The Cunning Crown Prince's Beloved

Blurb:

As the Princess of Huainan, Du Linwan's greatest wish after disguising herself as a man and entering the capital in her brother's place as a hostage was to stay away from court intrigue and live until the day she and her brother could switch identities back.

So she was cautious in everything, determined to keep her distance from all the powerful nobles, especially the sinister and unruly Crown Prince Lu Huaiyao.

For some reason, the more she tried to avoid him, the more often she ran into Lu Huaiyao, until she somehow ended up aboard the other side's "pirate ship."

Eating exquisite dishes Lu Huaiyao had specially ordered the cook to prepare, wearing luxurious clothes tailored at his request, and using the silver-frost charcoal he had bestowed on her, Du Linwan was on the verge of tears.

Could the Crown Prince be a homosexual? Why else would he treat her so well?

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After switching identities with her brother, Du Linwan knew that she and Lu Huaiyao were not meant to be, so she steeled herself and cut ties with him.

That night, she had just finished bathing when someone suddenly wrapped their arms around her from behind.

Du Linwan was about to struggle when a familiar male voice sounded by her ear. "Princess, you have such a cruel heart. I've been with you for so long without a name or status, and now you've used me and cast me aside?"

A sinister, doting Crown Prince x a gentle, perceptive Princess

My next book will be The Soft and Sweet Female Supporting Character of the Seventies. If you're interested, feel free to add it to your reading list~

Blurb:

Bai Xining was a white lotus flower spirit who devoted herself to cultivation. But because spirits could no longer become immortal after the founding of the country, she had only just taken human form when an odd twist of fate sent her into a period novel, where she became the white lotus female supporting character.

In the original story, the female supporting character used her status as the male lead's childhood friend to constantly drive a wedge between people. Even after returning to the city, she kept poisoning the male lead's family against one another, ultimately ending up alone for the rest of her life.

Bai Xining looked at the beauty in the mirror, with skin as white as snow and a face as lovely as a goddess's. She felt the fine quality of the fabric she wore and thought of the family who had indulged the original owner without limit, only to be dragged down by her.

Bai Xining: Whoever wants to be that white lotus female supporting character can take the role. I'm done!

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Chu Chenxiu was the orphan of a martyr. His mother remarried, his grandparents showed him no affection, and he grew up like a wild weed.

Alone in the world, he wandered through life by himself. Then, by chance, he rescued a city-raised educated youth who was so beautiful she seemed unreal. She wasn't afraid of him. She even showed him tenderness, and his long-dead heart began to beat again.

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The city-raised educated youth who looked like a goddess married a poor, cold-faced young man who was practically an orphan, and hardly anyone in the village approved.

"That Chu boy is full of killing intent, and he has a fierce look in his eyes. He's not the sort to know how to treat a woman well. Bai's in for a hard time."

"I hear Bai comes from an influential family. If she can marry a poor boy who scrapes by working the fields, she might leave him someday."

But they waited and waited, only to see Chu Chenxiu treasure Bai Xining like a priceless gem. He became the richest man in the land so Bai Xining could live well, and the two spent their lives devoted to each other.

A rich beauty from the capital x a big country dog from the countryside

Theme: Supporting one another and pressing forward through hardship.