Incurring the Imperial Uncle's Wrath

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The capital's biggest restaurant was packed with people and buzzing with conversation.

He Mingyao pursed her rosy lips as she listened to the people at the next table praise her beauty. Just as she was enjoying herself, a voice cut in abruptly: “She's nothing special.”

The He family's beloved daughter, a heaven-blessed prodigy, had been held up as a comparison to others ever since she was a child. But no one had ever questioned her looks.

There was no reason to: no one in all of Da Liang could compare.

He Mingyao raised a delicate brow, and that very day learned who the other person was: the Seventeenth Imperial Uncle, who had just returned to the capital victorious.

She paid him no mind, assuming he simply had no taste.

But that night, she had a dream.

In the dream, she fell in love with the Seventeenth Imperial Uncle at first sight and repeatedly confessed her feelings, but he never even glanced her way. Her relentless pursuit came to nothing and even got her father and brothers reprimanded by the emperor.

Worse, for the sake of a woman from Jiangnan, he humiliated her terribly in front of everyone.

He Mingyao scoffed at the dream. She absolutely refused to believe she could be so foolish.

She recalled the elegant, charming woman from Jiangnan whom he favored in the dream. So she removed her elaborate makeup, dressed in plain clothes, and lightly stumbled onto the path where he would pass on his way to offer incense.

She had only meant to tease him a little before leaving, but the moment she saw him, she changed her mind. The Seventeenth Imperial Uncle was handsome and distinguished, broad-shouldered and trim-waisted. He was perfect in every way. It would be a waste to let him go.

He Mingyao concealed her true nature and played the gentle, considerate lady, right up until he said he would ask the emperor to grant them a marriage and take her as his wife.

The next day, the two met in the palace.

He Mingyao parted her rosy lips, her smile radiant. “Imperial Uncle, I'm nothing special?”

*One-on-one romance, fictional setting, lots of creative liberties. Hope you enjoy reading, mwah~

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In her previous life, the only truly outrageous thing Wen Yu had ever done was beg the emperor to grant her and Xie Changqian permission to marry.

At the time, she was still the Hou Manor's legitimate daughter, with a noble status. Xie Changqian, meanwhile, had been convicted and imprisoned. As the emperor's fifth son, he had been made a prince before he was even of age. He was the only one among the Great Heng princes to receive that honor, yet in a single night, he had fallen out of the emperor's favor.

The emperor asked her, “Are you willing to be confined with him in Prince Gong's Manor, never to set foot outside again for the rest of your life?”

Wen Yu answered without hesitation: “Your subject is willing.”

In just two years, Xie Changqian regained the power he had lost and returned to court. He was once again valued and named crown prince.

Everyone said His Highness the Crown Prince was gentle, kind, disciplined, and courteous. Wen Yu believed it too, until he ascended the throne and she finally saw his true nature.

He was gloomy and ruthless, and never forgot a grudge. He treated everyone with cold indifference, yet was utterly obsessed with her alone.

That sick obsession meant Wen Yu could never leave the palace again.

He forbade her from speaking to anyone else, from letting her gaze fall anywhere but on him, and even from appearing in public.

In the gilded palace he had so carefully constructed, Xie Changqian held her captive, asking over and over, “A Yu, will you stay with me for the rest of your life?”

Unable to bear it any longer, Wen Yu tried to escape, but lost her footing and died.

When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day Xie Changqian was first imprisoned.

When her father urged her to put her family first, Wen Yu calmly replied, “I've made up my mind. Please send a letter breaking off the engagement to Prince Gong's Manor.”

After breaking off the engagement, she remained the exalted legitimate daughter of the Hou Manor, admired by all.

She thought she and Xie Changqian would never cross paths again in this life, but she had no idea that he had returned too.

This time, he was confined in Prince Gong's Manor for only a month.

Worried that Prince Gong might take his anger out on her, the Hou family chose another husband for her. Beneath the spring sunlight, she walked beside the heir, a faint smile on her lips.

In the shadows, Xie Changqian's eyes were bloodshot. His possessive desire surged violently, bringing him to the brink of losing control.

*The male lead is truly deranged, with separation anxiety and a sickening desire to possess and control.

*The female lead really doesn't want him anymore, and seriously considers an arranged marriage with someone else.

*A story about taming a dog. Happy ending.

Theme: A person's appearance reflects their inner nature.