Xue Congjia is a royal relative.
She is the fifth granddaughter of the nephew of the current emperor's maternal aunt... and so on.
When it comes time to arrange her marriage, her family wants to marry her off to a wastrel in the capital. Congjia doesn't want to marry him.
A ninth great-uncle from the capital comes to visit her family. They say he is a true royal relative.
Congjia thinks an older relative will be easy to talk to. If she goes to him and pleads sweetly, surely he can find her a way out.
In Ninth Great-Uncle's room, there is no elderly man with a foot in the grave. Instead, she finds a blind young man wearing a blindfold.
He is breathtakingly beautiful and gentle in his manners. They hit it off at first sight and talk so happily that they nearly arrange a marriage right then and there.
Congjia thinks she doesn't mind that the young man is blind. If she marries him and stays by Ninth Great-Uncle's side, then, as relatives, they can count on him to support her in the future.
A servant outside opens the door. Congjia decisively plants a kiss on the corner of the young man's lips.
Feigning alarm, Congjia says, "Oh no, someone saw us! I'm scared. Shall we go ask Ninth Great-Uncle to settle this?"
Young Ninth Great-Uncle: "...The Ninth Great-Uncle you mean is... me?"
Congjia: ?!!!
In their previous life, Xie Lanrao sent his little girl off to be married.
Xue Congjia leaned against his back and said with a smile, "Ajiu, I'm getting married."
Xie Lanrao asked, "Do you want to marry him?"
Congjia replied, "I do."
He watched his little girl marry someone else, then watched her grow melancholy from that day on.
Xie Lanrao thought that once he returned victorious with his army, stealing a subject's wife might not be out of the question.
But Congjia died before she could wait for him.
Fortunately, they get another life. This time, his little girl will be cherished by him, free to live as she pleases, and blessed with a lifetime of glory.
A pampered, headstrong beauty x a possessive, secretly smitten Ninth Prince
1. In their previous life, the heroine was forced to marry, while the hero secretly loved her.
2. Sweet romance.
Theme: Live for yourself.