The Reborn Crown Princess Marries Someone Else

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[Synopsis]

A sweet story of healing | Marriage first, love later | The second male lead gets utterly crushed and sent to the crematorium

In her previous life, Shen Qingli, the legitimate daughter of a marquis, was set up at a spring banquet. After the Crown Prince ruined her reputation, she had no choice but to marry into the Eastern Palace as his consort. She eventually died in confinement, while her father, brothers, and family were slaughtered.

Reborn into a new life, Shen Qingli only recalled everything from her past after drinking a little wine at the banquet.

Dizzy and overcome by a burning desire she could barely endure, Shen Qingli resolutely pushed open the door. In her haste, she unexpectedly stumbled into the arms of Xiao He, Prince of Jin, the Crown Prince’s sworn enemy.

“Help me... Please, help me...” Shen Qingli begged in a soft voice, her cheeks flushed and her gaze unfocused.

Behind the layered artificial hills, the man’s eyes darkened. “Just this once.”

Yet even after escaping that disaster, Shen Qingli couldn’t withstand the Crown Prince’s repeated schemes and gestures of affection. Trapped, she could only turn to Xiao He, Prince of Jin, knowing that he was the only one who would one day be able to stand against the Crown Prince.

When the spring hunt began, Shen Qingli learned that the Prince of Jin was also troubled by an arranged marriage and seized the opportunity to advise him. “Third Highness, do you know the simplest, most effective way to refuse a marriage and make sure it never comes up again? Use another marriage to block it.”

“Marry me. Protect me and the Shen family, and I’ll help you replace the Crown Prince. What do you say?”

In the dappled light, the man’s eyes darkened with surprise. “It’s a deal.”

**

Xiao He, Prince of Jin, appeared cool and detached, but was actually deep-minded and a master strategist. At first, he saw the marriage as nothing more than a transaction. He never expected that hearing her call him “husband” with genuine tenderness would prove so difficult to obtain.

One night after their wedding, candlelight flickered and the bed curtains glowed warmly.

Xiao He gazed at the woman in his arms, her eyes hazy, then kissed her lips with fierce intensity. “What did you call me?”

**

The Crown Prince, Xiao Heng, was heartless and would stop at nothing for power. He thought seeing her marry the Prince of Jin in this life would be painful enough.

But one day, he remembered his previous life. When the Prince of Jin stormed the palace and pointed his sword at him, he had said, “She’s mine.” That was the pain that truly ground him to dust.

Upcoming novel: Widowed, Then Married to My Brother-in-Law. Please add it to your pre-order list!

Song Yumian was the second daughter of a concubine in her household.

In her previous life, she was forced to take her legitimate older sister’s place and marry the seriously ill third son of the Duke’s household. Her husband died three days after the wedding, leaving her a widow almost as soon as she became a bride. She was also unjustly branded a jinx who brought death to her husband.

With no one to rely on and everyone looking down on her, life was already difficult. A year later, her older sister arranged another marriage with the fourth son of the Xie family, and after marrying into the household, made life even harder for her at every turn.

In the end, the Xie family drove her to a country villa outside the capital, claiming she was cursed and destined to be alone. She died of illness in a dilapidated, freezing shack in the suburbs.

**

When she opened her eyes again, Song Yumian had returned to the day of her late husband’s funeral, more than a year earlier.

She had a second chance, but the marriage was already a done deal.

She couldn’t return to the Song family, and there was no one in the Xie household she could depend on. But she had to make a living somehow. After careful thought, Song Yumian found a new path for herself:

Live well, work hard to save money, and leave the household when the time came. Then she would be free. With money in hand, she could go far away and live as she pleased.

Making money wasn’t easy. Several times, she nearly got caught by Xie Yanci, the Duke’s heir, the household’s most highly placed and most eccentric man.

Song Yumian could only do her best to placate him, keep things from him, and handle him carefully.

A year later, her older sister married into the household. Song Yumian counted down the days until she could leave. But one night, as she took out the banknotes hidden under her pillow, counted them, and smiled as she dreamed of the future, the distinguished young lord appeared outside her window, his face dark with anger.

“You never looked like this when you were deceiving and sweet-talking me before.”

Song Yumian hid the banknotes in her hand. ???

Thinking of all the times she had pretended to care, she wondered: Aren’t men supposed to be the ones who are good at this? How did he actually fall for it?

Watching her expression change, Xie Yanci finally understood.

His anger surged, but in the end, all that came out was a cold laugh. “You can have the position of principal wife, and all the money and land deeds.”

Then, in a softened voice: “Will you stay for me, then?”

[Quiet, money-saving young widow x scheming, wealthy heir]

Theme: Keep kindness in your heart and pursue happiness.