Tales of the Spring Boudoir

/The whole story has been heavily revised. I'm not responsible for pirated copies./

Marriage first, love later / True feelings warning / Sweet everyday life / My wife is the best in the world

Plump, feisty prairie girl × brave prince from the Central Plains

As the little princess of the Tiefu tribe, Yuluo had been King Tiefu's darling since childhood.

When she came of age, her father and brothers were defeated by the Central Plains. To make peace, King Tiefu could only send his youngest daughter, Yuluo, to the Central Plains for a political marriage, wiping away his tears as he did so.

Her intended, it was said, was the seventh prince of the Great Wei dynasty, a valiant warrior.

Yuluo was naive by nature, and because of her mother's influence, she had long been hopeful about the Central Plains. When she heard that the seventh prince was handsome and spirited, she didn't feel at all wronged and happily married him.

At fifteen, Wei Lin began following his uncle on campaigns across the land.

At eighteen, he decisively defeated the Tiefu tribe, which had been harassing the borders of Wei, and returned to the capital with the victorious army.

But barely had he come back from vanquishing the enemy on the battlefield when an imperial edict arrived, arranging his marriage.

He had slaughtered countless soldiers of the Tiefu tribe on the battlefield, only to come home and be forced to marry their little princess.

Naturally, Wei Lin was unwilling to marry the daughter of an enemy.

His older brothers even teased him, saying he was lucky to marry the most beautiful woman on the prairie.

But everyone knew the Tiefu were a steppe tribe, and that every one of them, men and women alike, was burly and rugged-looking. How could they compare to the noble Central Plains ladies his brothers had married?

And King Tiefu looked like a savage. How could his daughter be any better?

Wei Lin seethed inwardly, thinking that once he brought the princess home, he would make sure to teach her a lesson.

But months later, at the wedding, the round fan covering her face was lifted. He looked at his bride's rosy cheeks and clear, almond-shaped eyes.

The eighteen-year-old young lord's ears turned red at once.

Never mind. She's just a woman. Why should he make a fuss over her?

When Yuluo first married, she was very pleased with her princely husband, who was even more handsome than the heroes in her romance novels. Determined to be a good princess consort, she was gentle and attentive every day, striving to live in perfect harmony with her husband.

Until one day, she heard that her imperial father-in-law planned to bestow dancing girls and concubines on the princes. Yuluo was furious. She pulled out the little whip her father had given her before her wedding, meant for disciplining husbands, and prepared to show Wei Lin who was in charge.

After that, rumors quietly began to spread around town.

Tea drinkers joked that His Highness Prince Xiang was so afraid of his wife that he wouldn't take a concubine, and even went shopping with the Princess Consort all over the eastern and western markets just to buy a peony. Some townsfolk swore they had seen His Highness Prince Xiang get his ear twisted by the Princess Consort, and that he granted her practically every wish.

And so the reputation of Prince Xiang as a henpecked husband spread far and wide.

But no one knew that this valiant Prince Xiang would pin his beautiful princess consort to the bed every night, twirling her sweat-damp hair around his fingers as he lowered his eyes and chuckled softly.

“By day, the Princess Consort gets to make the rules. At night, naturally, it's my turn as the prince.”

Important notes: 1. This is an indulgent personal project. Please don't read too much into it!

2. Please don't make irrelevant comments or accuse me of plagiarism without proof!

3. The man is strong and the woman is weak. Please don't read if that bothers you!

4. Both leads are each other's first and only partners, physically and emotionally.

5. A bickering couple growing together / Marriage first, love later

6. A gentle, slow-paced story about everyday life / I love writing about the little things

7. Other characters will get their own scenes too / Please don't read if you dislike that

8. The historical dynasties are all mixed together. Don't nitpick the history, and no unsolicited writing advice.

9. Bad reviews will bounce right back.

Blurb screenshotted on 2024/12/21

… My next book will be "The Flower of Wealth," about a beautiful, voluptuous princess × her stern older brother / yandere younger brother.

Blurb:

As the most beloved little princess in the Great Wei dynasty, Princess Yongle had always been spoiled and domineering.

Whenever she went out, everyone in the Wei palace catered to her.

Even her future husband was a top-ranked third-place graduate, handpicked by Emperor Wei Yuan from among the new jinshi graduates.

In Yongle's eyes, everything in the world ought to go her way.

One day, she witnessed a palace maid and a guard having an affair, and the young woman, newly awakened to love, felt a strange ripple stir within her.

But Yongle had no interest in the foppish male companions her aunt sent over. Instead, she glanced at the ten shadow guards her father had assigned to protect her.

Every one of them stood tall and straight, like a silent statue.

Yongle let her gaze linger on them for a moment, then settled on the figure in the farthest corner, with eyes as cold as ice.

She extended her slender foot and spoke with her usual haughty air: “All right, you can serve me.”

After their country fell, Xie Jiao and his older brother endured countless ordeals and tortures before infiltrating the enemy country as shadow guards.

After passing round after round of selections, they were assigned by that old dog Wei to serve as shadow guards for his beloved daughter. Xie Jiao thought he and his brother had finally found their chance to avenge their family.

So he focused on revenge, carefully laying his plans one step at a time.

But ever since he became Princess Yongle's shadow guard, whenever it was his older brother's night on duty, Xie Jiao would feel all kinds of strange sensations in his own body.

He and Xie Chi were born with a shared sense of touch, so he naturally noticed even the slightest hint of what was happening.

When he discovered that his usually stern and reserved older brother, Xie Chi, had secretly kept a handkerchief belonging to that Wei dog's daughter, Xie Jiao felt as if the sky had fallen. In an instant, he was ready to settle both the old and new scores with the Wei family.

So, using their identical faces, he pretended to be his older brother and took over his post for a few days.

Only then did Xie Jiao learn how his dear older brother really spent his nights on duty.

Theme: Never give up, even in adversity