An Unknown Match

Pre-release: "A Perfect Match" and "The Princess's Secret Lover". Blurbs at the very end~

Blurb:

The Jiang clan is the most prestigious of the great families, and its eldest legitimate son, Jiang Yan, is renowned for his impeccable character. He is the man many noble young ladies in the imperial capital hope to marry.

Then a young woman arrived, claiming to be engaged to Jiang Yan. Unfortunately, she had accidentally lost the marriage contract, leaving her claim without proof.

The Jiang family decided to let her stay for the time being and make further plans once the facts had been verified.

After traveling thousands of miles, Yao Fumian arrived with dust covering her clothes and her face smudged black. Yet her eyes shone like stars, and they would curve into a gentle smile whenever she saw Jiang Yan.

But she could feel how utterly indifferent he was toward her.

After staying with the Jiang family for a while, Yao Fumian regained her former charm and radiance. Her bright eyes and lovely smile won people over, and her warm, amiable nature soon helped her become close to everyone in the Jiang family, with one exception: Jiang Yan.

Though Jiang Yan disliked her, Yao Fumian forgave his coldness whenever she remembered that he was her future husband. When they were alone, she would affectionately call him "dear husband."

But Jiang Yan barely acknowledged her and even forbade her from calling him that.

Even so, Yao Fumian's heart was still filled with joy whenever she was around him.

At last, the truth about the marriage contract came to light. But Yao Fumian was not engaged to Jiang Yan. She was engaged to his friend, Song Qizhi.

Yao Fumian had met Song Qizhi before and liked his handsome looks. The very day she heard the news, she began packing to leave the Jiang family.

That night, Jiang Yan came to Yao Fumian's room as usual, but his voice was not as calm as it normally was.

"Say that again. Where are you going?"

*

As the Jiang family's eldest legitimate son, Jiang Yan had long been taught to watch every word and action. Everything he did reflected on the Jiang family, and he could not afford to make the slightest mistake.

But when Yao Fumian no longer looked at him with love and turned instead to seek comfort in another man's arms, an unfamiliar and overwhelming emotion stormed through his mind, nearly burning away his reason.

Only then did Jiang Yan realize what it was: the emotion people despised most, jealousy.

*The aloof beauty loses his mind for love

Pre-release from my author page, "A Perfect Match":

Zheng Wan and Gu Xun have been married for half a year. In front of others, they treat each other with courtesy and give each other plenty of face.

Only Zheng Wan knows that neither of them has much affection for the other.

And theirs is also a marriage between families of unequal standing.

Gu Xun is the eldest son of the prestigious Gu clan, distinguished by his noble status. He should have married a young lady whose family background and talents matched his own.

Zheng Wan, meanwhile, was once the cherished daughter of a prosperous general's household. But her father and brothers died on the battlefield, and the Zheng family fell into decline overnight. With nowhere to go, she and her younger sister turned to the Gu family, who had once sought her hand in marriage.

Gu Xun had only met the woman who had once rejected him a single time. At first, he resented his elders for arranging his marriage without his consent. But Zheng Wan was graceful, quiet, and gentle, and seemed willing to build a harmonious life with him, so Gu Xun said no more.

After they married, Zheng Wan was just as compliant as Gu Xun had expected. She dutifully managed the household, followed his wishes in everything, and fulfilled her marital duties.

Gu Xun believed that if Zheng Wan continued to devote herself to him, then he could perhaps spend the rest of his life with her.

Until one day, Gu Xun discovered that the only time Zheng Wan had ever cried in front of him, apart from during sex, was over her former lover.

She even wanted to divorce him because of it.

Gu Xun sneered.

*

Back then, Zheng Wan had no choice but to turn to the Gu family, who had once proposed to her, in order to find support for herself and her younger sister. She married Gu Xun.

She did not have much affection for Gu Xun. She only pretended to rely on him so their lives would be more secure.

Later, her elder brother returned alive and came looking for her and her sister. Zheng Wan decided to divorce Gu Xun. After that, they could each marry someone else.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xun refused.

*An angsty, sweet push and pull

*Gu Xun's pursuit of his wife, all words and no follow-through

Next book: "The Princess's Secret Lover"

The most favored princess in the realm, Princess Le'an, is adored by all. With her captivating beauty and incomparable elegance, she can make anyone's heart flutter with a single glance, man or woman.

The Crown Prince has a friend, a fair-faced young man with red lips and white teeth. He is as shy as he is handsome, blushing whenever he sees Princess Le'an and stumbling over his words.

Seeing him act that way gives Princess Le'an the urge to tease him. She keeps teasing him until she gets him into bed.

Once they have had a taste, there's no stopping them. Later, they keep their relationship secret from everyone, tangling together passionately night after night.

In the eyes of others, one is her younger brother's friend, and the other is his elder sister.

By day, they exchange only a cool greeting and hardly say a word. At night, they are so intimate they can barely part.

No one would suspect they were anything more than that, until the Crown Prince ascends the throne and her former lover rises step by step to become Chief Minister, wielding power over the court.

When the Grand Princess Le'an merely glances a few times at a handsome young guard, the Chief Minister orders him put to death.

Princess Le'an has grown tired of this life and decides they should part on good terms. One night, after they have just been together, she lays it all out for him.

"Don't come looking for me at night anymore. If this goes on, people will get the wrong idea."

The Chief Minister twirls a lock of her hair around his finger. "Get the wrong idea? When you seduced me, you should have known this day would come."

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