Female Lead Reborn | Marriage First, Love Later
In her previous life, Xu Yiguan spent five years as the crown prince's consort, envied by everyone. Then, accused of a crime, she was thrown into prison and sentenced to drink poison.
Holding the crown prince's accusation that she had been secretly involved with a powerful minister, she cried out her innocence from her cell.
Reborn, Xu Yiguan saw the crown prince for what he was: no worthy partner. She headed west, leaving the capital to escape the trouble.
But while living in seclusion in a mountain town, she ran into that very minister again and was unwillingly caught up in court intrigue.
When she returned to the capital, the crown prince's betrothal gifts arrived at her family home just as she stepped inside.
Thinking quickly, she wrote a letter and sent it to the minister's residence. He had escorted her all the way back to the capital.
As soon as his reply arrived, Xu Yiguan hurried to the Eastern Palace to apologize.
With tears in her eyes, she looked so pitiful that the crown prince was deeply moved. She sobbed out her confession:
"I won't hide it from Your Highness. Inspector Wen and I are in love. We pledged ourselves to each other long ago. Please forgive me, Your Highness, and find another suitable bride."
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Wen Shaoheng was born into a family of generations of officials. Clever and calculating from childhood, he wanted nothing except to rise among the Three Excellencies.
To secretly help the Second Prince claim the throne, he volunteered to serve as inspector in a mountain town, where he would investigate a case involving the crown prince's maternal uncle and his corruption.
But he accidentally drew Xu Yiguan, whom he had just met, into the struggle for the throne.
Wen Shaoheng felt guilty. After escorting Xu Yiguan back to the capital, he immediately agreed when she sent him a letter proposing marriage to break off her engagement to the crown prince.
He had no interest in romance anyway. He could consider it a favor repaid.
But after their wedding, a sweet and delicate beauty joined his household, and Wen Shaoheng gained a new wish in life:
To grow old together with his wife.
[Brilliant, captivating beauty x Cool, refined minister]
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Bonus Scene
One day after their wedding, Wen Shaoheng grew curious and asked Xu Yiguan how she had persuaded the crown prince to break off their engagement and allow her to marry him.
Xu Yiguan paused, her cheeks turning red. "I tricked His Highness, telling him that my husband and I had been secretly involved for a long time, and that I would marry no one else."
Wen Shaoheng's smile widened. He reached out and drew her into his arms. "I never knew you loved me so deeply, my lady. To make your lie come true, I shall now repay all the secret affection I owe you from years past."
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Reader's Guide
1. Happy ending, one-on-one romance.
2. Before being reborn, the heroine was the crown prince's consort. She is not after being reborn.
3. Marriage first, love later. Romance-focused, with some court intrigue.
4. An imaginary setting with plenty of creative liberties. Please don't overthink the details~
5. Updates follow the rankings~
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Upcoming novel: Green Mountains See Me. Here's the blurb. If it sounds interesting, please add it to your favorites~~
Possessive Pursuit | Love at First Sight
Pei Yun was born in a dynasty torn apart by war. Orphaned, she became a singing courtesan to make ends meet.
Outside the brothel, the people groaned under their suffering. Inside, the entertainers sang and danced in a world of splendor.
A year later, a powerful neighboring state invaded, and many enemy soldiers came to the brothel for pleasure.
Pei Yun was slender and beautiful, with a captivating voice. A young general fell for her at first sight and offered all his possessions to buy her freedom.
Pei Yun agreed with tears in her eyes and led the young general to see the madam.
But before they could reach her, the enemy commander, a man Pei Yun had never met, suddenly appeared and gave her a cold look.
"You belong to me."
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Yu Qingshan grew up in the military camp with his father. He trained in martial arts every day and knew nothing of life beyond the army.
His years of military service earned him the rank of General of the Cavalry as soon as he came of age, and he was ordered to attack a small neighboring state.
The neighboring state was weak. In just a few days, he had routed its forces.
During their breaks, his subordinates would invite him to a certain brothel. In the midst of war, it was the liveliest place around.
On one such visit, Yu Qingshan heard a song that made him feel as if he were in a celestial realm.
The courtesan's voice was sweet and clear, her singing winding and melodious, as though a woman's soft fingers were teasing his heart.
From then on, every night in his dreams, the woman whispered tenderly to him.
Yu Qingshan could no longer hold back. He went looking for that brothel.
He would build a golden cage and make the woman sing for him inside it every day.
Theme: Sometimes you have to break things down to build them back up.
Looking forward to when it will be updated.
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