[Complete] The complete, error-free version is on Jinjiang Literature City.
#Female Lead's Perspective: Love After Marriage / Male Lead's Perspective: Unrequited Love Comes True / Long-Preplanned Romance / Nontraditional Coercive Romance / This Is Actually a Very Sweet Story#
In the thirtieth year of Guangqi, the people live in poverty, and foreign tribes launch frequent invasions. The court proposes a marriage alliance.
At the palace banquet, that fearsome foreign royal chooses Wen Ning of all people.
Wen Ning lost her father at a young age and has long been engaged to Qi Weiming, heir to the Duke's estate.
But the barbarians are brutal, and the court has no strength left to resist them. What does any of that matter? Even the duke's heir has no choice but to obey the emperor's command and hand her over.
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Before the marriage alliance, Wen Ning is kept in the palace to learn "etiquette," where she endures humiliation after humiliation.
One day, she hides behind a rock in the imperial garden and quietly wipes away her tears. Crown Prince Xiao Yunci suddenly appears before her, looking down at her with cold, deep-set eyes.
"Why are you crying?"
Wen Ning hurriedly backs away, shaking her head again and again like a frightened bird.
When they were young, the crown prince once helped her. At the time, he wore a faint smile, his voice light and easy. "Do you need help?"
Then he turned around and killed someone, warm blood spattering his beautiful face.
Ever since then, she has been afraid of him.
Now the crown prince is just as he was back then. With a faint smile, he asks, "Do you need help?"
"Would you dare marry me?"
"Once the trouble has passed, we'll divorce, and you can go marry that young master of the Qi family."
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When they were young, Xiao Yunci watched helplessly as Qi Weiming and Wen Ning became engaged. The two were childhood sweethearts, the envy of everyone around them.
No one knew that Wen Ning was the only moonlight in Xiao Yunci's wretched, desolate past.
Now that Qi Weiming cannot protect Wen Ning,
Xiao Yunci can hardly be blamed for taking his chance.
[Bonus Scene]
The border is peaceful, and the realm prospers.
A palace attendant reports that Qi Weiming has cornered the crown princess in the back garden.
When the crown prince arrives, Qi Weiming asks stiffly and tentatively, "Your Highness, can you divorce Wen Ning now?"
The crown prince's eyes are unfathomably deep. He slowly smiles, like a long-hidden wolf finally baring its fangs. "Divorce?"
"I married her properly, with a hundred and twenty-eight sedan chests of betrothal gifts. What is there to divorce?"
Reader Advisory: 1. Both leads are each other's first and only partner. The male lead's virtue is his best dowry.
2. They eventually have a boy and a girl, with the boy born first. If that bothers you, please don't read!
[Reason for entering the contest]: A general's orphan is forced into a marriage alliance. A precious pearl is covered in dust and cast down into the dirt, but she strives to save herself in adversity, shines in a sham marriage, and makes the right choices at the turning points in her life. In the end, she grows emotionally and discovers her true self and true love.
[This blurb was written in September 2022 and has been screenshotted.]
★Please add my upcoming novels to your reading list★
Marrying a Treacherous Minister
#Two Stand-Ins / Regret and Redemption#
"A heart of black, a face of white jade: Su Yunheng, the foremost treacherous minister."
Su Yunheng controls the court and holds absolute power. With a flip of his hand, he can slaughter the people; with a turn of his palm, he can save the world.
Yet he marries Jiang Mei, a lowborn concubine-born daughter.
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Everyone knows Jiang Mei has an unhappy life. Lord Su married her only to use her as a stand-in for the empress, his moonlight.
But Jiang Mei doesn't mind. She quietly does everything a wife is supposed to do.
On their wedding night, Su Yunheng doesn't even show his face. Jiang Mei neither cries nor makes a fuss, spending the night alone.
When Su Yunheng casually tosses aside the cloud-embroidered sachet she made for him, Jiang Mei embroiders another one in a pattern he likes.
When Su Yunheng is in danger far from home, she rides alone for a thousand miles to save him, tears shining on her face as she says, "A Yun, don't leave me behind."
He looks into her passionate eyes and says coldly, "You rode a thousand miles to throw yourself at me, just to feel moved with yourself. You don't need to compare yourself to her."
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Until one day.
Su Yunheng seizes power and rebels against the throne. In recognition of her sincere love, he offers her the position of empress, but what he receives in return is a divorce decree.
She smiles gently, as she always does, yet it's as if she's tearing his heart open, blood and all.
"My A Yun has come back. The person you love is within easy reach. What a perfect ending."
"Lord Su, it was all just a farce. There's no need to take it so seriously."
He finally understands: her tenderness and devotion were meant for someone else all along. She had only been looking at another person through him.
Upcoming novel: In the Name of Marriage
#Old House Catches Fire / Love After Marriage / The Male Lead Falls Hard and Regrets It#
Shi Miao and Mu Yunqing have a contract marriage.
They marry in name, but their relationship is a transaction. They enter the agreement on equal terms, each gaining something from the other.
On the day they sign, Shi Miao sits primly with her knees together on the sofa to the west of Mu Yunqing's spacious private office. Beyond the enormous glass wall, the rising sun bathes her flushed cheeks in light. Facing a mature man, the young girl feels awkward and out of her depth.
"Have you made up your mind?" Mu Yunqing asks in a steady, firm voice.
"Yes." Shi Miao's fingers turn white as she grips the heavy gold-embossed pen and signs.
The private lawyer beside them speaks without emotion. "Mr. Mu's wish is that when the contract ends, you won't cling to him."
"All right."
#Neither of them could have predicted what came later: the proud, unfeeling old house would catch fire in earnest. #
My completed sweet romances are ready to read:
One Moon Over Zheng River (Both leads reborn): A gentleman in disguise makes his move slowly. Ancient school romance between teacher and student.
A Dream on an Embroidered Pillow (Both leads reborn): Love after marriage with the Grand Secretary. The one who falls from the sky turns out to be her childhood sweetheart.
First Tied Cloudlike Hair: A sinister, frail crown prince x a stunning courtesan with no hopelessly romantic streak.
A record of the crown prince's flirtatious push and pull, followed by his falling hard.
Theme: Never bow your head in adversity.
A Wedding Celebration for the Immortal Lord
Marrying a Treacherous Minister
Peach Blossom Spring
In the Name of Marriage
A Midsummer Night's Nightmare
Only the Cat Knows
The Phoenixes Sing in Harmony
First Tying Up Her Cloudlike Hair
A Dream of Huizhou on a Pillow (Reborn)
A Moon Over the River, Reborn
No, may I ask? Is this male lead crazy? Co-author: Growing up together, you believe everything others say? Not very loyal either, nerves
Why did the male duo suddenly break up, as if they were taken away from each other, that's the only thing that's a bit abrupt
What the hell is this male lead, a plastic childhood sweetheart?
Alas, I don't want to scold the second male lead. After all, there are people with such calculations. I just want to know, how can I escape from being kind to you with this purpose? If everything goes well, will the heroine marry Prince Qi? When Prince Qi takes control of the old forces, the heroine will have no choice but to bully her as much as he wants?
I can understand what everyone is saying about the collapse of the second male lead, but I think the plot is still logical. What we see is the collapse of a hypocritical and lustful young man from aristocratic family. If we insist that something is wrong, how confident is this affectionate man that he dares to protect the heroine at the banquet? Or is it driven by the shame of being a man who lost his fiancée?
6. The second male protagonist said that he is looking for other women, and there will be other women to replace the female protagonist to get married. Do these noble ladies still think that he is a gentleman??? The female protagonist is protected by a male protagonist, but other women who are also oppressed by feudal society will be pushed out? After all, do you still praise the male partner for his righteousness???
The inner drama of the second male lead is a bit funny. If this book were to be published on the Internet, it would probably be a hit. There won't be a single comment here. Not used to it?
To be honest, many people in the first few chapters were scolding the author for making the setting of the male duo too abrupt, but only those who have the patience to read this will understand the reason. And I would also like to say that this character made me very scared, because I have encountered similar people and things in real life. I hid it very deeply. I thought it was sincere for several years. I found out his true purpose through a very inexplicable opportunity. For a long time, I couldn't even accept that I couldn't believe that he was that kind of person. But as time has passed and I think about it, maybe I didn't do anything evil, but God still can't stand it. If it hadn't been for that accidental discovery, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Look at the second male lead, his personality and behavior are so similar to that scheming scumbag, Mad!
Regarding menstruation, I remember that one year there was a place in Henan or Hebei that was severely affected by heavy rains for several days. Someone prepared materials and waited for the road to be opened to deliver them. A girl in the disaster area said she was short of sanitary napkins. When I saw it, I posted it on Douyin, hoping that capable people could help. As a result, a bunch of men started talking about porn, some said they should hold it back, and some said they should avoid it. T. . . Some girls even said I was nosy. The participation of human beings is an eye-opener for me. I tried hard to be a good person, but ended up being introverted my whole life.
It is said that a tiger father has no son, but General Wen only has such a gentle and tender daughter. It is a pity. If the heroine is bold and bloody, she begs the prince herself, actively cooperates with him in planning, avenges her father, and also helps the hero win the country. It would be great to join forces.