After I Was Reborn as a Hapless Shadow Guard

The secret guards Qin Fu imagined were taciturn, highly skilled, and able to come and go without a trace. They hid in the shadows, like mysterious and useful blades!

The secret guard Qin Fu transmigrated into:

He roamed the streets and alleys, asking the market vendors about the thieves' backgrounds without anyone suspecting his motives;

He climbed onto rooftops and openly eavesdropped on the enemy's plans, then got caught on a tree branch as he left without anyone noticing;

He looked after a princess who had come from afar for a political marriage, doing his best to tell jokes and cheer her up, nearly getting his head chopped off by the Crown Prince...

In the fifth year after Qin Fu transmigrated, the princess he had supported became Empress. His fortunes soared, but all he asked for was an easy post so he could go home and farm.

Before he left, the Empress said, "Qin Fu, with your skills, stop doing all that sneaking and skulking."

Qin Fu protested, "Your Majesty, this is what a secret guard is supposed to do. Apart from you, no one can even discover me."

Ever since he arrived, he'd been saddled with the "unlucky secret guard" buff. Somehow, it only failed to work in front of her.

"I once treated him as a risky move. Years later, I realized I was the one who'd miscalculated."

"One wrong move, and the whole game is lost."

*Loyal secret guard and gentle princess sent away for a political marriage

[Entirely fictional setting]

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Main story: The heroine goes from princess sent away for a political marriage to Empress. The marriage is a political alliance. There is no romantic storyline or unrequited love involving the second male lead. The entire story is strictly one-on-one, with an open ending.

Extra chapters: Resolve the identity issue, happy ending.

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[Loyal, rugged man and sweet, delicate beauty]

In her previous life, Shen Yuan and the heir to the Marquis's estate were mutually in love, and she was doted on.

She thought her life would go smoothly, but only after marrying him did she learn he loved someone else. She was merely his amusement, the least significant concubine in the Marquis's household.

Gentle-tempered Shen Yuan lost the heir's protection and her family's support. Neglected and bullied, she eventually suffered a relapse of her old illness and died on the eve of the dynasty's fall.

Unexpectedly, when she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn on the eve of her wedding.

Her younger sister was also about to marry. Looking at her innocent, youthful face, Shen Yuan recalled the terrible way her sister had died in her previous life and couldn't tell which of them was more pitiful.

She had seen through her family's hypocrisy. Her younger sister was the daughter they loved more.

Shen Yuan hated this family and couldn't understand why Heaven had let her be reborn. She volunteered, "I'll marry in my sister's place."

//

Shen Yuan had already planned how this life would end, but bandits ambushed her along the way.

The bandit chief swept aside the carriage curtains. Shen Yuan happened to lift a corner of her veil, and their eyes met.

The man froze, then said coldly, "Whose daughter are you? I'll have someone take you home. The man you're supposed to marry is no good."

Shen Yuan trembled as she clutched her clothes. Seeing him turn to leave, she said for no clear reason, "I have to get married."

The man's sinister gaze fixed on her. "Are you sure?"

Shen Yuan nodded.

That night, the bandit chief took a wife.

The man cornered her by the bed. "You only said you wanted to get married. You didn't say who you wanted to marry. Might as well let me take advantage of the opportunity."

Shen Yuan's eyes reddened. "..." This world couldn't get any worse.

//

It dawned on Shen Yuan that she'd apparently married a pretty decent man. Though he looked hard all over, he was soft-spoken and soft-hearted, and their life together was unexpectedly comfortable.

That was, until the heir to the Marquis's estate, a man she had long considered dead, showed up with soldiers.

"Yuan Yuan, come with me. Even though you're no longer a virgin, I'm still willing to marry you. Don't debase yourself by consorting with bandits."

"The woman I've cherished for two lifetimes isn't yours to want. Who do you think you are?" Li Cu cursed.

After breaking the heir's leg, Li Cu raised a rebellion!

Shen Yuan stared in shock at the flag in Li Cu's hand. The design was something he'd doodled at random the night before...

It was exactly the same as the flag of the army that had toppled the dynasty in her previous life!

So her husband had also been reborn, and was going to become emperor in both lifetimes?!

Theme: Persevere through adversity, and eventually you will find a smooth road ahead.