Reborn: The Top Scholar's Groom Regrets It

Coming soon: "After Three Years as the Regent's Hidden Treasure, I Ran Away" and "The Spring Tide Knows No Bounds." Their blurbs are at the very end. Feel free to visit my author page and add them to your favorites!

[Blurb]

Wei Lingyun is the ninth princess of the dynasty and the emperor's favorite. When she first came of age and fell in love, she saw the flower-wearing top scholar Lin Qi at the Qionglin Banquet and immediately took a liking to him. Clinging to her father's arm, she begged him to grant them a marriage.

At the time, the innocent young princess had no idea that marrying into the royal family would clip the wings of the man she loved, keeping him from rising to greatness. Nor did she know he already had someone in his heart.

Full of anticipation, she married Lin Qi, hoping they would live in harmony and grow old together.

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After weathering the vicissitudes of life and learning how unfathomable the human heart could be, Lin Qi eventually became a great general and entered the cabinet as a chancellor. At last, he came to understand:

In this world, only Wei Lingyun had loved him with all her heart, offering him nothing but sincere devotion. Yet he had never treasured her, leaving her to love in vain all her life until she died of sorrow.

Fortunately, Heaven took pity on him and gave him a chance to be reborn. Just as in his previous life, the little princess once again chose him as her consort.

This time, he happily accepted the imperial decree, wanting only to start over with her and spend their lives together in harmony.

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On their wedding night, Lin Qi, dressed in his bright red wedding robe, solemnly lifted the bride's red veil, expecting to see the same scene as in his previous life: the princess, cheeks flushed with shyness and eyes full of affection.

But instead, he met the princess's dark, indifferent gaze…

Sweet and soft-spoken, scheming princess & iron-willed, devoted chief minister

Reader's note:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, happy ending.

2. In his previous life, the male lead had someone he loved before meeting the heroine. Readers who mind this should proceed with caution. The male lead is reborn before the heroine. There is palace intrigue and political scheming. The setting is fictional, loosely modeled on the Ming dynasty, with original elements.

3. This story was previously titled "The Top Scholar and Princess Consort Regretted It After the Divorce" and "The Powerful Minister and Princess Consort Regretted It." The blurb has been saved as a screenshot.

4. The heroine's mother's death in her previous life had nothing to do with the male lead, and he was not responsible for her brother's broken leg either. Please stop going out of your way to call the male lead a scumbag. Comments that flood the page with insults after only reading a few chapters will be deleted. The story is already marked as having a happy ending, so comments in the early chapters saying things like "This can't possibly end happily" or making other baffling demands will also be deleted. Reasonable discussion is welcome. The author's mood is usually stable, but I may snap at trolls. If you don't like it, just drop the story without telling me. There are countless good stories out there. May lovely you find one you love!

Written on 2022.6.23, revised on 2022.11.01. Screenshot saved as proof.

Coming soon, blurb 1: "After Three Years as the Regent's Hidden Treasure, I Ran Away"

1.

Yan Yuanqing was born a duke's daughter, but was kidnapped as a child and taken far from home, where she became the top courtesan at a brothel.

Her peerless beauty made the reigning courtesan jealous, and the woman planned to sell her first night to a fat, middle-aged merchant. Luckily, Prince Zhao Yanci, the regent, was investigating a case there and rescued her.

Yan Yuanqing recognized Zhao Yanci as the older boy she'd met when she was little. Summoning her courage, she tugged at his sleeve and begged him to take her away.

Her stepmother was cruel, and Yan Yuanqing had been living far from home. Her reputation was ruined, and returning home would bring her no happiness.

The regent was unmatched in grace, dignified and composed, courteous, and brilliant at strategy. Yan Yuanqing couldn't help falling for him.

2.

She cooked for him, made his bed, and kept him company, tending to every detail of his life with care, all in the hope of earning a place in his heart.

But Zhao Yanci treated her only like a younger sister. Yan Yuanqing waited for years, but never received a proposal from him. Instead, she heard that he intended to marry someone else. So she packed her bags and fled in the middle of the night, returning to the Qingguo Duke's residence after many years away.

Her father felt sorry for all she'd suffered and told everyone she'd been staying with her maternal grandparents. He was determined to find her a good match.

On the day of the matchmaking meeting, two men arrived: Lord Duan, the Minister of Justice, and Zhao Yanci, the regent.

Yan Yuanqing gritted her teeth and decided to pretend she didn't know him.

3.

Zhao Yanci had followed his father and elder brother onto the battlefield at fifteen and had never lost a battle. He was at the height of his fame, but a life spent at war left him no time to marry. Later, he was entrusted with the regency in a time of crisis, leaving him even busier and with no mind for anything else.

While investigating a case in the south, he happened to rescue a young girl. Seeing that she had stayed true to herself despite her surroundings, was honest and well-behaved, and never overstepped, he saw no harm in letting her stay if that was what she wanted. When she married, he could simply give her a generous dowry.

Who could have guessed that one day she would leave without a word? When he learned she'd returned to her family, he put her out of his mind.

But now, watching the girl laugh and chat happily with his friend, Zhao Yanci found the sight inexplicably grating. The teacup in his hand crumbled to dust.

Cup: ...What did I do wrong?

An adorable, beautiful, soft-spoken young lady who acts cute and flirts shamelessly, but is actually quite the troublemaker VS an icy regent who lives by his principles and is willing to keep moving his own boundaries for the heroine

+++++++ Blurb written on 2022.11.20, revised on 2023.1.13. Screenshot saved as proof.

Coming soon, blurb 2: "The Spring Tide Knows No Bounds"

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In high school, Tang Xi was once passionately in love with someone. He was the widely acclaimed campus heartthrob and top student, bright as the moon in the sky, beautiful but out of reach.

By his standards, no one could be chosen as a campus belle worthy of him. So the prettiest girls in every class tried their hardest to win him over, but all of them failed without exception.

During a history lesson, Shu Yanli leaned toward Tang Xi and whispered in her ear, his voice clear and cool: "Deskmate, I heard you like me?"

Tang Xi's ears burned. Blushing, she stammered, "Who said that? I don't! I, if I liked you, I'd jump out of the school building."

Shu Yanli: ...

2.

At twenty-five, Tang Xi was forced into a whirlwind marriage to satisfy her elders.

A year after getting their marriage certificate, Tang Xi still hadn't met her husband in name, Shu Yanli.

They met again at a pitching meeting for a screenplay.

At the time, Tang Xi was still an unknown, struggling screenwriter, while Shu Yanli was already the heir to a conglomerate, the untouchable, cold and celibate top figure among the powerful. He was also the project's financier.

When their eyes met, Tang Xi was the first to look away, pretending they didn't know each other.

Afterward, Tang Xi bit her lip and stammered, "I didn't know you'd be coming."

Shu Yanli lifted his eyes and glanced at her. His thin lips curved faintly, and his voice was low and cool. "Mrs. Shu, don't tell me you're going to say that if you'd known I was coming, you wouldn't even have set foot in this building?"

Tang Xi: ...

3.

Everyone thought Shu Yanli and Tang Xi were nothing more than a sham business marriage, with no real feelings between them. They were bound to divorce sooner or later.

After all, the Tang family was a fallen power among the wealthy. So what if the eldest Tang daughter was even more beautiful than actresses who made their living on their looks?

Hadn't there been plenty of beautiful women trying to curry favor with Shu Yanli over the years? He'd never shown any of them the slightest kindness.

Then one day, they noticed Shu Yanli was going out to parties less and less. He'd even quit smoking and stopped drinking.

Everyone: Why has the young master Shu suddenly changed?!!

Shu Yanli rubbed the wedding ring on his left ring finger. A tenderness he hadn't even noticed himself flickered in his eyes. "Yes, because my wife keeps a close eye on me."

Gentle, radiant, celestial screenwriter Tang Xi X aloof, celibate, stunningly handsome CEO Shu Yanli

Reader's note:

1. Mutual unrequited love / fake heiress and true heiress / reunion after years apart / marriage before love. The focus is on their intense push and pull after they reunite. The school setting is only a backdrop.

2. One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, happy ending.

3. Some elements may be a little unrealistic, and there are original details. The plot exists to serve the romance.

4. Blurb written on 2022.12.15. Screenshot saved as proof.

Theme: Unintended things can turn out beautifully