Ongoing novel: Exclusive Beauty. A forceful romance and a groveling pursuit. Please add it to your reading list!
-----Novel Blurb-----
A beautiful woman (acting) × a sickly young master (pretending)
On the surface, Guyu is a delicate beauty, so frail she can only whimper. Behind closed doors, she's the proprietress of the Tianji Pavilion, with the largest intelligence network in the Yongshuo Kingdom and a fist capable of knocking out ten whimpering crybabies.
To find the Xuanji Map, Guyu kidnaps a landlord's daughter, who was supposed to marry into the family to bring good luck, and takes her place. Little does she know that on her wedding night, the groom is also kidnapped and replaced by Ling Zhao, the head of the Inspection Bureau.
The Tianji Pavilion and the Inspection Bureau are bitter enemies, each desperate to uproot the other. At home, the two play the roles of devoted wife and loving husband, and their feelings grow warmer by the day. In secret, however, they stop at nothing to eliminate the person hiding beneath the other's secret identity.
Later, a conspiracy exposes both Guyu and Ling Zhao. They die together in a fire.
Reborn on their wedding night, Guyu and Ling Zhao use their old tricks to win back their spouses, kidnapping the unlucky newlyweds once again.
Behind the red gauze curtains, the room is filled with springtime splendor.
The two have just settled onto the soft couch when a dagger slips from Guyu's waist.
Ling Zhao immediately shuts his eyes. “A bug flew into my eye. I didn't see a thing!”
As they continue to undress, the Inspection Bureau badge hidden in Ling Zhao's sleeve falls out.
Guyu throws herself into his arms. “I saw a bug too! I'm so scared!”
Later, the people of the capital are astonished to discover that the Tianji Pavilion and the Inspection Bureau have not only stopped fighting, but have become each other's lackeys.
One day, a junior from the Tianji Pavilion captures the head of the Inspection Bureau and rushes over to claim his reward. Guyu slaps him hard on the forehead. “You dared to arrest the proprietress's man? Are you tired of living?”
[Reading Guide]
1. A cheerful, silly story, with tons of made-up details. Please don't scrutinize the logic.
2. Both leads are virgins. Happy ending. Alternate universe.
3. Cover background by the artist: Paigu Xiaobao
----Ongoing novel: Exclusive Beauty-----
[Secret identities exposed] [Marriage before love / Forced romance / Groveling pursuit / Faked death]
[White-lotus chancellor in disguise as a man × shrewd, ruthless old fox of a powerful official]
Ming Shu was born into a prominent family in Jiangnan. Her elder brother was too gravely ill to travel to the capital and take up his post as chancellor, and the whole family was slaughtered by an old enemy.
Reborn, Ming Shu has no choice but to dress as a man and take her brother's place as chancellor, helping the eight-year-old emperor govern the country.
The court is rife with turmoil, especially under the watchful eye of the lofty Prince of Qin. Shrewd and ruthless, he sees through everything.
They test and doubt each other, clashing at every turn.
Ming Shu spends every day on edge beneath his gaze, treading on thin ice, until one day she accidentally enters the Prince of Qin's bedchamber, and they spend one reckless night together.
Xiao Si initially intends to eliminate her completely, but unexpectedly discovers that she is a woman. Intrigued, he lifts her chin, a mysterious gleam in his phoenix eyes.
“I never imagined the esteemed Chancellor would be such a delicate young woman.”
To save her life, Ming Shu can only agree to become his pawn. They make a deal: once she helps him rise to power, they will part ways.
From then on, by day she is the dignified, upright chancellor in everyone's eyes, but at night she is a docile little bird by his bedside.
By Xiao Si's side, Ming Shu learns to navigate the world. Once an innocent young lady, she gradually establishes herself at court and develops feelings for him that she should not have.
But Xiao Si cares only for power. He grows addicted to possessing her time and again, yet never shows her the slightest affection. After becoming regent, he breaks his promise and keeps her imprisoned at his side, indulging in pleasure with her day after day.
When her brother recovers, Ming Shu, heartbroken, fakes her death and swaps identities with him, returning to her hometown in Jiangnan to live an ordinary life.
When the regent hears that the Princess of Qin is dead, his eyes suddenly redden. Only then does he realize he has already fallen hopelessly in love.
Later, amid the beautiful spring days of Jiangnan, Xiao Si encounters a figure who looks just like the woman in his dreams.
But she is already nestled in another man's arms, and gives him nothing more than a courteous smile.
“Ming Shu is just an ordinary citizen. How could she know someone as noble as the regent?”
[Please read the guide!] You must read this!
1. Both leads are virgins. Happy ending. Alternate universe with a little political intrigue. Please don't nitpick historical accuracy.
2. The heroine grows, but this is not a story about a powerhouse heroine. The age gap is nine years. The hero never married anyone in his previous life and only ever loved the heroine.
3. The hero is focused on his career early on. He falls for her without realizing it, and there are forced-romance elements. Later he becomes completely love-struck, going mad with love for the heroine.
4. If this isn't for you, stop reading in time.
Theme: Cherish the person in front of you
I guess she can't get out, but how can she be so cruel?
Why did you torture me for so long? Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Lord Ling must find out.
I really like this couple. I hope it ends soon.
I feel like it has never been sweeter than torturing me to death. Oh my god, author, please be gentler in torturing your own daughter.
Stop being so cruel. I'm really going to cry. Don't the protagonists have long mouths? Frankly speaking.
Please write more. I hope the misunderstanding can be cleared up soon.
What the hell kind of princess is this?
Urgent update! Woohoo, it looks good.
When will you settle down?