The Hostage Prince I Once Tormented Ascended the Throne

Forthcoming historical romance: Raise the Precious Little Ancestor on Your Knees (blurb below)

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Ming Can, the princess of the Jiang Kingdom, is spoiled, willful, and overbearing. There is nothing in the world she cannot get, except Shi An, a hostage from the Zhou Kingdom.

She takes one look at the aloof, stubborn Shi An and decides she must have him. She takes him by force, keeps him captive, and abuses him as she pleases.

Later, when the Jiang Kingdom falls, Shi An, who has always seemed weak and unresourceful, holds a dagger to her throat and throws her into a crowd of rioters.

Ming Can: Good! This is exactly the kind of man I chose! But it looks like I'm about to die. Maybe I should pretend to be insane?

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Shi An has been a hostage for over a decade. He has suffered countless humiliations and hates the Jiang Kingdom, but he hates Ming Can even more, the woman who has repeatedly driven him to the brink of death.

But now Ming Can has lost her memory and gone mad, and fallen in love with someone else?

He will never allow her to lose her memory.

And falling in love with someone else is even more out of the question!

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Late at night, in the Zhou Kingdom's imperial palace, candlelight flickers.

Inside the brocade curtains, Ming Can pinches her thigh hard, trembling as she cries, "Big brother... Please let my husband and me go. I really don't know you..."

Shi An stands against the light, his eyes as sinister as a venomous snake. His cold fingertips slowly stroke her cheek, and his low, husky voice sounds beside her ear. "Forgotten? No matter. I'll help you remember... each and every detail, one by one."

1. One-on-one, both leads' first time;

2. A kaleidoscopic black x a white-cutting, extremely black lead. The heroine is extremely, extremely peculiar;

3. Their past relationship was a seesaw: after one side is put through hell, the other side will be, too. Readers who are extremely devoted to either the male or female lead, beware;

4. Neither a strong heroine nor a story centered on female empowerment;

5. The heroine isn't insane. She's pretending;

6. True love-hate relationship, by my own estimation, moderately so.

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Forthcoming story: Raise the Precious Little Ancestor on Your Knees

Feng Si, Prince of Ning, is immensely powerful, ruthless, and merciless.

He snatches the most pampered little daughter of the Liu family right off the street and forces her to marry him as his consort.

Everyone gasps. That spoiled little terror has fallen into the hands of the living King of Hell. She probably won't last three days.

After they marry:

In the first month, Feng Si is full of energy.

In the second month, Feng Si is starting to feel a little tired.

In the third month, Feng Si comes out of the room leaning against the wall. He realizes he may not survive another three days.

One moment she wants scented ointment, the next she wants her nails painted. In the middle of the night, she insists on pressing him down to sleep. If he so much as neglects her, she cries and whines endlessly. Her pitiful expression is enough to break the hearts of anyone who hears or sees her...

Feng Si can't take it anymore. He runs off to enjoy some peace and quiet, declaring that he won't come back until she changes her ways.

Before the day is out, someone from the residence comes looking for him.

Feng Si is surprised. "She realized she was wrong that quickly?"

The steward hesitates. "No. The princess consort packed up the whole princely residence and went back to her parents' home..."

Theme: Water poured onto level ground flows north, south, east, and west, each in its own direction.