After We Were Both Reborn, the Emperor and I

[Blurb]

Shen Mianmiao was the second wife of the heir to the Prince of Pingyang in her previous life.

One careless move, and the man by her side schemed against her.

From then on, she became the emperor's concubine. For the sake of her lover's ambitions, she became a wicked consort, killed the ruler, and brought down a kingdom.

But just as the man she had longed for finally achieved his ambitions, he made his true love empress.

Then he turned around and coldly awarded Shen Mianmiao a white silk cord.

*

When she opened her eyes again, the Prince of Pingyang's rebellion had failed, and he was being thrown into the death cell.

The heir knelt before her and clasped her hands, pleading:

"Miaomiao, I have no other choice. Go into the palace and save Father."

Shen Mianmiao sneered inwardly, but agreed aloud.

*

That day, the heir knelt outside the Hall of Diligent Governance for an entire day, pleading for his father's life.

It was only at nightfall that Shen Mianmiao emerged from the hall, her cheeks flushed.

As she bent to help him up, her eyes were red, as if she had been crying, and a clear bite mark showed on her red lips.

The heir caught sight of it and fell silent, his throat tight.

*

In his previous life, Wei Chenmin governed diligently and expanded his borders, turning the disunited Great Zhou into an ever-stronger empire that received envoys from every kingdom.

Yet he alone stumbled at a single banquet, brought down by the second wife of the heir to the Prince of Pingyang.

One misstep brought a lifetime of regret. Only when poison had reached his very bones did he realize he'd spoiled a demon consort who would ruin his country.

In this life, as he watched her deliberately flatter him and offer herself to please him, her limpid, watery eyes misting over,

he leaned close to her ear and murmured with a curl of his lips, "To go this far, are you still after my life?"

Her alluring eyes widened in shock, and her soft body trembled even more.

He watched her panic with satisfaction, running his index finger over her lips.

"I'm looking forward to it."

[Content Warnings]

1. Both leads are reborn. The male lead is reborn before the female lead and knows from the start that she has been reborn. The female lead finds out later that he has been reborn.

2. After their first time together, they are exclusive to each other.

3. After the second male lead exits the story, the romance between the leads develops.

4. In the bonus story, the male lead pursues his wife. In the main story, the second male lead pursues her but fails. The third male lead is a sweetheart, and the fourth tries to take her by force, but the male lead won't let him.

Coming next: The Maid Doesn't Play by the Rules. Blurb:

Gu Panzi transmigrates into a book as a minor character, a young widow.

The original owner is a great beauty of the capital, with snow-white skin, a slender figure, and a graceful build.

Unfortunately, her fate is full of misfortune. Her husband dies on their wedding night, and in a fit of anger, her mother-in-law sells her into servitude at the Prince Regent's estate.

But she has lofty ambitions and refuses to be anyone's servant. One dark and windy night, she heads straight for the Prince Regent's bed.

Her reward? The man throws her out of bed, breaks her ribs, and leaves her to lie in bed in misery for a month before she dies.

Gu Panzi, who has only recently transmigrated: …

She silently pulls back the foot she'd just put on the bed.

*

Prince Regent Qi Jun is handsome as jade, with sideburns sharp as blades and a face as cold as ice. He's famous throughout the capital for having no interest in women.

That is, until he meets a clumsy little maid.

The first time he sees her approaching him deliberately at night, he glances at her slender neck and decides not to strike.

Never mind. I'll spare her life.

The second time he sees her creeping closer in the dark, she puts one foot on his bed, then nervously steps back down.

Interesting. He decides to keep her by his side.

The third time, she places a damp towel on his feverish forehead and gently comforts him by his ear.

She has a lovely voice. She's not entirely useless.

He decides to see what surprise she will bring him on the fourth night.

But he waits and waits. She never offers herself to him. Instead, she buys back her contract of indenture and happily leaves the estate.

She doesn't even look back.

*

After saving up a fortune at the prince's estate, Gu Panzi buys back her contract of indenture and opens a restaurant on West Street.

Thanks to her modern business methods, the restaurant thrives.

Until one day, a distinguished guest arrives.

Dressed in fine clothes and boots, with a jade-like face and phoenix eyes, he spends lavishly. Gu Panzi greets him with a beaming smile.

As night falls, she prepares a first-class room for him.

He doesn't move, a hint of careless amusement between his brows. "Madam, are you still going to offer me your bed at night?"

Out of professional integrity, she answers firmly, "No."

Unexpectedly, that night she hears rustling beside her bed.

She opens her eyes wide in alarm and sits up, looking at the uninvited guest.

"I waited for you, but you never came. So I had no choice but to lower myself and come find you."

Gu Panzi: …

Theme: Live life with optimism