An Old Friend Comes Calling

[Princess Royal x Great General]

Synopsis

In the second year after Xin Mei became Princess Royal, two old acquaintances came from far away to see her.

One was the first love she had once "betrayed";

the other was the husband she had once "poisoned to death."

Reading Guide

· Rekindled romance, happy ending;

· Rival suitors, a love-triangle showdown, sweet and angsty;

· Weibo: Shui Huaizhu's Weibo.

Coming Soon: Stealing Jade

[Gentle Beauty x Arrogant, Heaven-Defying Young Marquis]

I

In the ninth year of Yuanhe, a scandal at the Censorate rocked the court, and both Rong Yu's family and her cousin's family were implicated.

With nowhere else to turn, the famous young Marquis Li Ji offered his help. He was willing to marry her and save her entire family.

What kind of man was Li Ji?

The most dissolute, ruthless, and arrogant wastrel in the capital, with a terrible reputation that kept countless noble young ladies at a distance.

Her mother wept all night in her room.

Rong Yu did not cry. The next day, she came forward herself and accepted the betrothal gifts from the Marquis's household.

On their wedding night, Rong Yu sat upright on the marriage bed.

After the nuptial wine ceremony, Li Ji lifted her red veil and said, bleary-eyed with drink, "Fang Yuanqing is my sworn brother."

Rong Yu: "?"

"He likes you." In the candlelight, Li Ji tugged at his collar, his narrow eyes dark as ink. "I once owed him a favor, so I saved your life."

Rong Yu understood. Her hand, which had been clutching his sleeve, relaxed. After a long silence, she smiled bitterly. "Thank you."

II

Li Ji often heard his close friend Fang Yuanqing speak of his gentle, lovely cousin.

One day, as Li Ji was leaving the city, he saw Fang Yuanqing chatting and laughing with a young woman at a roadside pavilion.

Apricot blossoms were in full bloom. The woman sat in the pavilion, her features as lovely as a painting, with the grace of an immortal and the beauty of jade. When she smiled, she was as radiant as spring flowers.

Li Ji stared, unable to look away for a long time.

His attendant leaned over and said, "There, that's the cousin Young Master Fang is always pining for, the legitimate daughter of the Rong family, Rong Yu."

The world is unpredictable. When disaster struck his close friend's family, the Rong family began to teeter on the brink as well.

Li Ji watched Rong Yu caught in the storm and went to find his friend. "I'll marry her for you for now. I won't touch her. When you come back, I'll return her to you."

His friend, tears in his eyes, clasped his hands and bowed deeply to him.

Later, his friend's family was exonerated, and he hurried back to the capital from exile. He wrote to Li Ji in advance.

Li Ji looked at the letter his friend had sent from afar, then at his pregnant wife behind him.

Rong Yu smiled. "Husband?"

Li Ji crumpled the letter in his hand. "The estate has a manor in Jinling. It's especially beautiful when the apricot blossoms bloom. Would you like to go?"

Reading Guide

· The "steal your love" trope;

· Short story, around 200,000 characters, romance-focused, one-on-one, sweet;

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Theme: Unwavering devotion