The Violent Prince's Palm-Sized Rainbow

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[Blurb]

Prince Ling, Xie Yunqi, was cruel, aloof, and bloodthirsty. No one knew that he had suffered from an eye condition since childhood and could see only black, white, gray, and the blood-red color he craved. This was why he became unusually excited on the battlefield, killing countless enemies and earning a reputation as the Great Zhou dynasty's famed God of War.

Then, at the victory banquet held to celebrate his return, a brilliant splash of color entered his sight. It was an experience unlike anything he'd ever known, and one he could never forget.

After her engagement was broken off, Shen Shuyan became a laughingstock throughout the capital. The supposedly clever and beautiful daughter of a minister had been beaten to the altar by her own cousin. What a humiliating disgrace! Shen Shuyan, who had been spoiled since childhood and valued her reputation above all else, covered her face and wept bitterly, refusing to leave home.

Then came the victory banquet. Forced to attend, she accidentally stumbled into the arms of the cruel and sinister Prince Ling. Though he was strikingly handsome, everyone knew he had no interest in women. He fixed his sharp gaze on her for a long time, and Shen Shuyan felt she was truly done for this time.

Shen Shuyan: My love life is doomed. Maybe I should pack up and shave my head at a convent outside the city, so I don't drag the whole Shen family down with me.

Shen Shuyan packed her bags and tried to flee in the middle of the night, but Prince Ling intercepted her at the city gates and kissed her without a word.

Shen Shuyan: ??!

Xie Yunqi: Since it works, I'll just take you home.

Before the wedding:

Xie Yunqi: From now on, whenever you see me, you must wear brightly colored clothes. Otherwise, don't blame me for what I do.

Shen Shuyan nodded frantically to save her life.

After the wedding:

Shen Shuyan: So my husband only sees me as medicine for his illness. QAQ

Xie Yunqi: You are indeed my cure, the rainbow in my heart.

[The male lead has an eye condition and can see colors when he looks at the female lead. His eyesight will gradually recover.]

Blurb written on September 6, 2021.

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Pei Yin was delicate and lovely, with skin like ice and bones like jade. But she was merely the neglected eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Anyang's household. After her mother died when she was young, she grew up in the home of her maternal grandfather, a physician whose family had practiced medicine for generations.

An imperial decree summoned Pei Yin back to the capital, where she was to take another woman's place as bride to Prince Ling, a man known for his murderous nature.

Prince Ling, He Yunian, was a renowned general and the Great Yu dynasty's famed God of War. But after a battle in the north, he was struck by a strange poison. Rumor had it that he had to drink blood to survive, and when the poison flared up, he killed anyone he saw. No one dared approach him.

Everyone said that the young woman who married Prince Ling would likely be torn to pieces.

On their wedding night, the prince's poison flared up. To his surprise, the delicate, timid young woman was able to suppress the poison in his body.

Prince Ling gripped his blade and fixed his blood-red eyes on her. "Not a word about my poison getting out, or else..."

Before he could finish, Pei Yin hurriedly waved her hands. "If I can cure Your Highness, could I ask you for a letter of divorce?"

"Agreed."

Pei Yin diligently tended to Prince Ling day after day, hoping to cure him as soon as possible so she could secure a letter of divorce and leave unscathed.

As the prince's health improved by the day, Pei Yin began to feel that the way he looked at her was getting stranger and stranger.

Pei Yin took his pulse, her face lighting up. "Wonderful! In just a few more days, the poison in Your Highness's body will be completely gone."

Prince Ling narrowed his eyes and coughed twice. "Is that so? I don't think that's necessarily true."

Pei Yin looked at the tall, robust man before her. ...Whatever makes you happy.

Later, the poison in Prince Ling's body had completely cleared. Pei Yin found an opportunity and cautiously began, "Your Highness has recovered. About what you promised me..."

His gaze darkened. He grabbed her slender wrist and pulled her into his arms, his voice low and husky. "Yinyin, are you already trying to leave?"

Pei Yin QAQ: "A prince of your stature should keep his word."

Prince Ling: ...Getting called out hurts even more than being poisoned.

[Bonus Scene]

Everyone in the prince's residence knew there were three things Prince Ling disliked:

He disliked seeing physicians, taking medicine, and, most of all, having women come near him.

But later, the servants discovered that not only did the prince seek out the princess every day to ask about his health, he also kept finding excuses to have her prescribe medicine for him.

Everyone in the prince's residence: ???

One snowy day, the princess caught a chill and gave a small cough. In full view of everyone, the usually aloof and self-possessed Prince Ling quietly tucked both her hands inside his robe. "Are you still cold?"

Pei Yin: (#-.-)

Everyone in the prince's residence: !!!

Theme: Those destined to meet will find each other, even across a thousand miles