Jiao Zhu Reflects Jade

[Historical romance coming soon: This Child Isn't Absolutely Necessary. Please add it to your collection ^, ^] Chu Yingyu died on her twentieth birthday. Looking back on the first half of her life, she had been forced to marry in her younger sister's place, with no say in her own fate. The man she married was a noble prince, but he was taciturn, cold, and proud, and he had someone else in his heart. Their marriage was cold, too, and in the end she died young. When she opened her eyes again, Chu Yingyu found herself back three years earlier. She hadn't yet been forced into the substitute marriage. Remembering how people in her previous life had called her shameless for stealing her sister's marriage and keeping her sister from the Seventh Prince, she decided that this time she wouldn't marry in her sister's place. But then the palace sent an imperial decree arranging her marriage to the Seventh Prince once again. Seventh Prince Lu Xuanyin was born with a stutter, which cost him his chance to compete for the throne. After the wife he had cherished in his heart was killed, Lu Xuanyin lost all interest in life. He began acting like a madman, stirring up trouble wherever he went, until everyone avoided him. Then he discovered he had been reborn, back when his wife was still alive and well... Fine. He might as well keep going mad! One day, Chu Yingyu argued with the Seventh Prince over his "true love." When he suddenly grew so angry that he started stuttering, she felt a little guilty and hurriedly changed her tune. "All right, all right, I get it. I'm your true love after all. Stop getting angry!" The man stared at her silently for a long moment, then gave a soft snort and pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly. PS: 1. The dynasty is fictional, and very loosely based on anything real. 2. The heroine is reborn from the start, while the hero gradually recovers his memories from his previous life. 3. The hero has a stutter and refuses to speak no matter what. That's why there were misunderstandings in his previous life. He deserved it when his wife didn't love him. * Historical romance coming soon: This Child Isn't Absolutely Necessary. Please add it to your collection :) Xu Xiayu was born sickly and is a famous delicate beauty. Marriage would be ill-advised, and she isn't suited to having children. She's already prepared to remain an unmarried woman in her family home for her whole life. Then the old emperor unexpectedly played matchmaker, arranging her marriage to the Yan Prince, who commands the imperial army. The night before her wedding, Xu Xiayu had a dream and discovered that she was the frail, sickly, high-minded legitimate elder sister in a story. To secure her position after marriage, she invited her younger half-sister to live in the manor, intending to use her to bear a child and raise the child as her own legitimate heir. In the end, her husband and half-sister developed feelings for each other, driving her mad, and she died a terrible death. When she woke up, Xu Xiayu fell into thought and decided that having a child wasn't absolutely necessary. ** Prince Yan Ji Liao was born to a maid who washed feet. Though he was a prince, he grew up in poverty and faced constant discrimination. When he returned from the frontier with command of five hundred thousand troops, he became the prince most likely to claim the throne. Even the crown prince had to give way to him. To keep him in check, the old emperor deliberately arranged his marriage to a woman rumored to be unable to bear children. Ji Liao was about to refuse. But when he saw his bride-to-be, he decided that the match might be acceptable after all. If they couldn't have children, they could adopt a few. He had plenty of brothers, so he could just keep a few around to sire children. How many could he possibly need? After the wedding, Ji Liao began assessing his twenty-something brothers to see which ones would be suitable for fathering children. Those who weren't suitable would be sent to join the late emperor. The princes: (▼皿▼#) Don't push it! Theme: Girls should cherish themselves