A Beauty Hidden in the Palace

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In the third year of Changping, the Empress Dowager brought a young woman back from outside the palace. She was said to be the emperor's cousin.

The cousin was as beautiful as a jade-born goddess, her beauty enough to captivate a kingdom. All the young gentlemen of the capital were eager to marry her, each hoping to win her hand.

Gifts of every kind were sent into the palace through intermediaries in an endless stream.

One day, the emperor went to Cining Palace.

Seeing his lovely cousin seated on a pavilion, looking through portraits of the young gentlemen of the capital, the emperor walked over with his hands behind his back and asked in a hoarse voice, "Which one do you like? I'll make the decision for you."

The beautiful young woman trembled and was just about to rise when the emperor chuckled. "Cousin, there's no need to be so formal."

From then on, everyone knew that this cousin was the person the emperor cherished most.

The daughter of the Chancellor's household had been raised from childhood to become the future empress, but the emperor had no interest in her.

Hearing that the emperor had a cousin whom he adored, she decided to appeal to his preferences, and Xie Yan truly did speak on her behalf to the emperor.

As Xie Yan brought up the matter of selecting an empress, the handsome young emperor's smile did not fade. He slowly ran his fingers over the celadon jade cup in his hand.

But when Xie Yan finished and asked for his opinion, he looked unconcerned and drawled, "Choosing an empress..."

"I think my cousin will do."

Xie Yan: "..."

No, she won't.

#I think of you as a cousin, and you want me to be your empress#

#Why is it so hard to be a good cousin#

Note:

1. Both leads are virgins. The story is satisfying, sweet, and refreshing.

2. The setting is fictional. Please don't nitpick historical details.

3. Updates daily at midnight.

4. Weibo: @Jinjiang Qiao Yan

[Blurb written on April 4, 2022]

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Blurb: The Xie and Jiang families were the foremost noble houses in Bianjing. In the fourth year of Shunkang, the two families naturally arranged a marriage between the refined young gentleman Xie Cheng and the legitimate daughter Jiang Luan, joining their families in marriage.

But everyone in the capital knew that Xie Cheng had no interest in a fine young lady like Jiang Luan.

After they married, they lived under the same roof, but were more like strangers. Even when they shared a bed at night, a clear boundary lay between them. The rumors had certainly proved true.

Then an accident caused Jiang Luan to be reborn on her wedding night.

Looking at the refined young gentleman before her, as elegant as an immortal descended to earth, Jiang Luan suddenly understood. Why should she spend her whole life on a man who had forsaken love and affection?

In this life, she would live differently.

**

To Xie Cheng, marriage was about matching social status, so Jiang Luan, from an equally prominent family, was the best choice for a wife. He was also quite satisfied with his quiet and gentle wife.

Though he had no feelings for her, he thought it would be perfectly fine to spend a lifetime treating each other with respect.

Until one day, he returned from court early and happened to see a letter of separation on the desk. Xie Cheng's gaze darkened, as if he were seeing her for the first time. "Madam Jiang, do you understand what you're thinking?"

How could he possibly allow her to separate from him?

That night, the young gentleman spent the whole night in his study thinking things over. He decided to build a happy life with his wife and become a loving couple, only to suddenly realize that she had never loved him from the start.

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Blurb:

Xie Shu was born into a distinguished family. Gentle and refined, she was renowned as the capital's number one beauty among noblewomen.

In her previous life, she was bestowed upon the Crown Prince as a secondary consort just after her coming-of-age ceremony. Later, when the Crown Prince ascended the throne, Xie Shu naturally became his Noble Consort.

Everyone knew that the Noble Consort was the person the emperor cherished most, but no one knew how much thought and effort she had expended to win his unique favor.

At last, just as the emperor decided to elevate the Noble Consort to empress, Xie Shu died, worn out by years of worry and poor health.

Given another life, she wanted only to marry an ordinary man.

She no longer cared about becoming empress.

But on the very day she was betrothed to the young master of the Chancellor's household, the cold, aloof emperor from her previous life personally arrived at her home with an imperial edict appointing her empress.

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Emperor Zhaochu ascended the throne while still young and was utterly indifferent to women. The only exception was his Noble Consort, for whom he felt a measure of affection.

But as an emperor, he could not devote all his thoughts to one woman. It was only when his Noble Consort died in his arms that he learned what it meant to regret.

Yet Heaven took pity on him and sent him back to the time just after his accession.

Though something had gone wrong, he calmly waited for his Noble Consort to enter the palace.

Who knew that as he waited, he would instead hear that she was about to marry someone else?

**

The young emperor smiled faintly. The whole realm belonged to him. How hard could it be to get the woman he wanted?

Theme: Be content yet strive forward; be gentle yet steadfast.