A Hall Full of Beauties (Reborn)

A bewitching beauty x an aloof, untouchable nobleman

Si Yao, the beautiful younger daughter of Duke Song of Chu, was used by her father in a marriage alliance to unite the six states. Her marriage set the world into chaos, and she was branded a temptress.

In her previous life, when Chu's capital fell, the King of Qi wanted to take her as his consort, but his ministers opposed him. Si Yao glanced at the handsome young man at their head. His eyes were clear, and a chill settled in her heart.

Feng Chen, a scholar-official of Qi, was appointed a high minister at twelve and known as a "mortal immortal."

The King of Qi had no choice but to give her to the Grand Marshal. She lived a lonely life and died. She never expected that beneath the three-foot strip of white silk, she would return to the moment Chu's capital fell.

Si Yao packed her belongings, intending to flee beyond the frontier and live freely. In her previous life, she had been trapped by her status and exploited by her own family. Reborn, she wanted to live only for herself, but the enemy state's carriage and horses blocked her in the woods.

Desperate to survive, she grabbed a guard. "I, the princess, demand a private audience with the King of Qi."

A horse neighed, and the crowd parted.

Feng Chen picked up the hairpin that had fallen to the ground. "Does the princess wish to seduce my king?"

The beauty lifted her head, still shaken. "Who says I want to seduce the king? Perhaps I'm asking for you, High Minister."

He smiled. "And how would you ask?"

What a narrow world. Si Yao ground her teeth in frustration.

He looked at the stubbornness between her exquisite brows, feeling that he had seen it somewhere before.

Feng Chen, a high minister of Qi, had long dreamed the same dream: beneath a peach tree, a woman wept as she pursued him to demand his life. When he happened upon a small portrait of Si Yao, he finally understood.

He was a gentleman of the highest order, unmoved by beauty. He only wanted to watch coldly as she bewitched the world: the prince of a fallen state, the foremost secret guard, the powerful minister. What a lively spectacle.

Who could have known that one day, beneath blue seas and skies, the debt of a peach blossom would come due, and this enchantress would fall into his arms?

Feng Chen nodded. He was very familiar with this sort of trick.

But the other party smiled like a flower. "The High Minister and I are truly fated. Since you have no brothers or sisters, why don't we become siblings?"

"Siblings..."

The jade belt at his waist caught on the ornaments hanging from her skirt, and they jingled.

Feng Chen said, "I'm not that easy to fool."

The Book of Qi records: In the thirty-sixth year of Duke Su's reign, High Minister Feng Chen was bewitched by a seductress. Disregarding the bonds of morality, he defected to An, causing the balance of power in the world to change overnight.

All six states were alarmed and could neither sit nor sleep in peace. "That seductress has brought ruin upon the world!"

Only the Feng family enjoyed a house filled with blessings, and a match made in heaven.

Si Yao smiled, her eyes clear as spring water. "High Minister, is this truly for me?"

He shook his head. "No."

"I knew it."

"It's for us."

Suddenly, she wondered who, amid the mist and rain of past and present lives, had ever spoken of "us."

She never knew that in her previous life, beneath the three-foot strip of white silk, Feng Chen had returned victorious from beyond the frontier. He reached out to brush the dust from the bed, just to catch a few strands of her hair. "In the end... I came too late."

The greatest strategist, who calculated everything in the world, failed to foresee the loss of the woman he loved.

One lifetime too late, a debt for the next. In every life, he would return with her.

"The hall is filled with beauties, yet suddenly my eyes meet yours alone."

Nine Songs: The Young Lord of Fate

1. An alternate-history mashup of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

2. Happy ending. The male lead is devious and has prophetic dreams.

The heroine is lovely on the outside but not soft-hearted. She is clever and brave, and has a revenge storyline.

3. After being reborn, the heroine is untouched. The male lead is untouched. Though many admire the heroine, the romance is one-on-one.

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Proud, cold-faced man x rose of a chaotic age

Old-school stand-in romance

"Third Miss, should I still leave tonight?"

Third Miss Yin Tangxi has recently been troubled by one thing: she wants to adopt a child.

A few years ago, she insisted on getting divorced. Her family never said anything to her face, but things remained awkward, and she had no desire to remarry. She thought she was getting old and might as well find someone to rely on.

The spring weather was lovely that day. Third Miss fanned herself as she leaned beneath the corridor, watching swallows fight and quietly mulling over her troubles. Then she saw her younger sister blush. Someone had proposed marriage to her: the other party was the soon-to-be-appointed Minister of Finance.

After much maneuvering, the family had finally managed to make a connection. Her younger sister came to ask her worldly-wise elder sister to support her, and Third Miss readily agreed. She dressed her sister to the nines and went with her to the ball.

After exchanging pleasantries, she too thought the man looked handsome and impressive, but for some reason he seemed familiar, as though she had seen him before.

Xie Xianqing, the newly appointed Minister of Finance who had just returned from overseas, lit a cigarette. Its ember flashed. Through the swirling smoke, he saw that the sharp-browed, bright-eyed young woman across from him had mistaken him for someone else.

She didn't remember him, but he knew her.

She was the woman who had once left someone distraught, not knowing whether she was alive or dead. The man she had deceived, who still hadn't been found, was none other than his own elder brother.

That debt was still waiting to be repaid.

1. The male lead is sexually inexperienced. Some ensemble cast elements.

2. Updates currently every other day.

3. I guarantee I won't abandon the story, regardless of its performance.

Theme: No matter where you are, stay kind and welcome the good things to come.