Your Highness Seems to Be Ill

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(This is a sweet, slice-of-life story with only a tiny bit of political intrigue, used solely to move the plot along. It's not a traditional political intrigue story.)

At the palace's Hundred Flowers Banquet, the Empress Dowager takes a liking to Zhao Sусу, the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family. With an imperial decree, she marries into the Eastern Palace and becomes the Crown Princess.

Zhao Sусу and the Crown Prince, Xie Yu, have never met before, and have no feelings for each other.

They meet for the first time on their wedding day. Xie Yu stands before her and coldly says they should sleep in separate rooms.

Zhao Sусу blurts out, "No problem."

Realizing she'd lost her composure, Zhao Sусу clears her throat, then adds, "Starting today?"

Xie Yu: "...?"

Three months after marrying into the Eastern Palace, Zhao Sусу is restrained and proper. She follows one principle wholeheartedly: if she can avoid appearing before the Crown Prince, she won't enter his line of sight at all. She's determined not to cause him any trouble.

Xie Yu is indifferent to her. She can do whatever she likes, as long as it doesn't get in the way.

One day, Xie Yu falls from his horse, hits his head on a rock, and starts bleeding profusely before lapsing into a coma.

Just as everyone thinks he probably won't wake up, he suddenly opens his eyes.

After waking, Xie Yu hears all kinds of concerned words from the people around him, but his mind is filled with a different voice behind each thing they say: worry, relief, curses, and shock that he's still alive... The voices chatter away, a noisy jumble.

As he sits there confused, one voice stands out from all the babbling: "I'm so hungry. I want roast chicken."

"?"

He quickly looks around and realizes the voice belongs to his Crown Princess, Zhao Sусу.

He stares at Zhao Sусу, brows furrowed and eyes full of surprise.

Zhao Sусу looks at him for a while: Grilled fish sounds pretty good, too.

Xie Yu: ?

Does he look like a grilled fish?!

[An eccentric Crown Prince who can read minds × A Crown Princess who just wants to lie flat and be a lazy fish]

- Slice-of-life plot with just a little political intrigue to move things along

- One-on-one romance

Pre-release: Cloudborne Letter

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When Yun Ci accidentally falls into the water while helping her little brother retrieve a kite, her eyes develop a problem. She can see a number above people's heads, and it changes.

At first, she thinks she has an eye disease. But even after a doctor examines her and she takes medicine, the numbers remain.

Later, she discovers that the numbers above people's heads show how much they like her.

Her parents smile whenever they see her, with an 85 and a 90 above their heads. Her second aunt rolls her eyes whenever she sees her, with a zero above her head that never changes.

Her brothers and sisters all like her to different degrees, too.

A young man she met three months ago comes to see her after hearing she fell into the water. He seems deeply concerned and considerate, but the number above his head is only ten.

Luo Shujin, whom she's known since childhood and who was traveling outside the city, hears about her fall and rushes back from far away. He gallops into town, leaps off his horse in front of the Yun residence, and hurries inside.

"Yun Aci!!" Luo Shujin shouts as he runs. "Are you here?!"

Yun Ci strolls out. "Thanks. I'm still alive."

She looks up and sees a dazzling 100 above Luo Shujin's head.

Yun Ci freezes, then squints.

That's bright.

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Everyone in Chuxi City knows that Luo Shujin, the city lord's son, is a notorious menace. Horse riding, cricket fighting, gambling, brawling, he's done it all. He's a genuine wastrel, and even his father can't control him. Anyone who crosses him is in for trouble.

Then one day, someone sees Yun Ci, the second daughter of the Yun family, dragging him out of a gambling house by the ear.

Luo Shujin isn't angry at all. Instead, he grins.

"Yun Aci, don't be mad. Let's go get something to eat. I heard a new restaurant opened in the west of the city, and the food's really good."

Yun Ci walks on, still pulling his ear. "Eat, eat, eat. All you ever do is eat. Have you memorized today's lesson? Have you finished your homework?"

Luo Shujin grabs her hand and wheedles, "But Yun Aci, I'm so hungry... Let's eat first, okay? I promise I'll go do my homework after we eat."

The onlookers are stunned. Is this really the same Luo Shujin they know?! Who is this guy acting all sweet with the Yun family's young miss?

[Calm childhood sweetheart × Mischievous menace of a childhood friend]

Pre-release: After Kissing My Nemesis

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The Xiaoyun Sword and Yingfeng Sword schools have been bitter enemies for a century. Neither side has ever backed down.

In this generation, Fu Xin is the heir to the Xiaoyun Sword, while Wu Yuan is the sole successor of the Yingfeng Sword. Different schools and different personalities have made them sworn enemies who fight whenever they meet.

They first meet at fifteen and fight for more than a decade. In their final battle atop Xiaoyao Peak, Fu Xin loses by half a move and Wu Yuan pierces her heart with his sword.

Out of respect for the many years they've known each other, Wu Yuan agrees to take her last words to her family. But when he leans in, Fu Xin grabs him by the collar and gives him a forceful kiss.

Wu Yuan is stunned, his eyes wide open.

Fu Xin grins, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. "I hope that disgusts you, you bastard..."

Then she smiles and breathes her last.

Wu Yuan: ?

Fu Xin wakes up one day and is reborn. She's excited for half the day, thinking that this time she'll train hard, surpass that bastard Wu Yuan as soon as possible, and never lose to him again.

But that very night, Wu Yuan climbs over the wall, pins her between himself and the wall, and demands with red-rimmed eyes, "When did you start liking me?"

Fu Xin: ?

Damn it, that bastard was reborn too...

[Hot-tempered heroine × Madman hero]

- Both leads are reborn, and neither has a perfect personality.

- Wuxia setting, fictional world, many original details. Please don't nitpick.

Theme: Don't judge people by appearances