Seeking the Spring Sun Again (Both Reborn)

Putting these upcoming novels here in advance: the historical transmigration stories The Xuanyang Coroner and The Fourth Prince's Consort Has a Silver Tongue, and the historical romance Drunk on Green Plum Wine. Please add them to your collections~ Click the author's profile to view them all at once. The blurbs are below! [This novel will switch to a paid format on Wednesday, January 24. The paid chapters begin with Chapter 21, so please don't purchase them again if you've already read them. Thank you all for your support so far, and I hope you'll continue to support me!] [Pretty, lively, clever heroine x stoic hero with a hidden past / reunited after a breakup / unspoken, enduring love] Yu Wan is the beloved jewel of the General's household, beautiful, lively, and clever. As a child, she wandered into a refugee quarter hostile to the nobility and was rescued by Huo Yan. His ragged clothes could not hide the young man's spirited bearing. His sharp features held an unstoppable, heroic air, while the chill around him was as deep as an icy abyss. He was so cold and distant, yet she fell for him at first sight. In her previous life, Yu Wan chose Huo Yan as her personal bodyguard without knowing his motives. She only wanted to keep him by her side. She never held back her affection, hoping that one day she would make Huo Yan fall for her. But she never imagined that her feelings had always been a shackle holding him back, disrupting all his plans for revenge. When she came of age, she could not resist the Chancellor's influence and married the legitimate son of his household. Before the wedding, she wrote to Huo Yan again and again, but even after the ceremony was over and she had entered the bridal chamber, she received no reply from him. Yu Wan was heartbroken, and at last understood that he hated her so much that he had never responded to her feelings, nor ever crossed the line with her. She let go of her love for him, and lived a miserable life from then on. As she drifted toward death, she thought: If I could live again, I would never pester him. When Yu Wan opened her eyes again, she found herself back in the past. * Huo Yan still remembered Yu Wan's gaunt, lifeless appearance when he led soldiers into the Chancellor's residence in his previous life. He regretted saying things he did not mean because of the difference in their status. He also regretted insisting on completing his mission, getting ambushed and seriously wounded, and missing his chance to stop the wedding. Heaven took pity on him and let him be reborn. He secretly vowed never again to hide his love for her. But after living a second life, some things had changed. The lively young lady who once had eyes only for him now went out of her way to avoid him. [Reading Guide] * Both are virgins; both are reborn; happy ending. * The setting and official titles are loosely based on history, but the worldbuilding is very loose, so please don't scrutinize the details. * The romance is a little slow to develop; the political intrigue is mostly for show. * The story uses some flashbacks. The scenes with the personal bodyguard and the general's daughter are presented as dreams or memories. -- Upcoming novel 1: The Xuanyang Coroner In the third year of Qingchen, disaster struck the Court of Judicial Review. From the Chief Justice down to the clerks, everyone died suddenly in a single night. Jiang Wu, the only daughter of Jiang Yanfeng, Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review, was sent away from the capital in the middle of the night. But they were attacked along the way. Her carriage plunged down a mountainside, and her fate was uncertain. This was when Jiang Wu transmigrated. She only remembered the bus she was riding colliding head-on with a car coming the wrong way. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into the body of the five-year-old girl. She was rescued and given the name Xuanyang. Using the forensic knowledge she had learned before transmigrating, she became a coroner and began searching for a way back to the modern world. But she searched for ten years. Just as she was about to give up, she suddenly dreamed that disaster had struck the Court of Judicial Review again. She thought it was only the original body's childhood memories troubling her, but the dream came true. The imposing judicial office had become a place of ill omen, and all of the people in the capital, Qingjing, were gripped by fear. Xuanyang had a vague sense that this might be connected to her father's death ten years ago, and that it could even hold a clue to returning to the modern world. So she resolutely headed for the capital. At an inn along the way, she happened upon a bizarre case involving a cat demon seeking revenge. Green flames of demonic fire rose from the victim's body, an eerie and horrifying sight. Xuanyang offered her services to the local magistrate, using her skills as a coroner to help examine the body and solve the case. A cold-faced man, the one truly in charge behind the scenes, watched the whole thing. When asked her name, she misunderstood his intentions, made up a name on the spot, and even claimed she was already married with a child. She thought they would never meet again, but after entering the capital and becoming a coroner at the Court of Judicial Review, she learned that her boss, the prince who had been begged by the emperor to temporarily take charge of the court's judicial affairs, was the very man she had deceived. To hold on to the hard-won position she had earned as a coroner, she had no choice but to greet him with a smile. Yet the indifferent prince held the register bearing her name, glanced at her with his narrow phoenix eyes, and radiated an icy aura. Then, deliberately enunciating every syllable, he called her name: "Xuan--yang." * Yan Qi had thought that after his younger brother ascended the throne, he could retire to the countryside and enjoy a quiet life. But before he had even enjoyed a year of peace, he was summoned back to the capital and ordered to take over the Court of Judicial Review's mess. He was already in a bad mood on the way back to the capital. Then he ran into an ominous murder case, making him as cold as the King of Hell. Just as he was about to intervene, a pretty young woman with a delicate face demonstrated an impressive knowledge of coroners' techniques and helped solve the case. He had meant to ask her name and bring her into his service. Who would have thought she would take him for a lecher? They met again at the Court of Judicial Review, where the young woman had become his coroner subordinate. Gone was her wary manner at the inn. She greeted him with a sweet smile: "Your humble servant Xuanyang pays her respects to Your Highness." Yan Qi raised his eyes and glanced at the smiling young woman, deliberately calling her name in a cold voice. But inwardly, he thought: What a lovely name. -- Upcoming novel 2: The Fourth Prince's Consort Has a Silver Tongue Li Zhaoyan transmigrated into a book, a historical romance novel she only knew a little about. The good news was that she had transmigrated into the body of the radiant and beautiful legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jingbo, a woman of noble status. The bad news was that her half-sister was the heroine, while her father favored his concubine and neglected his wife, leaving the original owner to live on a knife's edge. According to the novel's plot, the original owner's maternal grandfather had once made an agreement with the late emperor: when she came of age, he would choose a prince for her to marry. Now the emperor wanted her to choose between the gentle and refined Second Prince and the brave and fearless Third Prince. She knew that both princes had tangled, complicated relationships with her half-sister. Thinking of the original owner's tragic end, she raised her hand like an elementary school student and announced that she wanted to marry Song Wen, the Fourth Prince, who was disabled and ill-tempered. On their wedding night, candlelight flickered, but Song Wen never showed up, leaving Li Zhaoyan alone in the bridal chamber. Bodyguard: Your Highness, the Fourth Prince's Consort is crying. Song Wen frowned and set down the document in his hands. Bodyguard: She choked on the dates on the bed and cried. Song Wen: ... * Li Zhaoyan had her plan for marrying Song Wen all worked out. In the novel, Song Wen never married in his entire life and was a man with no interest in love. All she had to do was be a clingy prince's consort, deliberately sticking to him without offending him. Sooner or later, Song Wen would grow sick of her and give her a divorce letter. Then she could go somewhere no one knew her, open a restaurant, build it into a successful business, and live freely. So she cultivated a docile image, calling him "my husband" at every turn. In front of Song Wen, she declared that she would never leave him, and followed him around every day. But when she was alone in her room, she fretted and fidgeted. Li Zhaoyan: How can Song Wen be so patient? Why hasn't he divorced me yet? Song Wen, who happened to be passing by: ... * Song Wen was disabled and the emperor's least favored son. People in the capital mocked him for having handsome brows and bright eyes, and the bearing of a noble man, but no chance of ruling the world. But only he knew that his disability was an act. He wanted to hide his true abilities and catch everyone off guard later. Everything had been under his control until Li Zhaoyan chose him as her ideal husband. Who had planted this woman by his side? Why was she so attentive? What was she really up to? He was full of suspicion and wary of her. But as he listened to Li Zhaoyan speak of her admiration for him day after day, his heart eventually melted into a spring pool. He secretly vowed that if she loved him, he would never let her down. But later, he discovered that his wife dreamed of going far away all by herself. When Li Zhaoyan really asked him for a divorce, his eyes reddened as he pulled her into the curtains. His voice was hoarse and edged with unease: "You promised me we would stay together until our hair turned white..." -- Upcoming novel 3: Drunk on Green Plum Wine [Charming, lively noblewoman x dashing young general] Ye Changge had a childhood sweetheart, a young man. In other people's eyes, Ran Yu was a spirited young talent with lofty ambitions. In her eyes, he was just a brat who liked to tease her, then awkwardly coax her into making up. She had always thought she couldn't stand him, until a high fever left her unconscious and she had a dream. She dreamed that Ran Yu died. After she married someone else, he died on a battlefield surrounded by enemies. The dashing young general was pierced by several arrows. To avoid being captured alive by the enemy, he took his own life, his blood staining the frontier. Ye Changge woke from the dream with a cry that roused Ran Yu, who was keeping watch outside her door. The boy, who feared nothing, was so startled he nearly fell over. Remembering Ran Yu's fate in her dream, Ye Changge secretly resolved to be more patient with him. But Ran Yu stared at her swollen eyes and clicked his tongue, neither gently nor harshly: "Can't you hold back your tears? If my father sees you, he'll beat me again." He was still as insufferable as ever. She angrily threw her pillow at his face. In the days that followed, Ye Changge and Ran Yu continued to bicker and play around. Just as the nightmare was about to fade from memory, what she had dreamed of came true: the princess chose Ran Yu to be her husband. Only then did Ye Changge realize that her dreams foretold the future. She decided to change the ending and, against her true feelings, urged Ran Yu to marry the princess. But she never expected her actions to anger Ran Yu, who ignored her for days. Then a runaway horse nearly crashed into her on the street. Ran Yu appeared in time to save her, amid a chorus of cries. He had finally given in to her. Ye Changge thought he would immediately go back to his usual sharp-tongued mockery. But suddenly she realized that the person holding her was trembling. "You fool. If I become the princess's husband, I won't be able to look after you." * One night, Ye Changge quietly slipped out of her room. The young man climbed over the wall, carried her onto the roof, and watched the moon with her. Resting her head against Ran Yu's broad, sturdy shoulder, she summoned her courage and asked tentatively: "If one day you go off to war, could you remember that I'll be waiting for you? Don't take unnecessary risks. Come back alive." Ran Yu looked surprised at first, then turned to her, his eyes shining. He smiled, his little tiger teeth showing, and spoke with his usual arrogance: "If you wait for me, I'll return victorious to see you." Ye Changge froze for a moment. So the reason he had never returned in her dream was that she had stopped waiting for him. Theme: Be brave and express your love