After the Regent Prince Hid His Beloved

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[Blurb]

On the day she entered the Eastern Palace, Xie Xiyu accidentally wandered into the regent's bedchamber while he was resting.

Wei Ling, the dynasty's powerful prince with a different surname from the imperial family, was peerlessly handsome and held immense power. With a single word, he could decide whether Xie Xiyu's puppet Crown Prince fiance lived or died.

She had no choice but to strike a deal with Wei Ling: she would keep him company at night and help him sleep peacefully.

At first, she resented the way he forced her with a smile and thought him utterly hypocritical.

But then Wei Ling came to her aid again and again, rescuing her from misery.

When she learned that the truth about her birth was more complicated than she had known, Xie Xiyu went from an unloved legitimate daughter of the Xie family to the daughter of the Grand Princess. For her, the one small blessing in her misfortune was that the revered regent was there by her side as her elder brother. He would protect her, dote on her, and cherish her.

And yet...

The very person she was supposed to rely on met with her secretly at night, ruined her marriage prospects, and clung to her in front of the Grand Princess.

Later, she learned Wei Ling was not her brother at all. He hid her away in his manor, doting on and protecting her day after day.

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[Little Scene]

That day, she had been wronged.

She showed Wei Ling her birthmark. Moonlight spilled over her waist, revealing a distinctively shaped, irregular flower mark on skin as white as snow.

It stood out vividly against her smooth, lustrous skin, like white jade.

But it wasn't what he had expected. Rather than a birthmark, it looked as though someone had tattooed it on her through some other means.

Like a kiss.

He wondered if he kissed her, would he leave a mark like that?

* An alternate universe. Please don't scrutinize the historical details.

* One-on-one romance, both leads' first partners, sweet romance, and the leads are not related by blood.

* The male lead is not reborn, but can vaguely dream of his past life.

Coming Soon 1: Childhood Sweetheart, Mine Alone. Please add it to your favorites

At a family dinner, both sets of parents tried to play matchmaker and asked Pei Fumo, "Your childhood sweetheart has come of age. Would you marry her?"

Pei Fumo gave a cold smile. "No. I've been looking at her for more than ten years. I'm sick of her."

At that moment, Jiang Xuqing, who had just been reborn, threw herself into Pei Fumo's arms in front of everyone. "Father, Mother, I want to marry Pei Xiaojiu!"

Pei Fumo's ears turned red. He stiffly pushed her away. "Are you crazy?" Hadn't she always hated him?

No one knew what Jiang Xuqing had gone through in her previous life.

Only as she lay dying did she understand her own feelings. In her previous life, Pei Fumo had loved her with all his heart, only to meet a tragic end.

Given another life, all she wanted was to spend it with Pei Xiaojiu.

But she had returned at the worst possible time.

At this point in her previous life, she had tried to reject Pei Fumo by lying that she had fallen for the newly returned eldest young master of the Pei family, Pei Zhongzhi. He'd gritted his teeth and wished her happiness.

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Jiang Xuqing didn't know how to make it up to him, until the day the Pei family held a banquet for the long-lost eldest young master.

Jiang Xuqing went to offer her congratulations with her parents, but somehow disappeared inside the Pei residence. By the time everyone found her, she was already in Pei Fumo's bed.

With her virtue now compromised, Jiang Xuqing had no choice but to marry him.

On their wedding night, Pei Fumo's attitude toward her hadn't improved.

All she could do was explain, "Pei Xiaojiu, believe me. I really didn't set you up."

In her previous life, she had clearly been tricked by Pei Zhongzhi and forced to become Pei Fumo's sister-in-law. In this life, she'd meant to avoid that fate, but somehow she'd fallen into the same trap. Only this time, she'd woken up in Pei Fumo's bed.

Jiang Xuqing couldn't figure out what had gone wrong.

Until one day, Pei Zhongzhi stopped her by a rock garden. Before she could get away, her gaze collided with Pei Fumo's icy eyes.

That night, Pei Fumo completely lost control and stopped pretending.

His clothes were disheveled as he marked her skin, again and again, rasping, "Xuer, look carefully. Who am I?"

*

In his previous life, the one person Pei Fumo could never let go of was his childhood sweetheart, who had never loved him. Only after losing her for good did he learn what it meant to be heartbroken.

After being reborn, Pei Fumo finally understood.

She was the life-binding parasite that kept him alive. As long as she was there, he could survive.

In this life, even if he had to resort to despicable methods, he would have her.

[Reading Guide]

1. Both leads are reborn. One-on-one romance, both leads' first partners, childhood sweethearts.

2. The male lead is no saint. After being reborn, he becomes obsessive.

Coming Soon 2: The Eastern Palace's Remedy. Please add it to your favorites

The Crown Prince suffered from an eye disease and had been poisoned. He had little time left.

According to medical texts, only the blood of a beautiful woman could cure the Crown Prince's parasitic poison. His fiancee found a beautiful maid who met the requirements and had her bleed herself to help him recover.

The maid had been raised in the marquis's household since childhood. She was as beautiful as carved jade, with skin like ice and a bewitching allure. The Empress promised that if the Crown Prince recovered, she would grant the maid the position of secondary consort.

Wan Li was ordered to attend to the critically ill Crown Prince.

Knowing the Eastern Palace was somewhere she would have to stay for now, she could only serve the Crown Prince well if she wanted to avoid returning to that dreadful marquis's estate.

Wan Li timidly held out her hand to the Crown Prince. "This servant will let Your Highness take a bite."

The Crown Prince had been ill for many days, and his face was pale. Thunder crashed outside that night, and flashes of lightning made him look like a ghost.

Hearing the maid stumble about in fright, he stepped forward and seized her chin. "If you don't want to die, get out."

Wan Li steeled herself and rushed forward to hug the Crown Prince around the waist.

Xiao Zhiyun's face darkened.

How dare she flirt with me! Even a maid thinks she can bully me because I'm blind.

Fortunately, Wan Li was obedient. Apart from occasionally making advances toward the Crown Prince, she never slacked off when feeding him her blood to treat him, and she didn't complain even after that wild night.

As time passed, he grew used to having Wan Li by his side.

After his eyesight was cured, the Crown Prince had barely rested when an imperial order sent him out of the capital overnight.

But after being away for many days, he returned to the Eastern Palace to find his obedient remedy, Wan Li, gone without a trace.

Blood filled the Crown Prince's eyes, and his old illness immediately flared up again.

[Little Scene]

The Crown Prince attended a banquet at a minister's home.

An angry little dumpling ran toward him. "Big brother, someone took An'er's things!"

The ministers beside the Crown Prince were dumbstruck as they stared at the little girl's face, which looked exactly like his.

When had His Highness secretly had a child?

Xiao Zhiyun cracked his knuckles, as though he had an inkling of the truth.

The Marquis of Changle's family had found their long-lost youngest legitimate daughter. When she returned home, she brought a three-year-old girl with her.

No matter what, she refused to tell anyone who the child's father was.

1. Both leads' first partners, one-on-one romance. She runs away with their child, and he has to win her back.

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