The Phoenixes Sing in Harmony

Chu Ying went missing at the age of five. At fifteen, the Duke's household found her again. They say she spent the intervening ten years slaughtering pigs in the countryside.

Now she can't read a single character, knows little of proper etiquette, behaves wildly and without restraint, and can't even dress properly. She's a rare oddity in the capital.

Everyone thinks this girl will never find a decent husband, until one day the emperor issues an edict, betrothing her to the crown prince.

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The crown prince, Lu Yuheng, is handsome, refined, and the very picture of perfection in the capital.

He follows the rules in all things. Even in a torrential downpour, his clothes remain immaculate and he looks as graceful as an immortal. Nothing he handles ever goes wrong, and he can't abide even a grain of sand in his eye.

On the first day he meets Chu Ying, Lu Yuheng sees her on a blind date with eight men at once, smiling brightly as she gives each one a handkerchief.

He sneers. How can there be a woman so improper and morally corrupt? She's simply outrageous.

On the first day after their betrothal, Lu Yuheng holds a knife to Chu Ying's neck. "From today onward, you will obey the rules and do as I say in everything. Disobey, and you die."

On their wedding night, Lu Yuheng treats her coldly. "You can sleep on the floor or on the table. Feel free to try."

One day after their wedding, young men show off their skills at a hunting competition, stripping off their shirts to reveal their abs as they compete. Chu Ying watches, transfixed, forgetting even to crack her sunflower seeds.

Back in their room, Lu Yuheng grabs her hand and pulls her close, his eyes burning.

"There's more to me than just looking..."

★ [Short Scene] ★

One day, Chu Ying runs into the top military exam graduate and exchanges a few words with him.

When she returns, Lu Yuheng is, as expected, unhappy again.

Chu Ying knows that the secret guard, who never does anything useful, has been reporting on her. She casually tries to soothe him, but when he keeps sulking, she gets impatient and turns to leave.

In the blink of an eye, he grabs her hand and pins her against the table. Books scatter across the floor.

As Chu Ying pleads for mercy, he grits his teeth and asks her a question that could cost him his life.

"If we hadn't been betrothed, which of those eight men would you have chosen to marry?"

"...Tell me, who's better, that top military exam graduate or me?"

Lu Yuheng once thought Chu Ying was just a compromise forced on him by an inconvenient marriage.

But in the end, he was the one who was lovesick, the one who got addicted, the one who took the initiative to seduce her, and the one who secretly lost his composure.

That's when he understood: In his pursuit of a perfect life, he had never settled for anything less than the extreme.

[Perfectionist, disciplined and restrained (secretly insatiable, deeply possessive and jealous) aloof beauty VS carefree, clever, brave, straightforward, universally adored crown princess]

Also known as The Eastern Palace's Blissful, Chaotic Daily Life

Note: 1. The leads aren't perfect characters; this is a marriage-first, love-later story.

2. A lighthearted, sweet story. Logic has run away from home and is currently on its way back.

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A Joyful Wedding for the Immortal Lord

On her way to marry the immortal lord and bring him good fortune, Qu Yi is accidentally intercepted by a giant snake in heat.

The thing she had no control over happened, just like that.

When the giant snake comes to its senses, it looks at the 888 Love Pact on its body and is at a loss for words.

Its eerie, slitted pupils fix on Qu Yi.

"Your Love Pact is bound for 888 times?"

Qu Yi nods pitifully.

"Yeah, my dad did it. He was afraid my husband wouldn't like me..."

"We're doomed. There are 887 times left, and we can't finish them all at once. The wedding's tomorrow. Why don't you come marry him with me?"

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Qu Yi brings the giant snake along to marry the immortal lord and bring him good fortune, living a miserable life of coaxing the snake by day and the immortal lord by night.

Luckily, the immortal lord is gravely wounded and on the brink of death. He can't walk and is still recuperating, so physically, she can just about keep up.

But after spending so much time together, she's about to reach her limit mentally.

On one side is the lofty immortal lord, who seems composed on the surface but is vindictive behind closed doors, petty to an unbelievable degree.

On the other is a glossy black snake that looks lustful and vigorous, with a volatile temper, but is actually a tsundere hopeless romantic with an insane possessive streak.

Qu Yi, who "cheats" on them every day, is under too much pressure and can't take it anymore. She wants to run away.

There's no soothing them. She really can't soothe them anymore!

Just then, the demon realm invades. In her moment of crisis, the black snake coiled around her waist suddenly shoots into the air and transforms into the immortal lord, who stylishly and effortlessly takes on ten thousand enemies alone.

Qu Yi: ?

The immortal lord calmly explains, "Sorry, I switched to the wrong identity."

Qu Yi: ???

Wait, what?

#AfterMarryingForGoodFortuneIEveryDayWatchTheImmortalLordCheatOnHimself#

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