Spring Mountain Knows

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Wei Shian was bound to the "The Tragic Heartthrob Can't Do Anything About Me" System and transmigrated into a book as the crown prince's future wife, bestowed upon him in marriage.

A chatty System with a strong Tianjin accent told her that the only way to save a tragic heartthrob was to do everything she could to stop him from turning evil.

Wanting to get back to her happy home as soon as possible, she could only accept her fate and begin her life transmigrated into a book, saving the poor guy. Under the System's rapid-fire mission commands, she meekly went along with everything.

Wei Shian: Don't mind me. Only my body is bowing its head. My soul will always hold its head high.

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The first time Xie Jinchao saw Wei Shian, she was crying as she ran away from the general's manor on the day he sent his betrothal gifts.

Back then, he only watched her retreating figure and mocked himself in his heart.

On their wedding night, she cautiously tried to win him over, all the while pretending to be polite.

When she went to the palace to serve tea, she praised him for being exceptionally handsome.

When he was unexpectedly attacked, she insisted on staying to help him change and tend to his wounds.

Faced with her concern, he felt nothing but the deepest irony.

But what else could he do?

As long as he had yet to avenge the wrongs of the past, he could only act docile and pitiable in front of her, winning her sympathy and getting her to willingly work for him.

He had no right to say he was unwilling.

-[Little Bonus Scene]

Xie Jinchao despised winter.

Everyone in the Eastern Palace knew that every New Year's Day, the Crown Prince would shut himself alone in his chambers, shutting out the joyous celebrations and family gatherings outside.

That was until a Crown Princess joined the Eastern Palace.

As the New Year celebrations continued, Wei Shian stood in a red cloak, clutching the candied hawthorn skewer she'd queued for at Changning Lane. Just as she was about to start eating through the rice paper, the chatty System came online:

[The rats in the eastern burrow have learned how to dig, Host. How come you haven't made any progress at all in the new year? Honestly, you just love making things difficult for yourself, always going out of your way to pick a fight. Can't you shut your noble mouth and give that candied hawthorn skewer to your tragic heartthrob?]

Wei Shian: ...Fine.

And so Xie Jinchao stood alone by the window, watching the snow, when he suddenly heard a soft voice behind him:

"Your Highness."

He turned around and saw the young woman before him, snow still dusting her hair and the tip of her nose flushed red. She held out a glistening candied hawthorn skewer, smiling brightly.

"Your Highness, happy New Year's Day."

Her smile bewitched him. For once, he accepted the skewer and took a bite. But his feelings had already changed completely. He could only think to himself, rather gloomily:

Perhaps acting pitiful in front of her isn't so bad after all.

-[Reader's Guide]

*Who could have guessed this was actually a delightfully absurd comedy? Hahahahahahaha!

*Come on, hurry up and take a look! (pointing insistently)

*This story is entirely fictional. Some details draw on history, but most are the author's invention, so please don't scrutinize them for historical accuracy.

*One man and one woman, devoted only to each other, happy ending.

*Only the System is based on a real person, a voice actor I really like. Nothing else is, so please enjoy without worry.

*Content warning: The System talks a lot and is very chatty. It and the female lead are working together for mutual benefit. As the title and one-line description indicate, the female lead will later fight against the System and break free from it. If that's not your thing, please don't read. If you clicked in by accident, you can exit. You don't have to tell me you're dropping the story. Thank you all for your support!

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Theme: Don't tell others to be kind when you haven't endured their hardships.