My Lovely Wife Chu Chu Is So Charming

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Synopsis

Great Qi Arc

Jiang Shu, the little princess of Great Qi, had all the favor one could ask for, but her life was not as carefree as it seemed.

The court was rife with undercurrents. A mysterious man's appearance brought clues about the late empress's death. As Jiang Shu followed the threads and investigated, she uncovered an even more shocking conspiracy behind it all!

At this time, Crown Prince Song Linyan of the neighboring state came to Great Qi in person.

Jiang Shu had heard that the Crown Prince of Great Liang was cold, desireless, and unsociable. She planned to avoid him if possible, but who could have guessed that His Highness would come looking for her himself?

Looking at the crown prince before her, who was so different from the rumors, Jiang Shu found him strangely familiar. She finally looked up at the sky and cried, “Who spread those rumors!”

Jiang Shu looked at the man before her, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity welled up inside her.

She thought it over, but she'd never had any dealings with this cold and unsociable Crown Prince of Great Liang. She couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Then the man smiled and said, “Chuchu.”

Jiang Shu froze, eyes wide, at a loss.

W-what was going on?

When she finally came to her senses, Jiang Shu narrowed her phoenix eyes. “Wei... Wei Zi'an?”

The man's eyes, once so cold, were already filled with laughter.

“Chuchu, it's been six years since we parted on that snowy night.”

Even his voice was warm with laughter, nothing like his earlier aloofness.

Great Liang Arc

The two nations arranged a marriage alliance. Jiang Shu had been in the Eastern Palace of Great Liang for less than three days when noblewomen from Great Liang came to visit. They offered congratulations on the surface, but were really testing and sizing her up on behalf of the powers behind them.

The secrets of Great Liang's court were no fewer than those of Great Qi, and the Crown Prince faced countless schemes. As the crown princess, Jiang Shu needed a sharp mind and the ability to handle every situation with ease. Naturally, she rose to the occasion.

With the court's factions plotting in secret, the husband and wife worked together. They slew any god or Buddha who stood in their way. One was a daughter of heaven, the other a man of extraordinary bearing. They were a match made in heaven!

At some point, a rumor began circulating among the people of Great Liang: the Crown Prince was henpecked!

Thinking of their usually aloof and cold Crown Prince, the people of Great Liang found it hard to believe.

But he brought the Crown Princess to every banquet and never let her get more than three steps away. Every sachet and jade pendant he carried was made by the Crown Princess herself. And when someone tried to claim the position of secondary consort, the Crown Prince flatly rejected the idea at morning court.

“My wife, Lady Jiang, is truly lovely. To have a wife like her is Zi'an's good fortune. I only hope I never fail her in this life!” The usually cold and haughty Crown Prince could say such sweet things, making countless women in Great Liang envious!

Meanwhile, Jiang Shu was eating grapes in the Eastern Palace. When she heard her maid recount the story in vivid detail, she merely smiled, but secretly her eyes reddened.

[Reader's guide]

1. The adorable, spirited little princess Jiang Shu x the cold, scheming Crown Prince Song Linyan.

The heroine is devoted to those she cares about and clear-headed, though she can be a little absent-minded now and then.

The hero starts out clueless about romance, but after they marry, he spoils his wife like crazy.

2. One-on-one pairing, both are virgins, happy ending. Secret identities revealed, love grows over time; they meet, come to know and love each other, then stay together. They grow first, then join forces as equals and face the future together.

3. Many personal worldbuilding details. If that's not your thing, don't read! Thank you, everyone!

New story synopsis:

A restrained, scheming heroine seeking revenge x a devoted, lovesick puppy of a hero

Meng Yingxue is the legitimate daughter of Yunlu's wealthiest merchant family. She was bright and charming, and showed exceptional talent from a young age.

Everything changed when she was ten.

Her parents died suddenly. Her uncle in Gaojing pretended to adopt her, but only wanted to take all the Meng family's property for himself. As a result, Meng Yingxue became an orphan living under someone else's roof.

Eight years in Gaojing brought nothing but endless hardship and humiliation.

Her uncle was cruel, her aunt greedy, and her cousins bullied her without restraint. Framed, slandered, falsely accused, and locked up in the courtyard, Meng Yingxue had grown used to it all.

To keep a low profile, she shed every trace of childhood innocence and hid the rage within her, becoming the gentle, kind, meek, and obedient girl the world believed her to be.

But deep in her heart lay a sea of blood and vengeance, waiting for the day she could settle the score.

Then, one day, fate handed her an opportunity.

Xie Yunzheng, the legitimate son of the Marquis of Jing'an, came to visit her family. He was a noble young man of impeccable bearing and immense power.

There was not a flicker of emotion in Meng Yingxue's eyes. She saw only the sharpest, most perfect blade.

She planned everything carefully, using her frail and obedient appearance to make the highborn heir fall in love with her at first sight.

Xie Yunzheng pitied her for being all alone, and always gave her the most extravagant affection. He willingly bowed before her, becoming her backing and protecting her from harm.

What he didn't know was that from the moment they met, everything had been one complete and utter deception.

He was the only pawn she'd chosen during the eight years she lay in wait, the perfect blade for her revenge!

Every humiliation she'd suffered, she would repay in full, without missing a single one!

[A little scene]

Xie Yunzheng stood beneath the moonlit trees in his elegant brocade robes. His usually deep eyes were now bloodshot, and the pain in his heart nearly burst out of him.

He looked at the young woman before him, his voice so hoarse it nearly broke. “A Xue, from beginning to end, you approached me, got close to me, and pleased me only to use me, didn't you?”

Meng Yingxue lowered her eyes, her long lashes trembling, her face pale. She knew Xie Yunzheng had been dragged into this innocently, but some things could no longer be undone.

All she could do was nod gently, her voice cool and clear, each word sharp as a knife. “Yes.”

“Then all this time,” Xie Yunzheng choked out, each word strained, “did you ever... even for a moment, love me?”

The wind stirred the flowers in the courtyard, then silence fell.

After a long while, Meng Yingxue raised her eyes, not a trace of warmth in them.

“Never.”

[Read this first]

1. The heroine is dark and unstable, the sort who'd hurt herself to hurt her enemy twice as much. The hero will gradually save her.

2. Both are virgins, one-on-one pairing, happy ending.

2. Set in a fictional world, with a mix of historical dynasties, so the setting isn't historically accurate.

3. A melodramatic revenge story. If that's not your thing, don't read.