Craving Fragrance

The blurb for my upcoming story, "Mutual Amnesia on the Eve of Divorce," is below. Please add it to your favorites~~ [Blurb] In her previous life, after Si Guang eagerly brought the woman he loved into the Eastern Palace, Jiang Shenling did more than hate him. She tried, too. She tried to be "magnanimous" and "virtuous and gracious," and to follow the rules. After receiving the empress's seal, she tried to become an empress remembered for the ages, a model for all under heaven. Until overwork made her seriously ill. As she pressed a handkerchief to her mouth and coughed up blood, she listened to the imperial physician say she had less than three months to live, while still helping Si Guang choose a congratulatory gift for his beloved consort. In the gift list Si Guang had prepared, she saw that very jade pendant. At last, she gave a cold laugh and sat in silence all night. She did not even make it through the evening. * When Jiang Shenling opened her eyes again, she was back at her coming-of-age ceremony, at the crown prince's consort selection banquet. At the time, she was the most admired young lady in the capital: from a distinguished family and possessed of breathtaking beauty, like a flower among the clouds. "Tell me, my Shenling, have you given your heart to anyone? There are no distinctions of rank among those present today. I'll arrange a marriage for you. Point him out to me," the empress asked with a smile. Under everyone's watchful gaze, Jiang Shenling's eyes swept over Si Guang and then shyly pointed to Prince Jin, Si Guang's full younger brother. The entire hall was stunned. Amid the cheerful congratulations on the marriage decree, everyone was talking about how she'd missed out on an extraordinary fortune. No one knew that Si Guang broke into her room that very night. He cornered her behind a folding screen and demanded an explanation, his expression grim. She looked into his dark, sinister eyes and nervously gripped her sleeve. She agreed to whatever he said. When Si Guang left to lead his troops into battle, she turned around and married Prince Jin. She wasn't going to wait for him again. * Si Guang returned victorious and unexpectedly encountered Prince Jin and his wife outside the capital. His wife from his previous life, her hair styled as a married woman's, was walking through the snow to admire plum blossoms with his handsome, radiant younger brother. They suited each other like a flawless painting. He watched them quietly, with a ruthless, obsessive look in his eyes. Only Si Guang knew how deeply he had longed for Jiang Shenling after she died in his previous life, through all those nights when he sat alone upon the imperial throne, ruling over a silent empire. He watched Prince Jin kiss Jiang Shenling as snow fell, and saw her respond, blushing. How wonderful. At last, he had something he wanted to do. * A year later, Si Guang ascended the throne, a full five years earlier than in his previous life. Jiang Shenling woke to find everything around her a brilliant imperial yellow. The palace lanterns were dim, the bed curtains had fallen. Si Guang gently stroked her face, inch by inch, his voice cool as water. "Didn't I tell you to wait for me? Why weren't you good?" *** [Both leads reborn, possessive love] (80% anti-piracy protection) Upcoming story: "Mutual Amnesia on the Eve of Divorce" The emperor seized General Yan's fiancee. To make it up to Yan Qi, he married him to Yin Huazhao, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qi, whom countless people in the capital had sought to marry. Yin Huazhao loved her cousin, her first love. On their wedding night, she refused to consummate the marriage with Yan Qi and said, "I have my cousin, and you have your beloved consort, whom you can only think of but never speak about. Let's pretend to be a loving couple in front of others, and go our separate ways in private." Yan Qi silently accepted her proposal and went to spend the night in his study. By day, Yan Qi watched the imperial consort, while she kept an eye on him. When she met her cousin in private, he pretended not to know. Two years later, the emperor died. Yan Qi wrote up a divorce agreement, and Yin Huazhao readily accepted it. But an accident left them both with amnesia. When Yin Huazhao woke, she asked her parents, "My husband and I?" Her parents said, "You're deeply in love. Every time you come home, you say how wonderful he is." She secretly peeked at General Yan. He was tall, valiant, and handsome. Her heart leaped with joy. Even though she'd forgotten everything, surely they must have been a devoted couple who treated each other with respect. But then she found a letter to her cousin that she had never sent! Damn it! She had such a wonderful husband, yet she'd been seeing her cousin in secret. She had to break it off at once. When Yan Qi woke, he asked his subordinate, "My wife and I?" The subordinate replied, "Her cooking is terrible. Only the general likes it." Then he pointed to Yan Qi's belt. "The sachet your wife embroidered is terribly ugly, but the great general wears it day and night." Yan Qi looked at Yin Huazhao. She was breathtakingly beautiful, could cook, and could sew sachets. She was truly gentle and virtuous. * The two of them fell in love. Until, after they consummated their marriage, Yan Qi and Yin Huazhao stared at the blood on the bed and looked at each other in confusion. * Both leads are virgins, one-on-one pairing, happy ending. A melodramatic, sweet story about falling in love after marriage. Note: The male lead's relationship with the imperial consort is a misunderstanding, and the female lead's cousin was her first love. Theme: You can't go back and relive missed chances. Cherish the life you have now.