An Apology

When Shi Mian was nine, a rebellious young boy arrived at Xiaodie Pond. The first time they met, he knocked over her life-saving medicine. To make amends, the boy became Shi Mian’s follower, serving her hand and foot. After six years of making it up to her, they got married. . Shi Mian recuperated at Xiaodie Pond until she was sixteen, when the imperial palace began selecting consorts for the princes and she was summoned home. At the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, Shi Mian followed at the very back, keeping her head down and trying her hardest to be the most inconspicuous young lady there. But someone bumped into her and tore the white jade and silver ring pendant from her waist. Her grandmother’s expression changed dramatically, and she pushed Shi Mian down to her knees to apologize. Shi Mian stumbled, but someone caught her. A voice above her said, “Young lady, why are you so frail?” Shi Mian stared in shock. Why did that voice sound so much like her husband, who had vanished the day after they exchanged wedding vows? Coming soon: the sweet romance Difficult to Marry Jingyue is a renowned beauty in the capital, and also its biggest joke, because she can’t find a husband. With her first engagement, her betrothed had a son on the very day the bride price was delivered. For her second, she carefully chose a respectable young man from a prominent family, only to discover on the eve of the wedding that he preferred men. Her third marriage was arranged by her aunt, the empress. Her groom was the Prince of Jiangbei, whose ferocious reputation resounded throughout the land. After receiving the imperial edict, her cousin found Jingyue and said, “Don’t worry. This time, we’ll put him in his place first.” Jingyue’s maternal grandfather’s family was a great clan, with seven unmarried brothers and cousins of all ages. . After the marriage was arranged, the Prince of Jiangbei came to visit. Jingyue reclined on a cushioned couch, looking languid and haughty. Two attendants stood behind her, fanning her, while three knelt at her feet to serve tea and water. The prince stood across a flower hall from her, with three messengers between them to relay their words. Every one of them was a handsome man. The Prince of Jiangbei smiled, remembering the time she’d broken off her second engagement and hidden behind someone, crying so pitifully her tears fell like pear blossoms in the rain. . Later, the whole capital knew that the notoriously fierce Prince of Jiangbei had set aside his dignity, humbled himself, and made it through countless trials and obstacles before finally winning the beauty’s heart. It wasn’t that Chang Jingyue couldn’t find a husband. It was that certain people weren’t worthy of her. Theme: Someone will always be devoted to you.