Yun Yanyun Returns

Blurb

Version One: If a man who will one day become emperor tells you, "In this life, I will have only you. I won't take any concubines," what would you think?

Xu Yunrong had nothing to say. She turned around and started poring over history books, seeking out palace intrigues and royal scandals from every dynasty.

In the end, she concluded that Crown Prince Huo Yun was all honeyed words and empty promises, and certainly no good match!

Version Two: Xu Yunrong was easygoing and indifferent by nature. Whenever she encountered rivalry or scheming, she would steer clear of it.

By a twist of fate, she was drawn into the contest to become Crown Princess, and the handsome, imposing Crown Prince pursued her, saying that he would love only her for the rest of his life.

She took it as a passing joke. Before marrying into the Eastern Palace, she even crammed on schemes and stratagems, hoping to keep herself safe.

Yet inside the Eastern Palace, aside from her, the Crown Princess, there was only one sickly secondary consort.

Whether it was an overbearing cousin or a two-faced friend, she didn't have to lift a finger. They were all eliminated outright.

Xu Yunrong: So life in the imperial harem can be this carefree.

Forthcoming novel: Willow Floss Drifts Down to Xijin. Please add it to your reading lists, thank you!

Blurb: Wei Lan was born in the prosperous capital and raised in a family of scholars. At sixteen, she married the Marquis of Pingjing as his second wife.

She thought she would spend her whole life confined within the walls of a great household, but an upheaval left her stranded in the Northwest.

Her delicate beauty was broken, and her pearl-like brilliance buried in dust.

Much later, she finally understood that everything had happened for the best.

Zhou Nanfeng lost his father at one, his mother at ten, and at thirteen had his inheritance seized by his uncle and aunt before they drove him from home. With no choice, he became an outlaw.

He thought all peace and happiness in the world were beyond his reach, and so he grew cold and merciless.

Until he met Wei Lan, a serene and tranquil woman of peerless beauty, as if she had descended from the heavens.

He knew it was impossible, yet he couldn't stop thinking of her.

From then on, he fought on horseback with his blade in hand, pursued fame and achievement, and won titles and military honors, all so he could stand by your side.

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The Princess and the Rebel Minister, now complete. Blurb:

Ling Weizhou: I raise my army today only because the nation is in turmoil and the people are suffering.

Once the realm is at peace, I will bring Your Majesty back to the capital.

Five years later.

Xiao Yuanying: Now that Your Majesty has ascended the throne, I am a princess of the former dynasty. I should request a divorce for the sake of peace throughout the realm. There is no need to discuss it further.

Ling Weizhou: All under heaven is the land of the Ling family. Where could you possibly go?

Xiao Yuanying knew that her imperial brother had married her to Ling Weizhou to win over the Ling family.

In plain terms, he was afraid they would rebel, so he sent them a princess as a gift.

So even though she was a princess, life with the Ling family was hard.

She paid respects to her father-in-law and tried to please her husband, but after all that work, the Ling family rebelled anyway.

Xiao Yuanying thought, Finally, I don't have to put up with this anymore. We can split up and go our separate ways, so I won't be implicated when the Ling family is executed and their household confiscated.

Five years later, Ling Weizhou defeated all his rivals and won the realm.

Xiao Yuanying: ...I should go even farther away!

Theme: Kind, resilient, self-respecting, and self-loving