The Imperial Uncle Is So Hard to Pursue

Beauty is easy to find, but peerless beauty is rare. Commandery Princess Jiayi, Lu Fuyao, could certainly be called the most beautiful woman in Great Jing. Ever since Lu Fuyao came of age, a steady stream of distinguished young gentlemen had come to seek her hand, nearly wearing down her doorstep. Her mother was a Grand Princess, and her father was the Duke Who Guards the Nation. In everyone's eyes, the Commandery Princess Jiayi was born into an illustrious family and possessed peerless beauty. She had no shortage of suitors and could choose any husband she liked. Yet she took a liking to no one, choosing instead the most difficult man in Great Jing: Xiao Lu. Xiao Lu came from one of the greatest aristocratic families. He was noble by birth and the emperor's maternal uncle, a man of immense power and influence. Though handsome beyond compare and accomplished in both letters and arms, he was cold-faced and cold-hearted, seemingly without affection or desire. He was known as the "Cold-Faced Yama," an object of admiration whom the noble young ladies all longed for but did not dare approach. Her family and friends all urged Lu Fuyao: Xiao Lu has no room in his heart for love. He's cold and ruthless. Pursuing him will end badly. Even her mother, Grand Princess Pingyang, told her, "There's a generation between you and Xiao Lu. If you get together, the family relations will be a mess. Find someone else to like, my little terror." But the willful little commandery princess wouldn't listen. She clung to him and tried every trick in the book until she finally won him over, only to regret it. Not long after their wedding, Lu Fuyao could take no more. She leaned on Xiao Lu's shoulder and sobbed out her complaints. "You hypocritical, self-righteous beast in human clothing..." The man, always so cold and distant, let his little wife scold him as he wiped her tears. "Everything Yaoyao says is right." The little princess sniffled. "I... I want a divorce!" Xiao Lu: "..." He gently tried to coax her, and when all else failed, even called her "my little terror." Lu Fuyao: "..." This is making the family relations even messier. * Xiao Lu was devoted to political maneuvering and relished the pleasures that power brought. He found romantic entanglements tedious, and looked at the beautiful women around him as if they were flowers and grass along the roadside, never pausing to give them a second glance. That is, until the willful little commandery princess inexplicably got her hooks into him. #The workaholic gets tamed by a love-struck girl# [Looks-Obsessed, Willful, Love-Struck Heroine vs. Cool, Serious Workaholic Hero (Maybe?)] * A romance-focused, ordinary sweet love story. Written in plain language, set in a loosely imagined historical world. I just wanted to write this kind of opposites-attract couple. If it's not your thing, please be kind and move along. Thanks! Coming soon: The Heir Doesn't Dote on His Wife Synopsis: The heir, Xiao Lanting, is nobly born, tall and handsome, and a peerless talent skilled in both letters and arms. His life was going splendidly, full of youthful confidence, until his father remarried late in life and brought him a stepmother. The most infuriating part was that his stepmother brought along her deadweight niece and persuaded his father to marry this "cousin," a stranger with no blood relation to him, to Xiao Lanting. How could he possibly accept that? * Wen Qingning's mother is dead, her father is unknown, and she has been wandering from place to place with her aunt. Because she is so beautiful that she attracts unwanted attention, she and her aunt have struggled to find a powerful family willing to take them in. At last, they have found protection and peace. To ensure Wen Qingning can live a life free of worry and under someone's protection, her aunt decides to take advantage of their close ties and marry her to Xiao Lanting, a noble heir who is not yet engaged or married. Though the heir is eventually pressured into agreeing to marry her, he treats her coldly. * Xiao Lanting thinks that if he simply ignores the woman who looks like a seductress, she'll grow resentful and give up. But she adapts to her situation and isn't affected in the slightest. Worse, her stunning beauty and alluring figure attract admirers and bring all sorts of people coveting her. Even if he doesn't love her, she is at least his lawful wife. To chase away her admirers, Xiao Lanting has no choice but to get involved. As his rivals grow more formidable, he begins to see her differently with every confrontation, until he falls for her completely... 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