Unparalleled Beauty

[Resilient Flower] [Noble Bamboo] [Mad Immortal Phoenix]

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Blurb:

In her previous life, Chaoyan married the new king of a neighboring country to seek his protection and keep her homeland safe from foreign invasion.

The couple treated each other with mutual respect for two years, but because they had no children, she was sent to the cold palace. In the end, she died in a foreign land.

When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the year before her marriage. Looking at her still-young reflection, she decided to take a chance on herself.

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As the tutor to the Crown Prince's eldest son, Lou Qingmin spent the first half of his life following those so-called rules and rituals, blindly filial and loyal.

In the eyes of others, he was the Crown Prince's friend, a proper gentleman who followed the rules and avoided worldly affairs.

What they didn't know was that he'd long harbored feelings for the princess that went beyond the bond between subject and ruler.

When he learned she was to be married off to another country, he stayed awake all night and raced to see her.

By the time he arrived, sweat ran down his face, his hair was a mess, and he looked more disheveled than ever before.

He didn't care. He laid his true feelings before her and spoke words of treason: "If Your Highness is unwilling, I can help you defy this so-called mandate of Heaven."

Everyone stared in shock. The upright gentleman, once so restrained and proper, had completely lost his composure.

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Heng Wuchang had been treated as inferior from birth and endured endless suffering.

At first, he only wanted to live in peace, but that only made others torment and abuse him all the more.

Someone told him: The victor is king. You are truly free only when you can decide your own fate.

He plotted painstakingly, seized the throne, and stole another man's wife.

From a servant trampled underfoot, he became a demon who killed without batting an eye. At last, he avenged himself and rose to power.

He thought he could enjoy the world with his beloved wife.

Then he saw her entangled with another man. Jealousy surged, and he no longer wanted to pretend.

She was his wife. They were meant to share a bed in life and a grave in death.

Since she was determined to escape, he would break her wings and make her a caged bird, his alone.

The main story is complete. Feel free to submit requests for bonus chapters~

(There will be bonus chapters!!)

Note: The characters aren't perfect. The story focuses on growth, with a touch of ensemble cast and plenty of supporting characters.

1. They are paired one-on-one at different stages, and the ending is one-on-one. The heroine is beloved by everyone.

2. There is competition among the men, and the setting is fictional with original worldbuilding.

The heroine is reborn, and the male characters regain their memories.

3. The male lead and heroine are both sexually inexperienced. The second male lead isn't, and his past-life actions won't be whitewashed; he's a villain because the plot needs one. During the second male lead and heroine's marriage, the male and female leads have no intimate contact.

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*The eight-character summary of each chapter draws on the profound traditions of Chinese culture~

[The characters' values aren't the author's values. They're just who the characters are, so please don't blame me, mwah~]

This story is entirely fictional. It borrows names of historical buildings and places, so please don't scrutinize them. Thank you!

Theme: Do your best, then leave the rest to fate. Circumstances shape human nature