The Princess and Her Lover

Princess Leng Xiaoxiang left the palace and lived in seclusion, becoming a winemaker at a winery. One day, she went out and saw a handsome man, tall and dashing, with a narrow waist and a shapely backside. Delighted, she took him as her kept man.

That handsome man happened to be Ye Cizhi, the great general who had returned to the capital from the border. They had never met before.

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Ye Cizhi had no interest in women, but he doted on the delicate, lovely Lady Leng from the winery and couldn't help indulging her.

Lady Leng was perfect in every way, but she always had too many concerns and refused to marry him. All he could do was let his beloved have her way for now and continue seeing her.

Because she worked so hard making wine, Ye Cizhi gave her deeds to fields and property;

Seeing how "insecure" she was and how unwilling she was to marry him, he secretly found her a matchmaker of impeccable reputation, hoping to raise her status. He thought of every detail and took great care of her.

But as time went by, Ye Cizhi began to feel that something was off

The pastry she casually fed him was one he'd eaten in His Majesty's study;

The matchmaker he had hired bowed deeply to Xiang'er first;

Even his sworn enemy, Marquis Anyi Zhao Xiu, treated her with great respect and rushed to do her bidding... ...

Before he could propose, Ye Cizhi paid her an unexpected visit, only to hear her tell her best friend: "What do you mean, lover? He's just a kept man I took on a whim. If he didn't look a little like my late husband, I wouldn't have given him a second glance."

After waking from his dream, Ye Cizhi decided he couldn't let himself be toyed with like this. He was going to make her pay, even if it took all his effort.

He had three plans: First, make Leng Xiaoxiang fall hopelessly in love with him.

Second, make Leng Xiaoxiang propose to him.

Third, he absolutely would not accept her proposal. Anyone who said yes would be a dog!

Content warnings: 1. The female lead is not a scumbag (X3)

2. The female lead has a melodramatic backstory. If that's not your thing, don't read.

3. Both leads are virgins.

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The year Han Zheng turned fifteen, she came to the capital alone with a token in hand, intending to marry her fiancé.

Until then, she had only heard about her fiancé from her family. After arriving in the capital, she saw how handsome and brilliant he was at solving cases, and began to dream of spending her life with him.

At first, her fiancé treated her very well, and she fell deeper and deeper in love as she waited for them to marry.

Unexpectedly, a frail and sickly cousin came to live at the manor.

The cousin took her bracelet, and though her fiancé knew it belonged to Han Zheng, he demanded that Han Zheng give it up;

When the cousin fell ill, Han Zheng tried to save her, but her fiancé shoved her to the ground;

When the cousin fell into the water, her fiancé scolded Han Zheng, accusing her of refusing to save the girl out of jealousy...

Han Zheng always thought he was devoted to his loved ones and treated his cousin so well because she had once saved his life. So she kept giving way.

But when Han Zheng and the cousin both went missing, her fiancé went to save the cousin first. Then, looking at Han Zheng, covered in wounds, he demanded a bowl of her heart's blood to save the cousin. At last, Han Zheng came to her senses and gave up on him completely.

She tore up the marriage contract left by her parents and elders, moved out of the Duke of Wei's manor, and from then on her heart was still as stagnant water, without a trace of affection.

Wei Yingchuang suddenly found himself with a fiancée of humble origins. He neither wanted to marry her nor wanted to be known as a faithless man who broke off the engagement first. After using a scheme to end the engagement, however, he found himself haunted by the image of her resilience.

When he finally regretted it and went looking for her, he discovered that someone else was already by her side. She no longer looked at him with affection, only indifference.

Han Zheng: If you have no feelings for me, then I'll leave.

Wei Yingchuang: Longing brings me nothing. I regret how I treated you.

Theme: Enjoy life while you can, but take responsibility afterward.