Hard to Shake Off

1.

His beautiful, delicate aunt.

She was bewitchingly charming, with a slender waist and long legs. Everyone said she was a noble lady born to a life of luxury, and that a treasure like her deserved to be kept in a golden house.

Then, one day, everything changed. The real princess returned.

She left Fengyang Palace and became the daughter of a disgraced minister, a delicate flower anyone could bully.

He had long lived in the Eastern Palace, holding power without becoming arrogant.

That night, she knelt on the blue jade floor and had no choice but to beg for his mercy.

2.

Word had it that the former Eldest Princess had moved into the Eastern Palace as the Crown Prince's principal consort. She often made mistakes and caused trouble, earning herself punishments of kneeling and confinement, while never winning his favor.

The Crown Prince was aloof and desireless, strict with himself and devoted to propriety.

The Eastern Palace had never taken in any consorts. Someone like her, who kept provoking the Crown Prince, would surely be deposed sooner or later.

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She was punished again last night.

By the next day, sweat clung to her skin, and her body was so sore and weak that she could barely move.

She watched the birds perched on a branch through the window.

Her gaze was languid. Suddenly, she was tired of the high walls, tired of this palace prison that had confined her for half her life.

Before long, autumn's chill set in.

The usually composed Crown Prince stared coldly at the empty chambers, his expression dark with anger.

Note: The male lead is Wanqi Zhong.

Reader's Guide:

1. The female lead is three years older than the young male lead. They are not blood-related. Her title of Eldest Princess makes her the male lead's grandaunt by marriage.

2. The female lead is a delicate, dependent flower. The story is sweet, with a hint of bitterness.

3. This is a story the author is writing to improve their mood. Updates follow the rankings.

Coming soon: Swallowing Flowers, Reclining with Wine

1.

In the year she came of age, Lu Xiangyi inexplicably developed a mark of intertwined blossoms. As it grew darker, she gradually began to see that she was the heroine of an erotic novel.

She should have been the cherished jewel her father and brothers held in the palms of their hands. But when her cousin, the Third Prince, was falsely accused of treason and died, her tragic fate began.

In the story, Lu Xiangyi was possessed and confined by three powerful men. The mark of intertwined blossoms forced her to submit to them, and in the end, after enduring endless suffering, she took her own life in despair.

She woke from the nightmare with a start.

Lu Xiangyi was deeply afraid of what she had seen.

So she absolutely could not let her cousin die. She took the initiative to win over her cold and ruthless cousin, and even when her parents chose a husband for her, she named him as the one she wanted to marry.

But whenever the mark of intertwined blossoms flared up, she was left in agony. Each time she awoke, she was bruised all over, with a sore, weak waist and countless marks left behind by their lovemaking.

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The Third Prince, Pei Ji, was cold and merciless.

He had spent years fighting on the battlefield, carrying a bloodthirsty aura about him, and was still unmarried at twenty-five.

Pei Ji had a cousin who was not at all close to him.

She was timid as a mouse and had feared him like a demon since childhood.

At night, they made love, their warm breaths mingling.

By day, she forgot their intimacy completely. Even when he came an inch closer, she would tremble in secret with fright.

Reader's Guide: One-on-one romance, both leads have no prior sexual experience, size difference.

1. Later in the story, the male lead will awaken memories of loving the female lead without being loved in return in the original story. Their age difference is seven years.

Theme: Have the courage to pursue what you want.