A sharp-tempered noblewoman VS a fickle man she once bullied, who vows revenge and later turns into a devoted pursuer
[Blurb]
Her fiance embraced another woman in public. Quick on the draw, Hu Yi wrote a letter breaking off their engagement before he could do anything else.
She thought she would have some time to enjoy being single, but the very next day, the emperor arranged a marriage for her.
Her new fiance was a newcomer to the capital.
Orphaned and raised on the streets, he was once spotted by a court official, who took him in as an adopted son and brought him to the capital.
Hu Yi, meanwhile, was the capital's foremost noblewoman, born into a prestigious family.
Their status and background were truly mismatched.
She expected her new fiance to treat her with anxious deference and utmost care.
Instead, he challenged her at every turn, constantly provoking her and making her unhappy.
Only later did Hu Yi learn that when they were children, she had brought him to her home, where he endured her abuse, mockery, and hunger. Worse, she had even broken his leg.
He must have hated her to the core.
It was obvious he had accepted the arranged marriage to get revenge on her.
Xie Song hated her to the core.
He had come to get revenge on her, too.
He had even written out a detailed revenge plan:
Step One: Ruin her reputation.
Step Two: Marry her, but never consummate the marriage, leaving her lonely and miserable for the rest of her life!
Step Three: Give her power over the household, keeping her so busy with chores that she works herself to death!
But later...
Step One: Never mind. As her fiance, he'd be dragged down with her. It wasn't worth it.
Step Two: Never mind. He was only going to marry her, and he had no plans to become a monk. Why not do it a few more times instead?
Step Three: Never mind that, either. They were only trivial little things. He shouldn't disturb her rest. He'd take care of them!
* The main story is told from the heroine's point of view.
* He really did break her leg, but there was more to it: he was saving the hero.
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[Blurb]
Little Tao is timid and stammers. She's so frail that a gust of wind could knock her down.
Everyone in the palace can bully her.
Little Tao doesn't dare fight back. She only wants to work diligently as a low-ranking palace maid until she's old enough to leave the palace.
No one could have imagined that Little Tao would get extraordinarily lucky and catch the emperor's eye, earning a transfer to serve at his side.
Little Tao hadn't expected it, either.
With a little bundle containing nothing but her palace uniform slung over her back, she headed to the emperor's quarters, trembling from head to toe.
Emperor Shengde's dream was to unite the six regions and rule the world.
In his old age, he finally conquered the world. But a woman from his harem tried to assassinate him. As he lay dying, he saw a palace maid step in front of him.
Reborn, he avenged his enemies and repaid his debts of gratitude, then continued his quest to rule the world. After achieving greatness at thirty, he was assassinated by a woman from his harem once again, and that same palace maid shielded him.
He was reborn again.
This time, he kept his harem empty and focused on conquering the world. At last, at the age of twenty-four, he completed his great undertaking.
With peace restored, Emperor Shengde found life utterly dull.
One day, as he wandered through the palace, he saw that little palace maid.
Emperor Shengde's eyes lit up. His life had a goal again.
A year later, gazing at Little Tao's bright eyes, pretty teeth, and little mouth that never stopped chattering, Emperor Shengde stroked his chin with satisfaction. "Tao'er is rosy and plump. She's ready to eat!"
1. A sweet, fluffy romance with indulgent doting.
2. Emperor Shengde:
[Before raising Tao] Even being reborn twice won't stop me from conquering the world!
[After raising Tao] Little Tao is so scrawny. I need to fatten her up before I can eat her.
[The peach is ripe!] Firm peach versus soft peach?
Theme: Don't look down on the poor young.
My Second Husband Is a Force to Be Reckoned With
Becoming a Son-in-Law to the Gloomy Her
She Says She Loves Me, the Emperor
The Challenge: Get the CEO to Break Up With Me First
My Assassination Target Can Hear My Thoughts
Don't Pick Up the Good-for-Nothing Cultivator by the Roadside
The Mutant
Winning Over the Love-Brained Prince
The Future Crown Princess
Please, Please Don't Get Divorced
Xiao Tao Just Wants to Be a Palace Maid
My Noble Consort Is Quick-Witted and Eloquent
Equality between men and women is not so easy to achieve. Even in the society we live in, it has not been fully realized, let alone with the blessing of ancient traditions. Sometimes it's annoying to think about it. Regardless of the general environment and social phenomena, my family prides itself on boys and girls being the same, but in fact parents still can't get around it. This kind of partiality is not superficial. Sometimes I am even favored more than my brother and receive more love and care on the surface. But in fact, when my brother got married, his parents provided money for the down payment. When I got married, there was no dowry because they sent me to college. My mother had told me this a long time ago. But my brother is also in college. He can move around the country and choose a suitable place to settle down, but I can only stay in my hometown because my parents are worried that I will be bullied as a girl marrying out of town. I didn't think anything of it until my friend said, this is because your parents want you to provide for them in their old age. It was a thunderous moment. Now they are in their prime and looking after their younger brother's children in other places. When I get old and come back to my hometown, I will take care of myself. Somewhat sad. I don't have the courage to fight against them, I can't bear it. This may be it for the rest of my life.
Anticlimactic. The front is good, but the back feels like it's just for completion.
What does it mean to push a chair with your legs and fall backwards?
"Xie Song suppresses the brokenness in his heart" which is a big bug for the author~ Be frustrated