Zhong Xiyu was born with an exceptionally good fate.
Her mother was a princess of the highest rank, the full sister of the current emperor.
Her father was a brilliant scholar and warrior, the revered Great General Who Guards the Nation.
The emperor treated her even better than his own daughter, showering her with fine clothes and lavish gifts, and granting her a fief and income on par with a prince's.
She even had a fiancé who was aloof and outstanding, a model for scholars across the land.
The only flaw was that she had been sick as a child, and a high fever had damaged her brain. She was a silly girl with the mind of a six-year-old. Then, one day, her carriage had an accident. As it plunged off a cliff, she hit her head, and somehow the fall made her normal again.
That night, Zhong Xiyu sat ramrod straight on a stool in the study, looking from side to side at her parents, who had also hit their heads.
After a long pause, she asked, utterly baffled, "So, Father and Mother, you were reborn?"
They nodded solemnly.
"In my previous life, I got in the way of Brother Shiyu and Sister Ningshuang's relationship, and ended up dying in a burning tower?"
They nodded again.
Zhong Xiyu furrowed her brow and thought hard with her still-not-very-bright little brain. "I-I promise I'll stay far away from Brother Shiyu from now on."
Her mother, the princess, gave her little fool a sidelong glance, her formidable presence on full display. "Wouldn't that just let them off easy?"
And so the Zhong family opened its little school for teaching scoundrels a lesson.
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After dealing with the rebellious son in his own family, the emperor thought back to what had happened to his niece in her previous life and fretted endlessly. He couldn't help calling her over to ask, "Susu, what exactly do you like about Shen Yi?"
I'll make him change, no matter what!
Zhong Xiyu recalled her mother's advice. "I like the way he can't stand me but has to put up with me."
The emperor: "??"
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Princess Yong'an, who had always been close to Sister Ningshuang, had started climbing over the wall to spy on her from time to time. Her eyes held a bewildering mix of emotions, like a painter's palette.
At last, one day, Princess Yong'an couldn't take it anymore and stopped her beneath a tree.
"Little fo... Cousin, don't go. They're only trying to make fun of you."
"I know," Zhong Xiyu answered honestly. "That handsome older brother said he'd show me what it means to suffer the consequences of your own actions today."
Princess Yong'an: "??"
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Later, when the two families were about to exchange their birth-date cards, everyone was still lamenting that the learned Hanlin Academician, who knew everything under the sun, was going to marry a fool. Yet the matchmakers who arrived with the betrothal gifts were all stopped outside the Zhong residence.
Zhong Xiyu looked at the man who had come to propose, her expression troubled and her eyes tinged with disdain. "Mother said that men who don't uphold proper virtue aren't fit to enter our Zhong family's door."
Then she dropped a bombshell: "Since Brother Shiyu and Sister Ningshuang have already been carrying on behind my back, how can he come to offer betrothal gifts to me? A two-timing man deserves to be drowned in a pig cage."
Everyone: "Well, well!"
Everyone thought the Zhong family had finally gotten its revenge, but the second young lady of the Zhong family, who was supposedly not right in the head, would probably never get married now.
Who could have guessed that the notorious imperial enforcer would come in person? "I am nothing if not faithful, Susu. Why not consider me?"
A naturally dark-minded, pretty-boy-loving little dumpling X a ruthless imperial enforcer
Blurb written on 2023.04.16
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Historical Romance: The Crown Princess Comes from Miaojiang
When the Crown Prince returned to the capital, he brought with him a woman of breathtaking beauty and insisted on making her his Crown Princess.
At first, the emperor and empress refused. But after the Crown Prince had a long talk with them, they actually relented.
When the news reached the noble young ladies who admired the Crown Prince, they chewed their handkerchiefs to shreds.
Seriously, what makes that seductress so special?
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Yu He had long heard that the capital was bound by strict rules. At first, she worried that, as a commoner with no power or connections, she would have a hard time getting by.
But then...
When she was thirsty and wanted a pear, the daughter of Minister Li immediately dropped to her knees and tremulously held it over her head with both hands.
When she was hungry and wanted a pastry, the second young lady of the Chancellor's residence tearfully apologized for her poor hospitality, then ordered someone to pack up every last pastry from the capital's most famous Yusu Zhai to make amends, begging Yu He to accept them.
When the weather grew hot, she raised a hand to wipe the sweat from her temples. The noble young ladies behind her instantly lined up and personally fanned her.
Yu He remarked to the Crown Prince that the people of the capital were much too enthusiastic.
The Crown Prince smiled calmly, keeping his role in it a secret.
Until one day, as Yu He passed over a bridge, she happened to hear several noble young ladies talking about her.
"Miss Yu looked at me today. My heart started racing and my whole body went numb. Do you think I've been bewitched?"
"I remember you sat down a moment before her."
"What do I do? Is it too late to go back and apologize?"
"Have you forgotten what happened to Second Lady Shen? Hurry up and go. Sigh, we'd all better be careful from now on. She's from Miaojiang, after all. I hear her skill with poisons is extraordinary. If we offend her, she might make us wish we were dead!"
A question mark popped into Yu He's mind. How did they know where she was from?
Later, when the Crown Prince, the rumor-monger, learned that his little fairy really was from Miaojiang, he fell silent for a moment, then swallowed. "So, your poison skills..."
Yu He shook her head sincerely. "I don't know any."
The Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't until their wedding day, when her family arrived, that he realized he had breathed that sigh too soon.
Wait, you never said the Saintess of Miaojiang was your older sister!
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Theme: Don't believe in fate, and don't accept it.
Looking forward to the extra episode!!! [Let me be healthy]
The writing is messy, the scene changes strangely, the heroine has been bullied for such a powerful identity, no one is protecting her secretly, report it to her parents
What is Shen Yi's identity? Why don't I understand...
No matter how mentally retarded the heroine is, she has already gone through the carriage driver incident, and yet she can still get close to this woman. She is a god even if she doesn't listen to her own mother. No wonder she is called a fool. This bumping into her is in vain.
The jump from here is so sudden. Why did Su Su suddenly become stupid again? The second male lead later seemed to be unfamiliar. At least after reading three or four chapters, it was still inexplicable. Maybe I will understand later.
Please update please update 😭
When can I update it? [Have no choice]
Come on! More updates every day!
I feel so sorry for them both!!! It hurts to look at it!
Ah, ah, Liao Chi needs to live on.