Spring Mountain Night (Reborn Twice)

(My groveling-ex-husband story, "After Our Divorce, the Aloof Crown Prince Panicked," is currently updating. Please add it to your reading list!)

[The heroine falls in love after marriage; the hero has loved her secretly and rises to power; the ex-husband gets reduced to ashes]

Rong Qingtang had always been a poised and considerate wife to Xie Wenjin.

But Xie Wenjin not only treated her coldly, he also wanted to take the prime minister's only daughter as his secondary wife.

Rong Qingtang resolved to divorce him, only to be killed by Xie Wenjin's new love.

Reborn, Rong Qingtang wasted no time in leaving Xie Wenjin once again.

But Rong Qingtang never expected that, upon hearing of her divorce,

her childhood friend and her ex-husband's older brother would both want to grow closer to her.

Even the young emperor came to propose to her in person in the middle of the night on the very day she divorced.

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In her previous life, the newly crowned emperor Wei Shizhou had repaired Rong Qingtang's tomb and erected a gravestone for her.

So when Wei Shizhou politely asked Rong Qingtang to serve temporarily as empress and help him achieve his aims, she agreed.

They agreed to be husband and wife in name only, and that Rong Qingtang could retire once their goal was achieved two years later.

It was only after the two of them silently crossed the line that Rong Qingtang learned

that what Wei Shizhou had wanted all along was her.

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The palace's autumn banquet is fast approaching.

When the empress was slow to leave the library, her maid had no choice but to remind her again.

Rong Qingtang could barely suppress a soft moan and could only force herself to sound composed as she replied, "Let me... finish this painting album, and I'll be ready in a moment..."

But the person in front of her held her close, unwilling to let go, and murmured in a tender, husky voice:

"The scenery here is like a painting. A moment's admiration won't be enough."

A dream spanning two lifetimes had finally come true. Of course, no matter what, a moment would never be enough.

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After the divorce, Xie Wenjin missed Rong Qingtang more and more, wanting to bring her, now alone and without support, back home.

But he discovered that Rong Qingtang had already become famous throughout the land. Not only was each of her paintings worth a fortune, she also had countless admirers.

Xie Wenjin went from having to kneel before Rong Qingtang to gradually losing even the right to appear in front of her.

Reading guide: Weibo @Xijiejiu

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1. Fictional setting, both leads are reborn, sweet happy ending; the heroine is new to love, while the hero has loved before.

2. The heroine is at the peak of beauty and talent, and there will be a rivalry among her suitors.

3. Background art by @Shiyi

4. Blurb registered on 2022.4.3

My groveling-ex-husband story, "After Our Divorce, the Aloof Crown Prince Panicked," is currently updating. Please add it to your reading list!

1.

Shen Hanshuang was beautiful and graceful, always knowing how to conduct herself. All she wanted was a good husband and a quiet, ordinary life.

But after marrying Zhu Yinzhou, heir to the Prince of Pingnan, she learned that he had once loved someone else. That person had become the crown princess, the future empress.

Shen Hanshuang was simply his second choice.

Many married couples in this world have no love between them. They can still get along for the rest of their lives simply because they are compatible and accustomed to each other.

Shen Hanshuang did not want to go to the trouble of demanding more, and would never again mistake Zhu Yinzhou's occasional lack of restraint as proof that he had fallen for her.

So when she realized she had fallen deeply in love, Shen Hanshuang hid her feelings well. She continued to be Zhu Yinzhou's gentle, understanding wife and asked nothing of him emotionally.

Then chaos broke out in the capital. When rebels surrounded the Prince of Pingnan's residence, Zhu Yinzhou risked his life to rush to the palace and protect the woman he loved, leaving Shen Hanshuang at home to worry in fear.

A sudden ache in her heart reminded Shen Hanshuang that she had been lying to herself all along. Every day, she had been hoping Zhu Yinzhou would favor her.

But he could not.

After the unrest subsided, Zhu Yinzhou became crown prince, and the former crown prince died by his sword.

Seeing that Zhu Yinzhou had finally gotten the chance to rekindle his relationship with the woman he loved, Shen Hanshuang calmly decided to divorce him.

2.

Everyone knew that Zhu Yinzhou, heir to the Prince of Pingnan, was as aloof as snow on a high mountain. Even after getting married, he remained cold and taciturn toward his wife.

After the couple divorced, people called Shen Hanshuang foolish for giving up the position of crown princess and choosing to live a quiet life at a mountain temple, becoming the subject of gossip over people's tea.

But no one could have imagined that, upon learning Shen Hanshuang had fallen ill, the reserved new crown prince would keep vigil outside the temple for days. He stood tall amid the mountain's red leaves, like a mound of fresh snow, just waiting for Shen Hanshuang to let him see her once.

And when he heard that Shen Hanshuang had accepted the prime minister's proposal, Zhu Yinzhou, usually so calm and restrained, darkened his gaze and abandoned his principles for the first time in his life, doing one outrageous thing after another.

Reading guide:

1. The hero has no former love; he only loves the heroine.

2. A groveling ex-husband story: they divorce before falling in love.

3. Our goal: to make the aloof hero finally speak his mind.

---Here's a scene from my completed older novel, "Drunken Clear Waves (Both Leads Reborn)"!

[An aloof in public, charming and alluring princess in private, and a seemingly upright general who is secretly obsessive and unhinged]

After the palace banquet, Jiang Shulan, her skirt stained with blood, stopped Lin Qingyun by a rockery.

Tipsy, she looked at him with lazy allure.

"I hear the general always appears with half his face hidden behind a dark mask, but is actually strikingly handsome. Might I be fortunate enough to see your true face?"

Her pale fingertips slowly traced Lin Qingyun's jaw, then lingered over the throat she had kissed so many times.

Jiang Shulan knew that someone as proper and well-mannered as him might gently refuse.

But Lin Qingyun suddenly wrapped an arm around her slender waist and drew her into the rockery.

In the darkness, Lin Qingyun whispered tenderly in her ear, "I am only of average looks. But if I take off my mask, what will Your Highness give me in return...?"

"For instance, would you be willing to make me your blade whenever you need to kill?"

Theme: No matter how hard the rain pours, the one who loves you will hold an umbrella over you.