Clear Breeze, Pillow of Moonlight

Next up: After Deceiving a Noble Young Master ★Married first, love later, with both hearts choosing each other★Gentle submission, devoted to one and only★ After being reborn, Yu Qingyao chooses to marry the deposed crown prince, who is under house arrest. No one believes this marriage will work out. Even the man she once loved comes to mock her, certain she won't be able to endure the hardships of the palace grounds, and that the deposed crown prince will never love her. She doesn't care, and she won't change her mind. In her previous life, she had gone to great lengths to win over her family for the man she loved and manage his household, only to be betrayed in the end. The humiliation of being demoted from wife to concubine was still fresh when she was brutally killed in the wilderness during an assassination attempt. In this life, she no longer wants to exhaust herself making wedding clothes for someone else. Though the deposed crown prince has no hope of rising again, he grants her every request. Yu Qingyao is quite content with that. * At first, Li Ce thought Yu Qingyao would start demanding to leave after only a few days. On their wedding day, he had promised to grant her every request, and that included letting her go. Who would have thought that all she wanted was a plate of white jade pastries? Watching her bright, limpid eyes and sweet smile, Li Ce quietly swallowed the words on his mind and simply said, “All right.” Later, he successfully rose to power and returned to the Eastern Palace. A friend asked curiously, “You used to drift through life without a care. No matter who urged you to fight for what you wanted, you refused. What made you change so suddenly?” Li Ce gazed at the girl in a tulip-colored dress in the garden, a helpless, indulgent smile on his lips. “There are some things that are hard to come by in the palace grounds.” His friend knew how much Li Ce doted on his wife and smiled knowingly, but then Li Ce's tone turned icy as he murmured, “Besides... there's someone I never want to see again.” His friend was startled. It was the first time he had seen such a cold look in the usually gentle Li Ce's eyes. It seemed that the man who had repeatedly gone to the palace grounds to “bother” the crown princess had finally crossed the prince's line! * Bonus scene: When the new emperor ascended the throne, the ministers noticed that among the 1,001 delicacies, only one dish was nothing special, and certainly no rare delicacy: ordinary white jade pastries. They were baffled. Li Ce: Nothing more than the fact that the empress likes them. The Grand Historian wanted to record the events behind the deposed crown prince's miraculous return to power. Yu Qingyao: ...Nothing more than the fact that I got greedy. She hadn't expected the deposed crown prince to pull himself together for all her many “little requests,” return to the Eastern Palace, and soon after ascend the throne! #What do you do when the phoenix-tail zither your wife wants is in the Eastern Palace storeroom? # #What do you do when your wife's former flame keeps showing up to steal her away? # Reader's guide: 1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, a sweet love story. 2. The double-standard male lead is gentle only to the heroine. His darker side is reserved for everyone else. 3. The second male lead gets his comeuppance. 4. The only official version is on Jinjiang. The official version will be corrected, so it may differ from pirated copies. Please support the official release, thank you! 5. This story has 90,000 words of free chapters to read. If something isn't to your taste, feel free to stop reading without leaving a review; the author won't change it. The heroine isn't strong, and her growth is slow. Readers who enjoy stories about powerful heroines who start slaughtering their way through everything after being reborn may want to find another good story. If you like seeing a delicate beauty fall in love with a gentle crown prince, please come on in! [Archived on June 20, 2022] Next up: After Deceiving a Noble Young Master Shen Changpu was at the end of her rope. Wearing a keepsake, she went to the Wei family, hoping to trade the life-saving favor she had done for their eldest son, Wei Qusui, for money to travel to Jiankang and find her relatives. The noble young master, as refined as jade and orchids, looked at her with haughty composure and said coldly, “How interesting. You actually dared to try that on me.” Shen Changpu never imagined he would deny it. Not only did he deny it, he even ordered someone to forcibly remove the bracelet she had brought as proof. Fortunately, the young master's kind stepmother saved her hand, and Shen Changpu was allowed to stay at the estate. The lady kindly advised her, “The eldest young master despises commoners. Give up that unrealistic hope of yours early. Once we reach Jiankang, perhaps the Wei family can find you a suitable match.” Shen Changpu understood. The young master had lost his memory and thought she was a fraud. Why would she humiliate herself by going after him? But Wei Qusui refused to let her go so easily. As the heir of the century-old Wei clan, Wei Qusui held a lofty position within the family and was even allowed to wear a sword and shoes in the emperor's presence. When the head of the Wei family was away, he had the final say. Shen Changpu was afraid he might ruthlessly kick her out or refuse to let her travel with the Wei family to Jiankang. So whenever Wei Qusui questioned her, she spun a tale about how they had fallen in love at first sight, grown more devoted at their second meeting, and pledged themselves to each other by the third. She put on a convincing show of someone whose heart had been broken, yet who sympathized with him for losing his memory. Shen Changpu admitted that she had a little resentment and deliberately said those things to make the untouchable noble young master uncomfortable. After all, he looked down on commoners, and on her. She really had saved his life, yet he had repaid her kindness with ingratitude. Little by little, the young master's gaze shifted from disgust to confusion, and then from confusion to inner turmoil. By day, he curled his lips into a cold smile. “Still lying to me? Have you decided how you want to die?” Late at night, he sat quietly by her bed, tears sliding down his cheeks as he demanded, “Why did you turn me into this?” Things seemed to be getting strange. The young master seemed to have gone mad. Luckily, she was about to be married off. / Shen Changpu never made it to the altar. She had already admitted in front of everyone that everything except the life-saving favor was a lie. They had never been in love, nor had they pledged themselves to each other. She had even sworn never to appear before him again. But Wei Qusui still wouldn't let her go. At her words, the veins at his pale forehead bulged, and he looked so furious he seemed ready to kill her on the spot. / Wei Qusui had inherited his ancestors' name and always cultivated himself with integrity, keeping to the straight and narrow and casting aside inconsequential feelings so that his forebears' disgraceful deeds would never be repeated. But since meeting Shen Changpu, all sorts of feelings he shouldn't have had began to stir deep within him. Hatred, resentment, indignation... An all-consuming obsession. He hated her enough to want to tear her apart, skin and bones. To wear her skin, swallow her flesh, and hold her bones in his arms. She had turned him into this strange creature, so it was only right that she stay by his side forever. / “Didn't I tell you I could never fall in love with you?” “Why do you keep saying things to tempt me?” ★Also on my upcoming list: The Gentle Husband I Picked Up Is the Crown Prince★ Married first, love later × both hearts choosing each other After both her parents died, Wen Zhuxin wanted to marry a poor, gentle, good-natured man into her family to protect her vast inheritance from greedy relatives. One day, in the middle of a heavy rainstorm, she rescued an injured young man on her way down the mountain. He was simply dressed, had kind eyes, and had lost his memory. He was practically the perfect candidate Buddha had delivered right to her doorstep. After she cared for him devotedly, they were married before long. After the wedding, Wen Zhuxin gave him a life of luxury, and he stood up for her and helped her fend off the uncles who wanted to seize her inheritance. She thought they could live happily like that, but one day her husband regained his memory and said he had to leave. Only then did Wen Zhuxin learn that the husband she had picked up was the crown prince of the empire. He had to return and resume his life as the honored crown prince. Wen Zhuxin couldn't very well stop him, but it wasn't until three days after he left that she realized they hadn't divorced. But she wouldn't dare even dream of marrying the crown prince, so surely the marriage didn't count. She tore up the marriage contract without asking him and planned to find another gentle, kind-hearted live-in son-in-law come spring. Yet when matchmakers filled the Wen residence, ten miles of wedding gifts from the capital had crowded into Wen Zhuxin's front courtyard. At the same time, her husband, who had been missing all winter, was ushered in. He surveyed the scene and smiled. “What sort of live-in son-in-law does Miss Wen want? Would someone like me do?” Wen Zhuxin: !!! Caught red-handed with her hand in the cookie jar by her ex (crossed out) crown prince husband! Is she doomed?! Bonus scene: A merchant's daughter had become the noble crown princess. People sourly said the crown prince was simply noble and grateful, and couldn't possibly have any real feelings for her. Wen Zhuxin agreed. But later, Wen Zhuxin came out of the study rubbing her arms, close to tears. She used to manage the accounts for one household. Now she had to manage the accounts for the whole realm. She used to fend off covetous uncles. Now she also had to keep a watchful eye on her tender, affectionate crown prince. This life is so hard. QAQ ★Upcoming: Marrying the Conqueror After the Fall of My Kingdom★ (Sweet romance) Fallen princess × warlord of a chaotic age | Reunited after years apart × devoted protection The Jin imperial house was in decline, and the realm had fractured into four parts. Li Yao was the last princess of the imperial family, as beautiful as an immortal, with incomparable grace and charm. After her kingdom fell, her brother, desperate to restore it, gave her to Shen Zhuxing, a warlord who commanded a fifth of the realm's armies, as part of a deal. Li Yao had grown up a pampered princess and couldn't bring herself to trade on her looks. Besides, Shen Zhuxing was tall and muscular, and one of his eyes was of a different race, making her tremble with fear whenever she saw him. Yet after every time Shen Zhuxing “scared” her, he would give her a “reward,” always choosing exactly what she liked. A few jeweled bracelets, a couple of bags of pine-nut candy, or even a few cloud-silk dresses made exclusively for the imperial family. But he never said he wanted her, and everyone around him said the great general wouldn't like a delicate, pampered girl like her. Her brother blamed her for being useless, then promptly sold her to the Prince of Liyang in exchange for troops he could command. The Prince of Liyang was lustful and cruel. Li Yao tried to escape several times, but was always caught and brought back. Just as she was losing hope, 100,000 elite troops surrounded Liyang City. A heavy cavalry unit of a hundred men thundered down the street like a rolling storm, surrounding one man. The Prince of Liyang pointed at Shen Zhuxing in furious humiliation. “You brat! My wedding is coming up. What are you doing here?” Shen Zhuxing sat astride his horse, spear in hand, radiating authority. He said slowly, “If she goes willingly, I'll come have a drink at the wedding.” Then his gaze turned cold, and he hurled his spear so it struck the ground in front of the Prince of Liyang. “If she doesn't, I'll come take her away!” * Years after marrying Shen Zhuxing, Li Yao learned by chance that while she was still a princess of Jin, Shen Zhuxing had proposed to her three times. Each time, their difference in status led to him being humiliated and rejected. Yet when she fell into hardship, he never used his past kindness to demand repayment. After that, he protected her and kept her safe for the rest of her life, helping her rise to ever greater heights. ★Upcoming: No One Can Match His Kindness★ A powerful man enters her life out of nowhere + sweet romance + the second male lead gets his comeuppance, then scattered to the winds Other completed works: Spring's Branches Entwined Spring Waters Winding I Stopped Loving You Long Ago, You Bastard Emperor The Gentle Knife of the Black-Bellied Crown Prince The Heir Apparent's Wife Never Admits Defeat As If in My Heart Theme: Don't take someone's kindness for granted, and don't treat every good deed as something you're entitled to.