The Crown Prince's Dark Moonlight

Four years after Jiang Yuxiao was found and brought home, her family moved to the capital. Then the crown prince died suddenly, leaving no body behind. A master said the prince's coffin lid wouldn't stay shut unless he got a wife.

After looking high and low, they settled on Jiang Yuxiao. Her family wept as if their hearts were breaking, lamenting that their lovely young daughter would be a widow for the rest of her life.

Beneath the bridal sedan's fan, the bride couldn't keep the smile off her face. To enjoy wealth and glory at such a young age, a woman had to be lucky enough to have her husband die. Not everyone got that chance.

On their wedding night, a paper effigy stood beside her, while the wind howled like a vengeful ghost.

Jiang Yuxiao took her paper husband's hand. "Benefactor, accept my bow."

"I heard you have a moonlight you loved but could never have, someone you've missed for years. Why not visit me in a dream? I can burn you a little portrait of her."

One night, as usual, Jiang Yuxiao chatted with her paper husband, then boldly said, "I heard Your Highness was so handsome he could take your breath away. What a pity he died young, so I never got to see him. I'd even settle for one night of passion with him."

"Don't even think about it."

A deep voice cut through the night. Jiang Yuxiao froze. A ghost... a ghost!

In the flickering orange candlelight, a tall man leaned against the window, his face grim.

"Gai Dihu, long time no see. How have you been?"

Gai Dihu was the name she'd used when she was an orphan.

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When Xiao Yunheng was fifteen, political infighting forced him to wander among the common folk. The favored son of heaven was suddenly cast down.

One day, he lay curled up in a corner, beaten and covered in bruises, when a filthy girl pointed at him.

"Hey, you're in my spot. Get out."

Later, she said, "Stick with me, and you'll get food."

Desperate to survive, Xiao Yunheng believed her.

But she didn't just let him tag along. She bullied him, ordered him around, and made him steal and find food while she sat back and enjoyed the spoils.

That year was the most humiliating one in the life of a man who would otherwise go through life with unblemished dignity.

Xiao Yunheng hated her.

Later, she left by boat, abandoning him in the bitter cold of Lingzhou.

Xiao Yunheng resented her.

Not long after, he reclaimed his identity as crown prince.

For four long years, he spent a fortune searching for her. Word on the street was that she was the aloof crown prince's one true love.

It was absurd. He'd clearly wanted to make her beg for mercy and pay her back for every humiliation she'd put him through.

Then he found her, lying in his bedroom on his bed, asking to spend a night of passion with him.

That woman was as shameless, money-grubbing, smooth-talking, and afraid of death as ever. At first, Xiao Yunheng looked down on her just as he always had.

Later, he was more grateful than ever that he had money and power, enough to keep her safe and carefree for the rest of her life.

As for paying her back for those humiliations, he did it all during their night together.

A carefree crown princess vs. a crown prince who says one thing but means another

One couple, both virgins, a coming-of-age story

From little beggars to crown prince and crown princess, and finally to a young emperor and empress

1. Fictional setting with blended elements. Please don't overanalyze the historical details.

2. Updates are generally at 9 p.m. Before signing, updates follow the rankings; afterward, there will be a daily update.

3. During their beggar days, the male lead is proud and the female lead is cunning. They bicker like children. In the palace, they'll become much more mature and composed. The female lead puts on a dignified front (but is still lively), and the male lead acts proper and aloof (he's still a tsundere at heart). Their true natures remain the same.

4. The male lead's "dark turn" means he'll keep up appearances for a while.

5. The anti-piracy ratio is generally 60%.

Coming soon: She Was Difficult, Then Suddenly Lost Her Memory

Xiao Changle, daughter of the grand princess, is born to the imperial family, spoiled and domineering.

One day she falls into a river and falls in love with a poor scholar. From then on, she becomes obsessed, breaks up Gu Changqing and the woman he loves, and forces him into marriage. They remain husband and wife for eight years.

Everyone knows Prime Minister Gu Changqing has had a hard life: first, he was born into a poor family, but studied diligently and rose to high office; second, he has a jealous, crazy wife at home.

Gu Changqing can't stand her. He hates her meddling, is disgusted by her love, resents her for drugging him, and regrets ever saving her.

This time, he watches coldly as she falls into the water. He never expects the woman to wake up with no memory.

Xiao Changle wakes up to find her world turned upside down. Her beloved hangers-on are all gone, she's somehow married, and she's told she's spent years chasing a man without any self-respect.

"What are you making a fuss about now?" Gu Changqing says impatiently. "If you're trying to get my attention, don't bother."

Xiao Changle rolls her eyes. "Tch. You have issues."

She doubts her own taste. She must have been out of her mind back then.

Gu Changqing is surprised. She really does seem different, for instance, she's no longer clinging to him. Good.

Xiao Changle thinks day and night about her beloved hangers-on, especially the gentle, attentive little nightingale. Whenever he sings, she gets hot, and then plum-blossom marks appear on her body. She paid a lot to buy him out, after all.

Before long, the manor of Princess Huayin is as lively as ever, with parties every night.

As for Gu Changqing, they make three rules: they won't interfere with each other, and they keep their distance in spirit and in person.

Sometimes they argue. He scolds her for being debauched, and she tells him to find someone too. He leaves with a dark look, perhaps furious that his moonlight has become another man's wife.

Sometimes they get drunk and sleep together. After doing it for a while, she wonders if she'd chosen him in the first place because he was so good in bed and so well-endowed.

One night, as songs drift through the air, the powerful Prime Minister Gu kneels on the ground in an actor's costume, burning his arm with a plum-blossom-shaped branding iron until it's covered in wounds.

He pleads like a dog begging for scraps. "Changle, I get plum-blossom marks when I heat up too. Look at me. Love me, okay?"

It turns out he's even crazier about love than she is.

From then on, she can only love him, and must love him alone.

And so the world gains a jealous, crazy husband.

One couple, and the male lead has no moonlight or love interest

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