The Prince Consort Beneath the Princess’s Skirts (Reborn)

[Couple dynamic: A sweet, soft-spoken classical beauty who turns dark x A frontier general who defies convention and goes mad for love] Princess Yongzhao, Zhou Zheng, is graceful and refined. The last surviving child of the main branch of the prestigious and loyal Zhou clan, she bears the title of princess and receives a fief from the imperial princess. At sixteen, she marries Prince Qing, the only prince of Great Jin, and becomes his consort. Her wedding procession is lavish, and she is the talk of the capital for a time. The couple are said to be perfectly matched, and their harmony becomes a famous tale among the people. However, while recovering from illness at an imperial residence, Zhou Zheng has a dream. In it, her husband, who has always been so attentive to her, has secretly kept a beloved woman hidden away, treasuring her like a pearl. He is also the culprit behind the death of his great-aunt, Empress Dowager Zhou, who helped him ascend the throne. As for Zhou Zheng, she has spent years confined by him in the imperial palace like a ghost, cut off from the light of day... Reborn, Zhou Zheng decides to erase this scoundrel from the annals of Great Jin. Her gaze falls on Pei Zhun, the rebel who eventually raised an army and stormed the imperial city in her previous life. One night beneath Mount Li, she knocks on his carriage, timidly clutching her handkerchief. "If you are heading to the capital, young master, might you take me with you?" Everyone in the army knows that Pei Zhun is famous for keeping women at a distance. He is over eighteen and still unmarried. The soldiers exchange knowing looks, ready to see the pretty young woman made a fool of, but the refined, noble general simply replies, "Very well." His gaze rests on her for a moment. "The night wind is strong. Take care of yourself, miss." - Pei Zhun, who has spent his whole life among the frontier's yellow sands, has long been in love with a girl. She is like a flower atop a high peak, born beneath the warm spring sun. With a great secret to keep, Pei Zhun dares not take even half a step toward her. He can only watch helplessly as she marries another man. Then one night, the face he has yearned for day and night suddenly appears before him, asking to travel with him to the capital. Later, after catching her husband being intimate with another woman, she weeps like a pear blossom in the rain. Drunk and dazed, she falls into his arms... A graceful figure with bewitching charm. Even harder to let go of than he imagined. Pei Zhun sighs inwardly: It seems keeping a low profile is no longer an option. - Pei Zhishu once thought he would never truly love his noble-born wife, the woman he had married at the start of his life. Until Pei Zhun appeared and effortlessly turned all his years of planning to dust. On the day he was demoted to commoner, a great fire broke out in the residence of Prince Qing's principal consort. The panicked servants were astonished to see their prince, who had remained composed even after receiving the edict of demotion, now red-eyed and frantic, calling his wife's name again and again. Later, the new emperor ascended the throne and granted a general amnesty. On the main street, the familiar face of his wife was clearly visible in the carriage reserved for the emperor and empress. "Zhaozhao..." But the beauty no longer spared him a glance. She murmured and smiled, her sleeves overlapping as she shared an intimate tenderness with someone else. The people sighed: The new emperor is kindhearted. He took pity on the wicked former Prince Qing and let him out to enjoy himself among the people. So why has the man gone mad when nothing has happened to him...? Years later, when his five-year-old son asks how he became emperor, Pei Zhun laughs and lifts the little monkey clinging to his leg. "Back then, your mother only wanted your father because he was handsome. I had no choice but to come up with a plan to keep her by my side forever." Blurb screenshotted on 2021-06-14 Content warnings: 1. Historical rebirth. The female lead is not a virgin; the male lead is. One-on-one romance. Purity readers, please stay away. If you want to curse someone, curse the male supporting character, that dog. 2. The female lead is no innocent little flower. 3. A romance between a woman two years older and a younger man, with a period of secret dating. Please don't read if this bothers you. Theme: Break through adversity, stay true to yourself, and pursue true love