After Teaming Up with the Spoiled Young Lord

[Now serializing: My Kindhearted Lady, I Am the Wicked Servant]

Qin Shuyi is a distinguished young lady renowned throughout Lin'an.

In the first half of her life, her mother doted on her, her father and brothers protected her, and everything went peacefully and smoothly.

But she married the wrong man, and in the end her entire family was sentenced to death. She took her own life, burned alive in a raging fire, and no one even collected her remains.

Reborn, she swears two solemn oaths.

"I will never marry into the imperial family."

"I will kill my sworn enemy with my own hands."

When her former husband came to propose, she immediately set her sights on her rival, who had returned to the capital ahead of schedule. She prepared a gift and hurried to the Duke's residence, her voice firm and clear. "Join forces with me, and I will ensure Your Highness gets what you want."

When it comes to imperial favor and prestige, who could surpass this nephew of the emperor?

He is charming and versatile, a master strategist, and the perfect fiancé.

He is also the ideal ally.

Until one night, when he appeared in her dream, and she finally saw the young man's face clearly.

The person who had saved her from danger countless times.

It had always been the man at her side in bed.

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Lin'an is full of young dandies, and the heir of Duke Heng is the most unruly of them all.

Yet with his noble birth and exceptionally handsome face, even though he hides behind the facade of a good-for-nothing, he has become the dream lover of the noble young ladies in the capital.

Pei Jingchen has kept a secret in his heart. He has never revealed his feelings in all these ten years, and once thought he would have to spend his short life nursing his hidden love.

He never imagined that one day the bright moon he admired would truly become his wife. His wish of ten years had finally come true.

She wants revenge, so he hands her the knife.

He joins her schemes and falls into her trap willingly.

From then on, he no longer hides his abilities. To walk alongside her, even at the cost of his life, is something he could never have hoped for in either lifetime.

A guide to reading this story:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads' first relationship, happy ending.

2. Fictional setting with original worldbuilding. No historical nitpicking, please.

3. The heroine is reborn, the second male lead becomes the male lead, and her former husband gets a real "chasing his wife to the crematorium" arc, the kind where he burns to ashes.

4. Keep the comments civil. No need to announce if you're dropping the story or pirating it. Please respect one another.

--Upcoming story: My Kindhearted Lady, I Am the Wicked Servant--

A gentle yet strong noblewoman x a cruel, vicious emperor

Shen Su comes from a noble family. Beautiful and renowned for her dignified, serene nature, she marries her childhood sweetheart, Marquis Changping Gu Zheng, to everyone's envy.

But when her fiancé returns victorious to the capital, she discovers he already loves someone else. In her previous life, Shen Su endured the humiliation of marrying into the marquis's household, where she and her husband detested each other and she fought endlessly with his concubines. In the end, she died young after a serious illness, her body wrapped in a cheap coffin.

In the pouring rain, Prince Jin, a man she had met only once, comes with an umbrella. Though his words are sharp, he still repairs her dilapidated funeral hall, lights three sticks of incense to soothe her spirit, and adds an offering to accompany her in death.

In this life, Shen Su will repay both kindness and vengeance.

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With internal and external threats besetting the northern border, Prince Jin Fu Yu is set up by his enemies. He has no choice but to lie low in the capital, investigate the truth, and eliminate the traitors.

One day, he hears an unfamiliar young woman praying for his safety in a temple. He naturally seizes this heaven-sent opportunity and makes a mutually beneficial pact with her.

He will help her break off her engagement, and she must conceal his identity and help him return to the capital.

But after spending so long as a willful, wicked servant at her side, the noble prince grows greedy.

If she's going to choose someone to marry, why can't it be him?

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