How Do I Break Up with the Scheming Crown Prince?

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Blurb:

Her elder sister is adored by thousands and holds the lofty rank of Noble Consort. Ling Hui is peerlessly beautiful, well-read, and refined, the most dazzling young lady in the capital. All she has to do is marry a gifted and handsome gentleman, and a glorious future will await her.

But... Ling Hui only wants to take her sister and escape this man-eating imperial palace.

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At their first meeting, a delicate beauty gazed at him with tearful eyes and begged for his help. Xie Xuan wore a gentle expression, but his thoughts were elsewhere.

The Crown Prince is renowned throughout the land. Everyone in Shengjing knows His Highness is aloof and dignified, accomplished in both letters and arms, and peerlessly handsome. He is like a flower growing on a lofty peak above the Ninth Heaven, and countless noble young ladies secretly hold his image in their hearts.

Yet the graceful gentleman Xie Xuan secretly drew Ling Hui into his arms, his burning breath brushing her ear. "The person I have set my sights on: who else would dare marry her?"

His words held a subtle temptation, luring her to lose herself.

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Ling Hui saw through the ruthlessness and cruelty hidden beneath Xie Xuan's cool, upright exterior early on. But needing his help, she had no choice but to play along.

When she left Shengjing, Ling Hui thought she could finally escape her confinement and have nothing more to do with Xie Xuan.

Three years later, the new emperor of the Sheng Dynasty toured Jiazhou.

From afar, Ling Hui glimpsed him in his imperial carriage, holding a beauty in his arms as they whispered intimately, just as they had in the past.

But when she returned home, Chen Residence was surrounded by the Imperial Guards.

When she saw Xie Xuan again, Ling Hui said expressionlessly, "This humble woman cannot be a pawn, nor do I know how to win favor with my looks."

"It doesn't matter. Be my empress. As long as you are happy, that is enough."

No change of heart, no cheating. One-on-one romance + both leads' first time + happy ending

A seemingly delicate and gentle yet clear-minded, strong-willed beauty * A seemingly noble and elegant Crown Prince who is secretly a deranged, black-hearted wolf in sheep's clothing

Blurb for Bound Spring Oriole:

As the eldest legitimate daughter of Chancellor Rong, and with the emperor as her cousin, Rong Wan is renowned throughout the capital for her ethereal beauty, graceful bearing, and breathtaking allure.

But no one knows that in the tenth year of Yuanjing, the lowly prisoner she rescued by the Li River had already developed a possessive desire for this precious flower raised in wealth.

The ruler of Wei is young, and the realm is uncertain. Grand Marshal Xun Yi controls the court, wielding power over the realm and subject to unpredictable moods. The court officials fear him, and treat the young emperor as a mere figurehead.

Unable to bear seeing her cousin humiliated, and taking pity on his frail health, Rong Wan shelters him from wind and rain when turmoil sweeps across Xiaoyingzhou. She even climbs Yunzhong Mountain to seek a doctor and medicine for him, and dares to confront the Grand Marshal for his sake.

The whole court is shocked, trembling with fear and unease.

Xun Yi slowly caresses his knuckles, his jade-like face sinister as a Rakshasa. Cold killing intent fills his phoenix eyes.

Everyone says that after offending the Grand Marshal, even Chancellor Rong cannot protect his daughter.

In the Grand Marshal's residence, deep within the inner courtyard, Rong Wan's chin is gripped. Her snow-white face is flushed, drenched in sweat and tears as she sobs without end.

Xun Yi's gaze is dark with jealousy. "Wanwan, you keep making things difficult for me because of that good-for-nothing, yet you won't even spare me a kind look."

When Rong Wan escorts her cousin south to the state of Chu, the pursuer chasing them along the way is as dark and uncanny as a ghost, playing with them like a cat with a mouse, but never killing them.

His subordinate urges Xun Yi not to let the weak emperor remain at large, warning that it could lead to trouble and that they should root him out completely.

Xun Yi stands gazing up at the sky, his figure cool and aloof. "If it makes her hate me, what use is this realm to me?"

A dark, love-struck power minister who is hopelessly devoted * A beautiful, cool and aloof woman with a fierce drive for her career

Theme: A life lived by one's principles is a life worth living.