01
In her previous life, Su Ronghua, a merchant's daughter, used every trick in the book to marry Jiang Tingyu.
After only three or four years of marriage, Jiang Tingyu passed the palace examination as the third-ranked candidate and rose in status. Wanting to marry a duke's daughter, he poisoned her to death.
Reborn, Su Ronghua wants nothing more to do with the Jiang family.
She sells the marriage contract for ten thousand taels of silver.
In this life, she plans to carry on her father's legacy and expand the Su family's business into the capital.
But she accidentally attracts Huo Yunchen, the capital's number one wastrel.
And her former fiancé has also begun to obsess over her and won't leave her alone.
02
Huo Yunchen, Marquis of Dingbei, inherited his title at the age of eight after both his parents died.
Raised by his grandmother and spoiled rotten, he grew up arrogant and domineering.
He would even beat up princes when he lost his temper, and all he got for making a scene in front of the emperor was a scolding.
That was until a lowborn merchant's daughter appeared.
He saw through her intentions at a glance.
He coldly warned her to behave, while finding himself unable to stop looking after her.
Until one day, she jumped into the water to end her life over her former fiancé.
Huo Yunchen couldn't hold back. He pulled her into his arms. “He doesn't want you. I do.”
03
Su Ronghua (looking confused): “Young Master Huo, I wasn't trying to kill myself. I just accidentally fell into the water.”
Huo Yunchen: “I don't believe you.”
Su Ronghua: “I wish he were dead. Why would I kill myself over him?”
Huo Yunchen: “Really? Then I'll go kill him right now.”
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The leads are strictly one-on-one. The ex-fiancé is just there to get face-slapped!
"Please add my next historical romance to your reading list: Reborn Alongside My Elder Sister"
In her previous life, Shen Xuewei was the maid who accompanied her legitimate elder sister, Shen Yuening, into the palace.
Her sister was made a Noble Consort and reigned supreme in the emperor's favor.
When the Great Zhou fell, the emperor abandoned the empress and fled with only her.
Shen Xuewei, meanwhile, fell into the hands of the rebel army and suffered greatly.
In the end, she followed the rebel leader Xiao Heng, helping him expand his territory, pacify the realm, and establish the Great Qi dynasty. She was named empress and became the mother of the realm.
But in the second year after her coronation, a great fire broke out in Weiyang Palace, and Shen Xuewei perished in the flames at just 28 years old.
When she opened her eyes again, Shen Xuewei was back at the age of sixteen, still a maid accompanying her mistress in Huaqing Palace.
An imperial decree arrived, and to her surprise, the emperor was going to make Shen Xuewei a consort.
Before Shen Xuewei could even react, her elder sister had already defected to the enemy with the city defense plans.
Theme: Rely on yourself instead of asking others