In her previous life, Shen Luoyuan was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family. On the day of the imperial hunt, the crown prince was trapped among ferocious beasts, and she sent an arrow flying to save him. The new emperor later ascended the throne, and a daughter of the Shen family married into the imperial clan to become empress. For years, the emperor and she supported each other through thick and thin, and their love was the envy of all.
Until she went ten years without bearing a child.
Meanwhile, the Shen family fell into decline, and her elder brother died on the battlefield.
The court ministers began whispering among themselves, even sending a woman to the palace.
She watched as that woman grew pregnant, rose from Jieyu to Noble Consort, and was promised less and less time with the man she loved. At last, the man sat high upon the imperial throne and sent her to the Cold Palace with an icy expression.
"Shen Luoyuan, what punishment do you deserve for harming the crown prince, a member of the imperial family?"
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Reborn on the day of the hunt.
Shen Luoyuan stood dazed. The crown prince, young and terrified, was surrounded by a giant beast. Hidden nearby, she held a bow, an arrow nocked and ready to fly.
But in the end, she lowered her bow.
With a sudden change of fate, the crown prince in this life was rescued by another woman.
Before she could leave, an unripe fruit dropped from a tree. A young man leaned against its trunk, looking down at her. His eyes were deep, his beauty dazzling enough to stand out from the crowd.
"What a shame. If you'd fired that arrow, you could have become the crown princess."
"I don't care for that."
"Then what do you care for? The empress's throne?"
The young man jumped down from the tree, his expression playful.
She carefully counted the arrows in her quiver. "Why not?"
She had already recognized him as the prince of a vassal state who had led an army to breach the imperial capital in her previous life, renowned for his ferocity as he conquered cities and territory. Yet after she was cast into the Cold Palace, he had granted her a dignified end.
She thought that if she were to marry, she would marry him.
Power and love: she had to claim at least one.
Reader's guide:
1. Legitimate daughter x "hostage prince"
2. Short, around a hundred thousand words
Coming next: Reborn to Marry a Hunter [Farming]
On the twenty-third day of the twelfth month, the Yu family's daughter died.
There was no bride-price or dowry. She died in squalor on her wedding night, her dilapidated wooden house transformed into a raging inferno, while her husband held an enchanting woman and watched her struggle to survive before she perished in the flames.
Given another life, Yu Nianqing no longer dared to marry.
But what choice did Yu Nianqing really have? She did not want to be sold to a brothel.
So, on a snowy night beneath the moon, she steeled herself and walked a long way, until she pushed open a rough wooden door.
She knew a mute hunter lived here.
She would marry him.
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There was happy news in Huo Family Village! The Huo mute, who had always kept to himself at the end of the village, was getting married!
The villagers, young and old, were astounded. They saw the tall, usually stern-faced man rushing around like a spinning top, arranging fabric and furniture everywhere, and gesturing for them to come feast with him.
On the wedding day, the villagers truly had their eyes opened.
There were sturdy, beautiful chests, a large bed, and even a pair of plump wild geese that city folk of means would have struggled to obtain.
As for the bride, she was petite and lovely, welcoming them with a shy blush.
In the years that followed, as spring turned to autumn and cold gave way to heat, the villagers of Huo Family Village watched the couple's life grow better and better.
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Yu Nianqing never expected the hunter to be willing to marry her, or to give her father ten taels of silver.
Afraid the hunter might send her away, Yu Nianqing kept working hard in the fields and embroidering after their wedding, saving every copper coin whenever she could. She did not even dare get too close to her husband.
She did not notice the tall figure of the man trembling in the darkness.
At last, Yu Nianqing slowly realized what was going on.
Was he...?
She cautiously touched the arm of the man who was making those "movements."
She deliberately acted as if everything were perfectly normal, but her awkward movements gave away how nervous she was.
"Should we... have a child?"
That night, she finally heard his voice, deep as spring thunder.
On the night of Jingzhe, thunder and rain sounded all night long.
Reader's guide:
1. Hardworking, capable young wife x taciturn, reserved hunter
2. Cozy everyday life and farming
3. Short, around a hundred thousand words
Theme: Stand on your own two feet
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