The Princess Consort's Sweet, Spoiled Days

[Marriage First, Love Later + Winning His Wife Back After Marriage]

When Qing Xing stepped through the gates of the Prince Regent's residence clutching her marriage decree, all of the imperial capital was waiting to laugh at her when she was rejected.

Who didn't know she was just a country girl abandoned by her parents? The late Prince Xuan had saved her one day and taken her in. He had cherished her, and even on his deathbed, he asked the emperor for a marriage decree betrothing her to his own son, Shen Xingjun.

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Since entering the residence, she had been careful with her words and actions every day, but she still couldn't escape the ridicule of the household. At last, unable to bear it, she shouted, her nose red, "Who wants to marry him? He's cruel and heartless, and there's not a single person in the entire capital willing to marry him!"

It was the first time she'd ever dared to talk back. But when she turned around, she ran right into the very living King of Hell she'd been talking about.

The moment someone lifted her chin, her face went deathly pale with fright. She pleaded in a trembling voice, "Xingxing... Xingxing made plum blossom cakes. I'll give them all to Your Highness. Please don't kill me, okay?"

Everyone thought her life was as good as over.

But the Prince Regent, who was usually decisive and ruthless, only blushed slightly at the ears before pushing her away and hurrying off. "...Be careful next time."

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Shen Xingjun had spent years seated in a position second only to The Outcast and above all others. Everyone said he was cold-blooded and merciless, but no one knew that he had always held someone dear in his heart.

When he finally met those clear eyes, his hazy memories gradually came back into focus.

On the appointed wedding day, the young woman slipped out of his residence alone.

Wearing a flamboyant red wedding robe, he chased her through the streets and caught up with her, carrying her all the way from East Street back to the prince's residence. She was so embarrassed that she buried her face in his arms and wouldn't look up.

Congratulations rang out all around them. Qing Xing was both embarrassed and annoyed. "W-what are you doing?"

Shen Xingjun leaned down close to her lips, wearing a faintly amused smile. "Making it known to the world."

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Later, everyone in the capital who had been waiting for a good show was astonished to discover that the lively little beauty in the Prince Regent's residence hadn't been rejected after all. Instead, the King of Hell cherished her above all else, giving her everything she wanted.

The people of the capital: What joke? This is clearly a public display of affection!

[Reading Guide]

1. A sweet 1v1 romance where marriage comes before love. Both leads are sexually inexperienced, and it has a happy ending. The hero falls first and secretly pursues and spoils his wife.

2. After the heroine was saved by the hero's father, she temporarily stayed with him. She and the hero are not siblings, and both leads and everyone else know this.

3. The hero cares about the heroine because she showed him kindness when he was down on his luck, not because he fell for her then. He truly falls for her only after she comes of age and they are married.

3. There is an eight-year age gap.

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Here's the blurb for my upcoming novel, Marrying the Imperial Tutor~

Fu You is just like her name suggests: blessed with good fortune from the moment she was born. Not only was she the beloved youngest daughter of the current prime minister, she was also betrothed from childhood to her cousin, the crown prince. Naturally, everyone envied her good luck.

Dotingly raised by her parents, she grew up with skin as smooth as jade and eyes that sparkled like stars. But she was also a bit spoiled and domineering, and her studies were a complete mess.

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At first, the prime minister didn't think much of it. But when she came of age, the emperor tactfully hinted that despite her existing engagement, she simply wasn't suited to be the crown princess, the future mother of the nation.

Furious, the prime minister summoned the finest palace governess to teach her proper etiquette. He also swallowed his pride and invited the celebrated, aloof young gentleman from the Imperial Tutor's family to teach her literature, declaring that within a year, he would make her fit for the royal family's standards.

In time, she learned to sit and stand with decorum and became gentle and graceful. She could even compose essays with ease, something that had once been her greatest struggle.

The prime minister was overjoyed and was just about to bring up the marriage to the crown prince again,

when she clung to the arm of the young gentleman from the Imperial Tutor's family and said sweetly, "Father, I want to marry my teacher."

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Jiang Huaizhi was born into a family of imperial tutors. He had been immersed in books from a young age and always followed the rules. He entered officialdom while still young and succeeded his father as tutor to the crown prince. Every noble young lady in the capital admired this gentleman.

Someone once asked him what the boldest, most improper thing he had ever done was.

He thought quietly for a moment, then answered in an even tone:

"Stole the crown prince's bride."

1v1, both sexually inexperienced, with a little romantic rivalry and drama

Theme: Even when facing adversity, stay true to your heart and keep moving toward the light.