(Dual rebirth)
In her previous life, Yun Fei married a hypocritical heir. He doted on his concubines and neglected his wife, watching as she died miserably in the freezing snow.
Reborn at fifteen, Yun Fei refuses to repeat the same mistakes. In this new life, she wants to find herself a good match, latch onto someone powerful, and hopefully get revenge for what happened in her previous life.
Yun Fei carefully considers the sons of the noble families in the capital, leaving only Crown Prince Gu Chiming off her list.
In her memory, the crown prince is ruthless, and no one who crosses him comes to a good end. His powerful backing is tempting, but he's the last person she wants to provoke.
But after crossing the crown prince off her list, she realizes to her surprise that he keeps appearing in front of her, seemingly on purpose, with a meaningful look in his eyes.
When someone schemes to get her lost in the mountains, Gu Chiming appears and leads her back to camp.
At the empress's birthday celebration, someone swaps out the gift she brought, but Gu Chiming appears in time to get her out of trouble.
Even on the night her parents discuss arranging her marriage to the young marquis, Gu Chiming suddenly appears in her bedroom.
He covers her mouth before she can cry out and asks, "Yun Fei, will you be my crown princess?"
Yun Fei: If I refuse, will I die even more miserably than in my last life?
Yun Fei nods, still a little dazed, never expecting that from then on, everything in her life would go her way.
Her father is promoted, and the Yun family no longer has to worry about what other people think.
Two consorts join forces to bully and frame her in secret, but the moment she starts reliving the past, the crown prince's tea-detection radar activates automatically.
The scummy heir, upset to learn she's become the crown princess, tries to blackmail her and deliberately gets close to her in front of the crown prince, leaving her unable to defend herself. But the crown prince simply shields her. The next day, she hears that the scummy heir had one of his hands crippled in a deserted alley the night before.
Later, Yun Fei becomes the empress and the sole recipient of the emperor's favor.
Though Yun Fei isn't very clever, she knows that nothing comes for free.
She asks Gu Chiming, "Your Highness treats me so well. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Gu Chiming: "Trust me and rely on me."
Yun Fei: "Is that all the Crown Prince wants?"
Gu Chiming: "And love me."
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Gu Chiming's greatest regret in his previous life was not marrying the woman he loved. She died alone and miserable in the heir's residence, her life cut short.
Reborn at seventeen, he still has time to change everything.
He attends every banquet Yun Fei goes to.
He does everything he can to help her out of trouble.
When Yun Fei actively looks for a good match (someone powerful to lean on), he makes sure to appear in front of her.
But she considers one eligible young noble after another, ignoring him completely.
With her engagement to the young marquis about to be settled, Gu Chiming finally loses his patience and, for the first time in his life, sneaks into a young woman's bedroom at night.
He makes his intentions clear. "With me here, whose leg are you still trying to hug?"
A silly, sweet beauty x a scheming, calculating crown prince
Important:
This is a fictional world, so don't nitpick the details. Many elements are made up.
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