Picking Jade (Reborn)

[Completed. The entire story costs only four yuan~]

★ Coming soon: "Caged Beauty (Tragic BE)" and "My Husband, Who Died in Battle After I Inherited the Family Fortune, Is Back." Blurbs below~

Blurb

Female Lead's Perspective:

In her previous life, Fu Yao loved Prince Qin, Xiao Jingyu, with all her heart. She willingly married the Crown Prince to help him claim the throne.

But on the day Xiao Jingyu achieved his goal, she was imprisoned alongside the Crown Prince for treason.

The dungeon was bitterly cold, and the poison wine's effects were agonizing. Yet all Fu Yao heard was Xiao Jingyu offering prayers to heaven and earth, then naming her half-sister empress.

Fu Yao never saw Xiao Jingyu again. As she languished in the dungeon, dying, her husband held her and whispered, "I don't blame you. If there's another life, I'll still marry you."

Reborn, Fu Yao married the Crown Prince once more. But this time, she had no ulterior motives. She offered him her whole heart, wanting only to be a loving couple.

But Xiao Jingyu found her again. He killed her husband, took her body, and confined her within the nine-tiered palace.

Male Lead's Perspective:

Xiao Jingyu spent half his life walking alone, and the little girl who had saved him when they were young was the sole meaning of his existence.

So, after gaining power, he pursued the throne for Fu Qi, the Chancellor's concubine-born daughter, all for the sake of one thing she had said. Even if it meant earning eternal infamy, he would place the empress's crown before her.

Then Xiao Jingyu realized he had mistaken one person for another. But he had already married Fu Yao off to his nephew. They were a loving couple, and she would not even spare him a glance.

Xiao Jingyu went to apologize, wanting only for Fu Yao to look at him once more. But he gave everything he had, only to be met with Fu Yao's cold, ruthless schemes and accusations.

Three years at the border bred hatred in his heart and turned Xiao Jingyu into a complete madman. After plotting for three years, he returned to the capital, becoming both a traitor reviled by all and the sole master of this vast realm.

Before the grand palace hall, he held Fu Yao as she trembled all over. In the gentlest voice, he coaxed her, but his words sent a chill down her spine: "Yao'er, you can keep only one: the Crown Prince or the child in your womb."

From the moment she saved him, Fu Yao could only ever belong to him.

★★★

1. The male lead will not change. He's a virgin, but completely mad and willing to do anything to achieve his goals. Please check the warnings before reading!

2. The second male lead is not a virgin. Don't read if you dislike that. No need to let me know if you drop the story, thanks!

Coming Soon: "Caged Beauty"

Sheng Shu had always thought she lived a good life.

She lived in a lovely little courtyard, with servants waiting on her every day and no worries about food or clothing.

Her parents were alive and doted on her, visiting her from time to time.

She also had a husband who, though often away, loved her dearly and never took a concubine.

Her husband could be a little domineering and rather rough at night, but she didn't mind. He treated her well, and she didn't expect him to be perfect.

Until one day, she discovered that nothing was as it seemed...

Her parents were actually her aunt and uncle.

Her husband was a high-ranking official who had long ago taken the Chancellor's daughter as his legal wife. They had a son and two daughters, and their marriage was a happy one.

Her betrothed had been exiled long ago.

Her Sheng family had already been destroyed...

After ten whole years, Sheng Shu opened that door again, only to realize she no longer had the courage to cross its threshold.

Years later, Sheng Shu ruled a vast realm with unrivaled power, but year after year, she could only watch the flowers bloom and wither alone.

"Xiao Jijin, after that brief meeting so many years ago, I really did like you."

★★★

1. Forced pursuit and possession, with all the classic melodrama.

2. The male lead is not a virgin. He has serious character flaws, maximum possessiveness and controlling tendencies, and will do anything to achieve his goals.

3. A groveling pursuit after losing her, but he really does bury her. This story stays firmly on the BE path.

Coming Soon: "My Husband, Who Died in Battle After I Inherited the Family Fortune, Is Back"

After transmigrating to ancient times, Ye Chi Chi became the least favored concubine-born daughter in a wealthy household. Her family had even arranged a marriage for her to the legendary "God of Death" and "Lone Star of Calamity" of Great Jing: Baili Guantang.

They said he was so cursed that he had brought about the deaths of his entire family. Only he remained, off fighting wars, while his mansion in the capital stood empty year-round, its halls haunted by a ghostly air.

Just as the two were about to marry, Baili Guantang finally cursed himself to death!

The Ye family's young ladies and concubines lamented, wishing they could send Ye Chi Chi away. The old steward from the Baili household came to break off the engagement, saying they couldn't ruin a good girl's life.

Ye Chi Chi didn't see it that way. She could marry into the family, eat and drink well, avoid a nasty mother-in-law, and never have to serve her husband. Wasn't lounging around counting money every day the best life imaginable?

So when they asked Ye Chi Chi, she dabbed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and choked out, "I've already conceived the general's child. In life, I'll be his widow; in death, I'll be his ghost."

Everyone: "Say that again? That God of Death hasn't been home in three years. Where did you get a child? Are you pregnant with Nezha or something???"

The old steward: "I never imagined there could be such a loyal and devoted young woman in this world." He immediately took it upon himself to arrange for the Marquis to marry Ye Chi Chi, then made sure she was well fed and looked after.

As Baili Guantang's only family member, Ye Chi Chi inherited his mansion and all his wealth. The old steward took care of everything inside and outside the estate, leaving her to eat, drink, and enjoy herself every day. It was practically heaven.

But just as Ye Chi Chi was figuring out how to "plausibly" fall and miscarry, her husband, who had died in battle, returned.

Clutching a priceless vase, Ye Chi Chi looked up at Baili Guantang, who stood a head taller than her, radiating bloodlust. She stammered, "We're, we're married. This counts as marital property. We can divorce, but the family fortune has to be, has to be split equally!"

Baili Guantang took the vase from her one-handed and set it aside. Then he said to the little wife who had appeared out of nowhere, "I heard you're carrying my child. How did you get pregnant? Let me have a look."

Ye Chi Chi: Damn, I went too far.

Later, everyone said General Baili was incredible. It took him only a few months after returning to get Ye Chi Chi pregnant...

P.S. The leads have a ten-year age gap, and they only get together after the female lead is an adult~

Theme: If only the first meeting could last forever, why must the autumn wind lament over the painted fan?