Please add my upcoming novels in the same series to your favorites: the historical romance The Gentle Young Master and the modern-to-ancient transmigration novel The Male Lead Keeps Trying to Kill Me~
---Blurb for this novel---
[Bold, passionate female assassin vs. cold-faced, sharp-tongued second prince]
Bo Ying never thought she would see Zhao Yunyi again.
Especially not during an assassination attempt against him.
A longsword rests against her neck, and the threat whispered in her ear is just like the one he made the day they parted.
"Bo Ying, do you really think I wouldn't kill you?"
This prince, rumored to be cold and ruthless, once made her heart race in the heavy snow of the northern frontier, then cruelly pushed her away.
His hateful gaze and the torn edge of her robe became her final memories of him.
Bo Ying didn't try to stop him, and she had no regrets.
When she first approached Zhao Yunyi, she never thought about the future or considered the consequences.
But she soon discovers that the disappearance case she is investigating is closely tied to the Southern Wei imperial family.
So she disguises herself as a maid and infiltrates the second prince's residence.
What Bo Ying doesn't expect is that the icy prince, who repeatedly threatens her, secretly stares into her eyes and loses himself in thought.
Bo Ying is baffled.
It turns out that behind each and every "I'll kill you" is his repeated attempt to confirm, "Do you love me or not...?"
Until Bo Ying is pinned atop a long table by him, his scrutinizing gaze filled with pain.
"Are you really her...?"
-Male Lead's POV-
Zhao Yunyi hates that female assassin with all his heart.
She tricked him into giving her his true feelings, and he fell deeply for her. Only in the end did he realize it had all been a scheme.
He pushed her away with his own hands, unaware that he could no longer let her go.
He keeps the new maid by his side only because her eyes resemble the assassin's, making him love and hate her at once.
"Do your job properly and don't entertain any thoughts you shouldn't have."
But when Bo Ying collapses, gravely wounded, in his arms, Zhao Yunyi's hands tremble as he removes her mask. The face before him belongs to the maid.
The second prince keeps a straight face while secretly asking everyone for advice:
I have a friend who offended the person he loves. What should he do?
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Bonus scene:
One day, the guards of the prince's residence see the usually aloof and detached second prince crouching in a corner, counting flower petals one by one.
"She loves me... she loves me not... she loves me..."
TIPS:
1. The dynasty and place names in this novel are fictional. One true pairing, happy ending. The leads look alike but are not related by blood.
2. Update schedule may vary depending on my backlog. At least once every other day, with extra updates according to the rankings.
Blurb version dated July 21, 2023
Upcoming novel
Hong Jin takes a job posing as a noblewoman and marrying into the Su family to bring good luck to a sick man.
Everyone says the Su family's eldest son is a refined and brilliant man who shoulders the entire family alone, but unfortunately, he's sickly.
Hong Jin is just waiting to collect her pay after the funeral and leave.
As she expected, the Su family's eldest son doesn't escape an early death and soon passes away.
But she stays in Lin'an, holding an umbrella as she keeps watch over a lone grave, guarding the empty place in her heart.
Until a richly dressed young man falls off his horse and barges into the space left behind.
"I've been frail and sickly since childhood, unable to lift anything or do hard labor, and yet I've always attracted jealousy and been targeted for assassination."
The jade-faced man sighs, his eyes full of sorrow.
"Miss Hong Jin, you're highly skilled in martial arts. Would you be willing to protect me personally?"
Xie Zi'an, the third young master of the Xie family, is a notorious wastrel in Lin'an, skilled in every vice, from drinking and gambling to womanizing. Just two months ago, he was wielding a seven-foot staff and beat someone so badly he broke their leg in the middle of the street.
But now, the man has a cut on his palm and looks at her pitifully.
"The sword did it."
Hong Jin starts to feel a headache coming on, wondering if something is wrong with her.
The two men are clearly completely different, yet she sees the shadow of one in the other.
Hong Jin initially intends to refuse, but a series of unexpected events makes her realize that the attempts on Xie Zi'an's life are no fabrication.
And the early death of the Su family's eldest son years ago seems to have had more to it than meets the eye.
Male Lead's POV
Xie Zi'an has died once.
Back then, he was the Su family's eldest son, clinging to life.
Given the chance to live again, he planned to cut all ties with his past.
Whether it was the burden of the Su family or the woman he met at the end of his life.
But mysterious assassinations and schemes come one after another, and when his own life is in danger, he encounters Hong Jin again.
His hands guide the horse toward her against his will. The moment he falls into the beauty's arms, Xie Zi'an clutches her sleeve.
"Since you saved me, you have to take responsibility for me."
This time, he won't let her leave again.
--
That night, candlelight flickers.
Xie Zi'an has his hands and feet bound. Dark circles shadow his eyes, and his expression is hard to read in the gloom.
A woman in red stands before him, a sharp blade against his cheek, slowly wiping the blood from its tip.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
"My... husband?"
Theme: Be kindhearted and work for the good of all.
Idiot, she's not moving yet, hug her quickly
From life and death dependence in the north, misunderstanding to meeting again, emotional back and forth. The main storyline is sweet and sour, but Bai Tu and Liu Buhan felt quite sad watching the extra story. Everyone is making good progress, but it's a pity that there is no follow-up after thousands of miles.
She once thought she was in love with the man, but on her wedding day, she found out that the groom had run away from the wedding. Now that the ceremony was completed, she had to marry into the palace. She endured the difficulties and bad words from everyone all day long, and was eventually framed and drowned. God has eyes, she was reborn on her wedding day, kicked the scumbag and walked away. Facing the scumbag's pleading, she remained indifferent and just opened her lips and said: The author asked me to convey—— Pre-collection of "The Male Protagonist Is Always Driven Away by NPC", the crazy female protagonist meets the really crazy male protagonist, "There is no one who is not crazy in life"; "Your Highness, Why Are You Trouble" is in the same series as "The Young Master is Weak", in which a young man from an aristocratic family madly pursues the red hibiscus tree, but in exchange for the sentence "The young master resembles my dead husband"; "The Hunjun's Strategy Plan", trying to use a honey trap but being seduced by the Hunjun instead? If you want to know what happened next, please look forward to "I am at ease after being run away from marriage" Please bookmark the pre-received articles you are interested in ~
This tells us a truth, don't just pick up wild men on the roadside
The opponent scenes are so delicate and beautiful to watch
Woohoo, it looks good. Please update soon.
The last scene is so heartwarming,
(Moves a small bench to sit down) Set up the stall in advance! Take a look and have a look—— In the backlog of "The Male Protagonist of B-Games Always Wants My Life", [the mad love-loving Sheniu female protagonist VS the Baiqie Hei crazy male protagonist], "There is no one who is not crazy in life"; "Wuyou Teahouse", the women who built a teahouse in troubled times; "Your Highness, Why Are You Trouble" is in the same series as "The Young Master is Weak", [Mingyan female shopkeeper x weak son of aristocratic family], the young master of aristocratic family chases the red hibiscus, but in exchange for the sentence "The young master looks like my late husband"; "The Hunjun Strategy Plan", [Pretending to be a charming concubine vs being indifferent to the Hunjun], trying to use a beauty trap but being seduced by the Hunjun instead? You said (chew, chew, chew) why this pre-collection (chew, chew, chew) is (chew, chew, chew) so interesting (chew, chew, chew)...
Ah, ah, does Qianli like Boying?
It's really beautiful. Xiao Zhao and Yaoyao will always be happy!