The Eastern Palace's Pearl

Blurb:

On the night she married the Crown Prince, Jiang Mingxi had a dream.

In the dream, she and the Crown Prince lived in harmony after marriage, treating each other with respect.

For a time, they became the most envied couple in the capital.

But it was all an illusion!

After the Emperor died, the Crown Prince ascended the throne.

The first thing he did after taking power

was order someone to sever the tendons in her feet and imprison her in Kunning Palace,

while letting her pregnant cousin, the Noble Consort, flaunt and taunt her right to her face!?

She awoke from the nightmare with the dragon-and-phoenix wedding candles still burning softly.

Looking at the handsome man beside her, breathing evenly,

Jiang Mingxi stretched out her aching leg and kicked him without a word.

A thunderous crash sounded as the Crown Prince was kicked out of bed by his own Crown Princess.

Yan Jin opened his eyes, sprawled on the floor: ...

Reader's Guide:

1. The story begins with a dream; this is not a reborn story (there's a twist).

2. The man is seven years older than the woman. Both are sexually inexperienced. HE, one-on-one.

Theme: Nothing is absolute. Life's road is long, so let's take it one step at a time.