Little Swallow

Yun Qin made five buns. Her husband, Lu Zhi, hadn't come home from the village school yet, so she secretly ate three, leaving two. When Lu Zhi came back, the weather was cold, but sweat clung to his handsome, fair face, and his cheeks were faintly flushed from running. Yun Qin suddenly felt guilty. If only she'd known, she would have eaten two instead of three. She brought the buns over. Lu Zhi was hungry too, but after eating one, he broke the other in half and held it to her lips. Yun Qin blushed and said, “Actually, I already ate…” Lu Zhi said, “I know.” Yun Qin froze. “How did you know?” Lu Zhi fed her the half bun, then wiped the corner of her mouth. “When I came in, there was grease on your lips.” Yun Qin: “…” Content note: The story follows the protagonists from their youth into middle age and beyond. Read with caution if that's not your thing. Please add my next novel, Spring Breeze, to your reading list The year Chun Feng turned sixteen, a misunderstanding led everyone to mistake her for the lost pearl of the imperial family. The royal family had gone to great lengths to find her, so naturally they doted on her and spoiled her rotten. But no matter how pleased Chun Feng was with her new life, there was still one person she feared: her “big brother,” Crown Prince Li Xuan. Li Xuan was handsome, graceful, and proper, but his temperament was stern and forbidding. Chun Feng was like a mouse facing a cat whenever she saw him. She suspected Li Xuan knew who she really was. For the sake of her peaceful, comfortable life, Chun Feng decided she couldn't just sit back and do nothing. … To ease the Empress Dowager's illness, Li Xuan brought a woman back from the common people and secretly made her out to be the princess who had gone missing years ago. After living the good life for so long, she began to think of “getting rid” of him to make sure her identity would never be exposed. Naturally, her “great undertaking” was soon reported to the crown prince by an attendant. The attendant fumed. “Your Highness, I've never seen anyone so audacious. You should have her sent to the Imperial Clan Court to eliminate the threat!” Li Xuan stared at the high wall, his handsome eyes dark, and asked, “In her plan, does she climb over the wall into the Eastern Palace?” The attendant said, “Yes.” Li Xuan said, “Put a layer of padding under the wall.” With her laughable skills, she'd hurt herself falling, and then he'd have to comfort her. The attendant: “…” P.S. The eccentric Li Chun Feng x her stern, traditional patriarch of a man Theme: Finding a way forward in difficult circumstances