Second Male Lead Takes the Crown | Revenge After the Funeral | Black-Hearted, Innocent-Acting Green Tea Male Lead x Female Lead Who Sees Right Through Him
1.
After being reborn, Gu Qingci finally understands that Gu Zhanghe may look gentle and refined, but he's a ruthless man who clawed his way out of a pile of corpses.
In the fifth year of Jianning, when he was thirteen, he lived through a terrible famine. He escaped a village where people ate their own children and sought refuge with the powerful Gu family in the capital.
He lived under their roof, powerless and without influence, yet possessed a remarkable bearing.
The Zhaohua Princess, Gu Qingci, was drawn to this cousin of hers. She thought that, though he was born in hell, he refused to sink into depravity and fought his way forward, so she ought to help him.
But her help led her into a living nightmare. After drinking that bowl of "death soup," Gu Zhanghe was still emperor, while she became a lonely wandering ghost.
Returning to the age of seventeen, Gu Qingci is still the celebrated Zhaohua Princess, and all the suffering of those years seems like a dream.
Gu Zhanghe is just as he was before, concealing his ambition and pretending to be the modest gentleman she likes best. He still calls her "Cousin Princess."
Gu Qingci plays along with him while ruthlessly cutting off his path to the cabinet.
"This time, I'll destroy you with my own hands."
2.
The Third Prince, Pei Xunqing, has been in high spirits lately, with one piece of good news after another.
Good news number one: At the Zhou family's engagement banquet, he rescued Gu Qingci when she innocently fell into the water. His "Older Sister Princess" left her dumbfounded, making sure she would remember him.
Good news number two: He played dumb and pretended not to understand Gu Qingci's coded warning to watch out for Gu Zhanghe, successfully keeping the princess with him for another moment.
Good news number three: He went to visit Gu Qingci while she was ill and got into a conflict with his cheap cousin. The princess not only didn't blame him, she even stood up for him.
Good news number four: He invited Gu Qingci to admire the autumn leaves, and she agreed.
Good news number five: He has finally become someone who can walk side by side with the Zhaohua Princess.
1. Both leads are reborn. The second male lead takes the crown. Both leads are each other's first and only.
2. No story about a prodigal lover turning over a new leaf. There will be a groveling-to-win-her-back arc, but he won't win her back.
3. The male lead will suffer, and the later it gets, the worse it becomes. Don't read if you dislike that.
4. This isn't a serious historical drama. There may be some bizarre plot developments, and the female lead has a powerful protagonist's halo.
5. Set in an imaginary world. The clothing descriptions may be a chaotic hodgepodge. (Bows)
Screenshots taken on December 5, 2022
Theme: Become a better version of yourself
