Dainty Pearl

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A sweet, spoiled noblewoman with a hidden dark side x a cold prince who says one thing but means another

I:

At the New Year's Eve palace banquet, the second young lady of the Jiang Duke's household meets He Yu, heir to the title. Neither is impressed with the other.

One thinks he's cold as ice.

The other thinks she's too delicate and sweet.

Unexpectedly, it is this very cold heir who resolves the crisis threatening to send her into a political marriage.

They strike a deal.

"My grandmother is getting old, and I need a heir's consort. You also need a marriage to solve your immediate predicament."

"When the crisis is over, we can dissolve the engagement."

Nearly two years later, Zhou Yan returns victorious from war, and Jiang Yuan happily goes to discuss breaking off their engagement with him.

By then, he has become the famed Prince of War, Prince Yu.

Jiang Yuan hurries to the prince's manor and says with a smile, "Congratulations on your victorious return, Heir. When shall we dissolve our engagement?"

Zhou Yan: "...Military affairs are keeping me busy. I'm afraid I won't have time anytime soon."

Half a month later, Jiang Yuan happily congratulates him again. "Heir, thanks to you, the bandits were defeated. About our engagement..."

Zhou Yan: "The remnants haven't been dealt with. I have to leave for Jinzhou tomorrow."

Jiang Yuan waits and waits, until he finally returns from Jinzhou. But this time, before she can go to see him, Zhou Yan comes to her himself and asks in a hoarse voice, "What's so bad about marrying me?"

Jiang Yuan: "... ?"

II:

Everyone in the capital envies Jiang Yuan.

After all, she was born into the prestigious Jiang Duke's household.

The second young lady Jiang is noble by birth, and she has a Crown Princess for an older sister as well as a whole crowd of older brothers. She grew up cherished and doted on.

Yet nobody wants to be Jiang Yuan. The youngest Jiang daughter is frail and delicate, with a minor illness every three days and a serious one every five. People are always sighing, "I'm afraid the second young lady of the Jiang family won't live through this winter..."

In her previous life, Jiang Yuan was killed by her own fiance, and her life ended in its prime.

Reborn at fourteen, she resolves to get healthy, stay away from scumbags, and live life to the fullest.

Before long, rumors spread that the second young lady of the Jiang family came up with the plan that solved the floods in Hezhou, and that she reunited the emperor and empress after their relationship fell apart...

Everyone: Huh... huh?? HUH?!?!?!

Jiang Yuan: Who said I wouldn't live through this winter?

The Jiang brothers: Who dares say our little sister won't make it through this winter?!

Prince Yu says nothing, simply dealing with the person who ran their mouth.

Reader's guide:

1. The heroine is reborn, has a hidden dark side, and has a golden finger.

2. The heroine is adored by everyone, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight. The romance develops slowly.

3. One-on-one romance, marriage before love. The male lead is a completely different person before and after he realizes his feelings.

4. The setting is entirely fictional, about as fictional as it gets. There are countless original details, so please don't overanalyze them.

Preview of the upcoming book:

I:

Ten days before the wedding, Song Nan's fiance, the Crown Prince of Daye, was deposed.

By a strange coincidence, the new Crown Prince, Zhao Yuanjing, was the sworn enemy of her former fiance.

As far as Song Nan was concerned, her fate had been declared that of a phoenix, so she could only become Crown Princess. Marrying the refined and gentle new Crown Prince was certainly better than marrying her fickle former fiance.

After their wedding, things were indeed as she wished. The new Crown Prince and she were not as passionately in love as other couples, but they got along harmoniously.

Then one day, she woke from a dream and felt as if she had fallen into an icy cellar.

She still remembered her previous life, when the Song family was confiscated and she went to him for help, wearing nothing and stripped of all dignity.

But this newly appointed Crown Prince only looked at her coldly. "Sister-in-law, is this really how you beg for help?"

Song Nan awoke as if from a dream. He had never been the gentle, upright gentleman she thought he was.

II:

Zhao Yuanjing kept having the same recurring dream. In it, he and his sister-in-law spent one reckless night together, after which there was no turning back. He became addicted to her.

By then he had reclaimed his identity. His sister-in-law's beautiful eyes were misty, and her pale, delicate body seemed about to collapse. Her eyes full of despair, she asked, "Why can't you let me go, Your Highness?"

He looked down at her from above with a faintly mocking smile. "Do you want the entire Marquis's household to go to hell in your place?"

The dream was vivid and intoxicating, yet he could never make out his sister-in-law's face.

After waking, Zhao Yuanjing could hardly believe that the man in the dream was himself.

Until the following day, when Song Nan entered the palace, breathtakingly beautiful and poised in every way.

Zhao Yuanjing's heart seemed to come alive again, pounding fiercely.

The snowy road was slippery, and Song Nan suddenly lost her balance.

Just as she was about to fall and make a fool of herself, a strong arm caught her around the waist and pulled her upright. Zhao Yuanjing hid his feelings and withdrew his hand, the corners of his thin lips lifting in a gentle smile. "Miss Song, be careful."

III:

Reborn, Song Nan refuses to be a caged golden bird again.

While Zhao Yuanjing travels north to provide disaster relief, she claims that her maternal grandfather is seriously ill, leaves behind a letter of separation, and returns to Jiangnan.

Unexpectedly, she runs into the Crown Prince again in Jiangnan after all this time.

As gentle as ever, the Crown Prince smiles at her. "A Nan, I'm here to take you home."

Song Nan sneers and slams the door shut with a bang.

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