The Crown Princess Awakens and Decides to Marry Someone Else

In her third year as the daughter of the Lu family, Lu Yuning finally realized she was a footnote in the history books.

Her father planned to marry her to the crown prince to secure favor with the future emperor. But the unlucky crown prince would fail in his rebellion and be shot dead, while the crown princess would die by his side.

She was the crown princess who got seven characters in the history books.

Lu Yuning fell into deep thought.

Then she sat cross-legged on the heated bed, looked over the list of names she'd drawn up, and decided to find another way out for herself.

The Second Prince was mild-mannered and affable, but his birth mother was domineering and difficult to get along with. Crossed off.

The Sixth Prince was spirited and handsome, but his future fief was in a cold region. Crossed off.

The heir to the Duke of An's title was clever, refined, and talented, but a little withdrawn, and they had nothing in common. Crossed off.

After weighing all the options, there was only the crown prince's personal guard. He was simple-minded, reliable, sunny, born into a distinguished family, and had come to serve the crown prince to gain experience.

His family elders were beyond reproach, and in the future, he would die fighting to protect her as she fled the city during the rebellion. He was a truly loyal and good man.

Lu Yuning calculated that once she had her coming-of-age ceremony, she would have Lu Liangbi come ask for her hand. They could spend some time developing their feelings, then, before the unlucky crown prince started plotting rebellion, they would use the wedding as an excuse to step away from court. Better yet, they could take official posts in the south, far from the center of the power struggle.

The crown prince was too proud to back down. If she and Lu Liangbi were in love, that ambitious man with his tragic fate would have no connection to her.

Perfect!

There was only one problem.

She hadn't finished reading that book, so she didn't know that Lu Liangbi hadn't quite died. He had clung to life for her, and when he learned she was dead, he was overcome with grief and fought his way back to the imperial capital. In the end, he committed an act of treason...

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Only after Li Cheng died did he learn how deeply the crown princess had loved him. They had been married for years, and he'd barely paid any attention to his wife.

Reborn once more, he had plenty to reflect on, and he'd grown as a person.

Along with making even more careful plans to claim the throne, Li Cheng resolved to treat his wife and her family better.

At a banquet, the Lu family's young lady, surrounded by admirers, walked toward him in a bright red dress, smiling. She was graceful as a celestial beauty.

The people around them looked on enviously. Remembering the eight years they'd been married in his past life, Li Cheng felt his hardened heart soften a little and reached out to spare her the formal bow.

The Lu family's young lady walked right past him.

The Lu family's young lady smiled and walked up to his personal guard.

The Lu family's young lady patted the front of his robe with her delicate hand and asked why he wasn't wearing the sachet she'd given him.

The tips of Lu Liangbi's ears turned red. He lowered his head to look at her, his youthful voice tense. "I was afraid I'd lose it... I hung it up in my study. Please don't be mad."

The Lu family's young lady flicked him on the forehead.

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This is a story that looks different to everyone involved.

Li Cheng: The road to the throne is long. Father doesn't trust me, my brothers scheme against me, the ministers waver, and my wife is cheating on me! I will have my revenge!

Lu Yuning: Oh, I finally made it past that pitfall. ^ ^ Time to lie flat, lie flat! ~

Lu Liangbi: A sweet first love for a young man ///-/// I'll work hard for my wife! Work hard! Harder!

Self-serving / perfect heroine / gentle young lady

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Simple and earnest / born with peerless martial prowess / handsome young puppy

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