The Big White Wolf vs. the Little Black Rabbit
Wen Nan was known throughout Lingnan as a little Guanyin. The solemn, sacred mole between her brows was said to bring her husband good fortune and bless her with a life of ease. When she was still a young girl, she caught the eye of Li Ji, the Prince of Jizhou, who brought her back to his manor as an honored cousin everyone envied. All that remained was for her to come of age, when she would become the Princess Consort of Ji.
Everyone thought the Wen family had landed a high branch to climb, but no one wondered what life was like for Wen Nan in the prince's manor, with no family to rely on.
When the secondary consort entered the manor, even the maids who shared their master's bed mocked Wen Nan as a seductress living in the servants' quarters.
A few days later, a sudden fire broke out at the Prince of Ji's manor. The cousin who died there was Wen Nan.
The usually meek Wen Nan faked her death and escaped, but Li Ji seemed to go mad and personally tracked her down.
On the joyous day of the wedding, the newlyweds at the Prince of Ji's manor beamed with happiness. The bride was dignified and beautiful, her features strikingly similar to those of the manor's cousin. Meanwhile, Wen Nan trembled as she looked up at the regent, a man who killed without batting an eye.
All that tenderness and devotion was nothing more than a bargaining chip Li Ji used to win back the woman he loved.
Wen Nan's breakdown that night cost her the chance to share his bed. She would never forget Li Baiji's words: "The timid do not deserve to find pleasure beneath me."
Wen Nan received no affection in the prince's manor and endured endless torment. In the end, desire and despair made her covet once more the man who held all the power.
Later, she entered the capital, became a divine maiden, killed loyal ministers, and spread wicked rumors.
She wanted the wind, the rain, and the empire...
Reader advisory: This is a product of a feudal age, so don't overanalyze it. There is a ten-year age gap. The heroine becomes ruthless and scheming later on. If she can kill someone, she won't spare them; if she can use someone, she won't walk away.
It gets seriously messed up later. Both of them are messed up!
Coming next: Little Golden Branch (Reborn)
A silly beauty reborn vs. a rugged, iron-willed prince with a different surname
1. Si Jiaojiao was just like her name: pampered and spoiled, she'd never known hardship. The youngest daughter of the prime minister, she grew up cherished by her parents.
Yet she fell for a poor farmer's son, willingly trading her fine clothes for an apron and cooking for him.
Three years later, because her mother-in-law said they had no children, her husband made his cousin from the village his favored concubine.
Though heartbroken, Si Jiaojiao knew that having no heirs was a serious matter, so she could only swallow her anger. She even treated the child born to the concubine as if it were her own.
Little did she know that after her husband was promoted, the first thing he did was have her confined. It turned out she'd been drinking medicine to prevent pregnancy all along!
It turned out the whole family had been climbing the ladder by sucking her dry. It turned out that despicable man had been a childhood sweetheart with his cousin all along!
2. In her reborn life, Si Jiaojiao hardened her heart. She was going to strip that whole family down to their last layer of skin. I'm an idiot! But I'm a noble idiot!
She valued her life especially dearly, and, afraid of facing them alone, she went looking for protection from Huo Wuji, her brother's friend.
3. Huo Wuji was a prince of a different surname with a string of distinguished military achievements. Rumor had it he was savage and cruel, with a long saber at his waist and countless souls slain beneath its blade.
Si Jiaojiao swallowed her fear and went to ask him for protection, hoping only that he would keep her safe.
She never expected him to wave a hand and have her thrown out of his residence.
Si Jiaojiao: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ I'm mad!
Huo Wuji looked at the young woman who had come to find him. People in the capital avoided him whenever they could, so how could he have any friends worth mentioning?
But the young woman came by every day, crying, throwing a fit, threatening to hang herself, and lamenting her misfortunes. Huo Wuji thought of reporting her to the authorities, but whenever he met her pitiful gaze and saw her delicate red lips, his heart softened.
Later, Huo Wuji even began to enjoy the racket she made beside him, watching her laugh with abandon and seeing her burst into tears when she could no longer keep up the act.
Once that troublesome family had fallen for good, Si Jiaojiao dusted off her hands and prepared to leave. A large, callused hand caught her around the waist, and their hands entwined beneath his cloak, damp with a thin sheen of sweat. "Jiaojiao is a lovely name. You ought to be cherished in someone's palm."
The heat at her back made Si Jiaojiao shiver. She hurriedly waved her hands. "You heard wrong! I came to the wrong person."
"Too late."
When they returned to the capital, the Si family was stunned. Why had their daughter brought back such a menace? What a disaster!
Si Jiaojiao: "Oops, my bad~ A little mistake."
She set out to take revenge on her scumbag ex, only for him to chase after her. It didn't work out. Hehe.
Theme: When there's no road beneath your feet, make one yourself.
Good looking. Spread flowers. Spread flowers.
Good looking. Spread flowers. Spread flowers.
Come on, spread the flowers, spread the flowers
Good looking. Spread flowers. Spread flowers.
Good-looking, good-looking, scattering flowers
Is your wife feeling better now? [Calico cat head]
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Ah ah ah ah long time no see. Take care of yourself.
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