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Blurb:
Yu Qingyao is a noble daughter from a marquis's family. Beloved by the empress, she has moved freely about the palace since childhood and grew up alongside the crown prince, Qi Xiuyun. The two have always been deeply devoted to each other.
Qi Xiuyun treats her like a precious treasure, indulging her in every way.
Just as the entire capital expects her to marry into the Eastern Palace and become crown princess, she suddenly falls in love with the second prince, Qi Yan, who has only recently been acknowledged by the imperial family.
When he is imprisoned after his failed rebellion, she even risks her life to plead for him.
Yet Qi Yan coldly presses his sword against her neck and uses her life to force Qi Xiuyun, who has only just ascended the throne, to write an edict abdicating in his favor. He wants him dead.
Yu Qingyao thinks he must be insane to entertain such delusions.
But she never imagined Qi Xiuyun was even crazier. He actually agrees.
Yu Qingyao is stunned, then stunned again. Both men have completely lost their minds. The only way to break this deadlock is to die.
"Qi Xiuyun," she calls softly, speaking one word at a time. "Protect this vast empire, and live well."
With that, she slits her throat and dies, blood splattering the scene...
When she wakes again, Yu Qingyao has returned to the day she first met the second prince.
Yu Qingyao: What second prince? He can go sit wherever it's coolest.
Yu Qingyao is the person Qi Xiuyun cherishes most. From childhood onward, he has loved, protected, and doted on her. He respects her, too, and refuses to use imperial power to constrain her. She is naturally innocent and carefree, so he patiently waits for her to gradually come around, hoping she'll choose him of her own accord.
He never expected to wait for such a tragic ending as the one in their previous life.
Even less could he have imagined that his countless prayers, whispered night after night, would come true: he has returned to the past and sees her once again.
This time, even knowing Yu Qingyao doesn't truly love him, he will use every means at his disposal to keep her by his side. He will never let the tragedy of their previous life happen again.
Reading guide:
1. Both leads are reborn. Sweet romance. The male lead gradually regains his memories~~ Slow burn~ Soapy drama... Please add it to your collections~
2. The heroine isn't a lovesick fool. In her previous life, she mistakenly fell for the second male lead because of a melodramatic plot twist. Alternate universe! Very alternate!
3. This novel is also known as Spring Tides Run Deep Every Night~
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Blurb:
With the war deadlocked at the front, the enemy nation suddenly sends a marriage proposal, stating that if they can marry Princess Jingqing and forge an alliance between the two countries, the border will enjoy a hundred years of peace.
The whole court is in an uproar, not with delight, but with fury.
The enemy forces have been surrounded by our army for over a month. Their country will fall as soon as the city is breached.
In such circumstances, they still dare to brazenly ask for our princess's hand and prattle on about peace. It's utterly absurd.
Besides, the princess has already been married off. Although the young marquis was her consort for only a day before he died, generations of his family have laid down their lives for their country while fighting the enemy. This proposal is clearly meant as an insult. It's despicable.
And everyone knows that Princess Jingqing was the late emperor's most beloved daughter and helped the current emperor ascend the throne. There is no way she would...
Yet despite all these reasons why it should be impossible, an imperial decree arranging the marriage arrives at the princess's residence.
"Princess, His Majesty has made up his mind. What are we going to do?" her maid asks anxiously.
Jingqing gazes at the pear blossoms outside the window, their branches laden with snowlike petals, and blinks lightly. As if asking casually, she says, "When will Chu Yu return?"
"That's right, there's also Lord Chancellor. Come to think of it, if he hadn't refused the marriage proposal back then, the princess wouldn't have ended up in this predicament. For public and private reasons alike, he has to save you."
The maid gradually relaxes, speaking with conviction. "As long as Lord Chancellor returns in time, he'll surely be able to stop this absurd political marriage."
But Jingqing never gets to see Chu Yu return. She dies on the journey to the marriage.
When she wakes again, she has unexpectedly returned to five years earlier.
Looking back over everything that happened, Jingqing reaches one conclusion: it's all Chu Yu's fault.
Hmph. Didn't he refuse to marry her? Then she'll make sure the marriage happens. Once she's slowly devoured him completely, she'll kick him to the curb.
Premise: As heaven moves with vigor, a gentleman should strive tirelessly to improve himself.
