Delicately Mischievous

[This story is currently on hiatus]

The little princess Yan Ruo has come of age and wants to choose a consort.

She has set her sights on Gu Huaian, a powerful court official.

Gu Huaian immediately refuses, calm and uncompromising: "I appreciate the princess's favor, but I have no intention of marrying."

"But you saved me. I want to repay you..."

"That would be repaying kindness with enmity."

With one sentence, he leaves the little princess speechless. But her pride won't let her cry. "Then I'll choose someone else."

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The imperial family's most beloved princess is betrothed. The celebrations are grand, joyful, and bustling.

That night, Gu Huaian sits upright in his study, unable to take in a single word.

Not long afterward, the emperor falls ill, and Yan Ruo keeps watch at his bedside day and night.

As a trusted minister, Gu Huaian often visits the emperor's bedchamber under the pretext of paying his respects.

Before long, the officials are all saying that Gu Huaian and the princess share a secret they mustn't let anyone discover.

Inside the bedchamber, the princess's prospective husband kneels at Yan Ruo's feet and personally presents the marriage contract.

The man who takes the contract from him on Yan Ruo's behalf is dressed in fine robes and a jade belt, stern and strikingly handsome. With his long fingers, he slowly "tears apart" a marriage...

Everyone thinks Gu Huaian is an ambitious schemer, and that marrying the princess is simply a way to seize power with legitimacy.

But through the curling incense smoke, Gu Huaian kneels alone by the bed, massaging Yan Ruo's cramped calf.

"Be good. Drink your pregnancy medicine while it's still warm."

Yan Ruo turns away and ignores him. His devotion has come too late. She doesn't want it.

Knowing she's still angry, Gu Huaian bends down and kisses her knee. "Tell me, Ruo'er, what can I do to make you stop being angry? Hmm?"

#Face-slapping, winning back his wife, forced possession, sc

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On a day of torrential rain, the bridal sedan chair that was supposed to be delivered to the Minister's residence turned down two streets and ended up at the residence of the Earl of Yongxi.

Completely unaware of the mistake, Shen Ying saw her new husband clearly by the light of the wedding candles.

The man was as handsome and elegant as a jade tree, yet his eyes were deep as an abyss, revealing nothing of his nature.

At midnight, with rain still pouring, Shen Ying was pushed into the wedding curtains, her hair in disarray.

The next morning, Shen Ying turned to look at her husband, who was sitting by the bed and straightening his collar. She rose and said, "Good morning, Third Young Master."

Wei Zhan's long fingers paused. He turned to look at her. "Why call me that?"

Shen Ying was stunned and bewildered to discover she'd married into the wrong household, but their marriage had already been consummated, leaving no room to call it off.

Fortunately, the heir, Wei Zhan, accepted the marriage and never skimped on her food, clothes, or other comforts.

Looking at Third Young Master Ji, who had come to her door, indignant, Shen Ying sighed, "We were fated to meet, but not to be together."

Wei Zhan's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly. That night, he wouldn't let Shen Ying go.

In the tenth month, when the first frost descended, Shen Ying traveled north to visit her family. Third Young Master Ji cornered her aboard a passenger boat.

There was nowhere to run.

Third Young Master Ji was full of resentment, his gaze burning. "Does he... treat you well?"

Shen Ying lowered her eyes and looked away. "Very well. I wish you and your wife a harmonious marriage, too."

Third Young Master Ji's expression changed. "What wife? She was just a pawn Wei Zhan arranged. She packed up and ran off ages ago! Shen Ying, you've been kept in the dark!"

Shen Ying was trapped in an impossible situation.

So the so-called mistaken match was actually a deliberate switch made through a carefully laid scheme.

Wei Zhan had wanted her all along.

Note: The male lead is reborn.

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Theme: Don't lose yourself in a relationship.