I Came to the Capital for Revenge

Before his adoptive father breathed his last, he clutched Ying Xiaoman's hand. "Hug, hug, hug, " Ying Xiaoman hugged him through her tears. Her adoptive father glared and strained to get out his final word, full of resentment: ", Take revenge!" Ying Xiaoman packed her bags and went to the capital to fulfill her adoptive father's final wish: to take revenge on... the family of his master. She was going to kill the capital's corrupt official, Yan Rongshi. The capital was huge, and it was full of handsome men. One ordinary rainy day, she rescued a man who was on the brink of death. He was especially handsome. The handsome man weakly opened his eyes and gazed at her for a long while. In a daze, he said, "Pearls gleam in the light, scarlet robes are dusted with earth. Like clouds veiling the moon, like snow blown on the wind..." Ying Xiaoman: "I don't understand. Speak like a normal person." Man: "." The man switched to plain speech: "I will repay your kindness a thousandfold. Whatever you want, I'll make it happen." Ying Xiaoman: "I want to kill the corrupt official Yan Rongshi." Man: "." Satisfied with his promise, Ying Xiaoman said, "Oh, I haven't asked your name yet." The man said, "Yan Qi." Ying Xiaoman was startled. "Your surname is Yan too? What's your relationship to that corrupt official Yan Rongshi?" Yan Qi didn't bat an eye. "That corrupt official Yan Rongshi lives under the same roof as me. Though we're distant relatives of the same clan, we have a blood feud. Good on you for killing him!" Ying Xiaoman exclaimed, "The great families in the capital are so complicated." It wasn't until much later that Ying Xiaoman learned the truth. The young head of the Yan family, Yan Rongshi, Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review... was ranked seventh in his family. [Male lead's point of view] Every day, I reflect on three things: Have I finished dealing with my cases today? Will Xiaoman open the door for me tonight? Has Xiaoman given up on trying to kill me today? [Reader's guide] 1. Fictional setting loosely modeled on the Song dynasty. No historical accuracy required. 2. Bickering couple, with a male lead who has a secret crush. 3. Scheming nobleman x straightforward beauty. 4. More to come. Next novel: Drunk Beneath the Pass Xiao Wanfeng was summoned back from the border and generously rewarded. The general laid down his armor and settled into a life of wealth and ease in the capital. As music and dancing filled the palace banquet, a beautiful woman in plain clothes slowly walked across the hall. She was none other than the daughter of the Xie family, recently implicated in a major case. Xie Mingshang, the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, was bright and beautiful, with a spoiled temperament. Even as a condemned woman, she still held her chin high, giving him a cold sidelong glance with her clear black-and-white eyes. The emperor smiled and pointed at the beauty. "I hear the Xie family and my second brother had quite a history at the border. Shall I make an arrangement and give you Miss Xie?" Xiao Wanfeng held his golden cup and replied calmly, "Thank you, Your Majesty." All those years ago, the winds whipped across the desert at the border, and a lone rider came racing through the moonlight. In countless dreams, Xiao Wanfeng always saw a lively little girl of about ten, chewing on a sweet apricot as she watered her horse by the river, her little boots swinging as she waited for him. Many years after their parting, that little girl had grown up... and forgotten him. [Female lead's point of view] To Xie Mingshang, Prince Xiao Wanfeng of Hejian was at first a stranger who shared her bed. He was taciturn and domineering, with an iron grip, so she was wary of him at every turn. Then somehow he became her personal purse, and the talisman who always showed up whenever she got into trouble. Later, she discovered that no matter what she asked of him, even if she rested her pale toes on his knee and lazily asked him to help put on her shoes, he would simply cup her cold winter feet in his broad hands and ask, "Which pair?" [Reader's guide] 1. The story is told from the female lead's point of view. 2. The male lead has been secretly in love with her for years. A marriage that turns into love, with bittersweet sweetness. 3. More to come. Theme: After the storm comes a rainbow