Keeping a Lover

Also known as Reborn: The Secret Guard's Rise to Power

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"Princess, please take pity on me."

The man who had fought his way through the encirclement was cloaked in a murderous aura. His bloodstained black clothes clung to his bulging muscles, and his blood-smeared brows and eyes radiated ferocity.

She wanted to acquire a sharp, heartless blade, but instead came across a little puppy wagging its tail and begging for mercy.

On the white jade steps, Princess Sihe covered her nose against the thick stench of blood and looked at him with interest.

"Granted."

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Princess Sihe was spoiled and willful. The newly appointed top scholar, Ji Zhouyu, was as handsome as Pan An, and the princess fell for him at first sight, asking the emperor to arrange their marriage.

A prince consort could not enter government service, so Ji Zhouyu's future was ruined. Unwilling to accept this, he secretly pledged himself to Prince Huai.

When the dynasty fell, Princess Sihe finally saw her prince consort's true colors, and died in despair.

Reborn, Ji Zhouyu is still making ends meet by copying books and selling paintings in Huaihua Alley, not yet famous as the top scholar. Princess Sihe plans to pay him a visit, but her newly acquired secret guard has her pinned in front of her dressing table, keeping her so entangled she can't get away.

Beneath the swaying bronze mirror, their spring robes are rumpled and tangled together. The princess casually rests her pale pink toes against his firm chest, her gaze alluring.

Her new little puppy is just her type, but he's terribly narrow-minded. No matter. It's fine if that dirty thing disappears.

Theme: Love is something you have to fight for!