepped on an iron nail! Blood poured from the wound.

Ruan Yaoqiu raised an eyebrow and covered her face with her sleeve, looking disgusted. "I told you and you didn't believe me. Serves you right!"

Xu Gu: ...

What happened to love at first sight and a gentle, gracious woman?

The female lead is unhinged and cool, focused on fortune-telling and metaphysics.

1v1 in this life. There was a misunderstanding in the previous life, but he really was a scumbag.

Slow burn. This is a story about teaching a dog a lesson.

The male lead's memories are confused because he was reborn, and he mistakenly believes that he and the female lead were deeply in love in their previous life.

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Theme: With faith in your heart, there is hope everywhere.