Old Stories of Chengshan (Double Rebirth)

The Empress Dowager fell gravely ill and entrusted the young Emperor to the care of Grand Princess Yun Wan.

While looking after the young Emperor, Yun Wan spent nearly half a month chasing his tutor, Meng Yu, around, turning the Qianqing Palace and Wenhua Hall upside down.

One day, Yun Wan cornered him in a hall. "Stay with me. I'll give you whatever you want, be it money or power."

Meng Yu sneered. "I need neither money nor power."

Yun Wan asked, puzzled, "Then what do you want?"

Meng Yu fell silent for a long while, then turned and left.

After returning, Yun Wan asked the young Emperor, "Wouldn't it be nice to be a princess's consort?"

The young Emperor spoke around a mouthful of braised pork. "But if he becomes a consort, he can't be an official anymore."

*

Not long afterward, Meng Yu went south to implement new policies.

Yun Wan caught a chill and fell seriously ill.

In her delirium, Yun Wan had a dream.

In the dream, Meng Yu resigned from office for her and became her consort.

They had been married for ten years, but gradually grew estranged and came to loathe each other.

When Yun Wan awoke, the heart-wrenching grief still lingered.

But a figure who should have been in the south was kneeling by her bed.

Meng Yu looked exhausted and road-weary, and Yun Wan's reflection filled his eyes.

Yun Wan said nothing and had him thrown out.

*

The palace soon returned to peace.

The new policies were implemented successfully, and Meng Yu rose to become the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, a man second to none.

At a palace banquet, Yun Wan's marriage was brought up.

She listened quietly, neither accepting nor refusing.

After the banquet, someone seized her wrist and pulled her into an empty side hall.

Outside, shadows moved and footsteps echoed without end.

Inside, the candlelight was dim. Meng Yu pinned her against the door and gripped her chin, kissing her hard. The heavy smell of wine clung to her.

When they parted, their robes were disheveled and their breaths tangled together.

Meng Yu pressed his lips to hers and rasped the childhood name he used for her: "Wan'er, open your mouth."

*

In his previous life, Meng Yu gave up his career in government to ask for the hand of the woman he loved.

Unfortunately, people make plans, but fate has the final say. In the end, their love came to a bitter end.

Reborn, Meng Yu embarked on a career in government once more.

He became the Emperor's tutor and was ordered to implement new policies. His future was bright.

Until the day in Wenhua Hall when the woman he loved asked him:

"What do you want?"

He said nothing.

*

Reborn, Meng Yu wants to use all his achievements and honors to bring the woman he loves home as his wife.

- Grand Princess x powerful Grand Secretary

- One-on-one, both leads are virgins, happy ending

- Alternate history, no real-life inspirations for the characters

- The male lead is reborn; the female lead gradually remembers her past life

[Seeking favorites for my upcoming novel, The Abyss]

Lu Ning, son of the Marquis of Dingbei of Great Chu, has spent years fighting on the frontier, earning countless military honors and striking fear into the borderlands.

With the court in turmoil, Lu Ning, the Emperor of Great Chu's own nephew, is summoned back to the capital. An imperial decree orders him to marry the fifth daughter of the Xu family, a family renowned for its scholarship.

The Xu family of Chenzhou is a distinguished clan. Before her marriage, the fifth daughter, Xu Shuyu, was already famous for her talent. Her poetry was celebrated throughout the capital, and everyone knew her name.

After their wedding, the couple treated each other with respect. With the Xu family's connections behind him, Lu Ning helped the Emperor purge the court and reclaim imperial authority.

Xu Shuyu, meanwhile, stayed in the Prince's residence every day, meticulously managing the household and keeping out of worldly affairs.

Then one day, the Emperor of Great Chu died. Lu Ning led troops to suppress a rebellion in the imperial city, and the treacherous ministers at court were executed.

A young child ascended the throne, and Lu Ning became Regent, taking control of the court's affairs.

That night, Lu Ning returned to his residence covered in blood. His young wife, who had long since retired for the night, was sitting in his study. She held out a thin sheet of paper in her pale hand.

"Now that we have fulfilled our agreement, we should divorce."

*

In Chenzhou, alongside the renowned Xu Family Academy, stood a mysterious organization of the martial world: the Abyss Pavilion.

The Abyss Pavilion sold secrets from every corner of the land. A single piece of information could be worth a fortune, and they turned no client away. The Pavilion Master had been in seclusion for years, leaving the young deputy in charge of its affairs.

According to rumors, the deputy had inherited the Pavilion Master's full knowledge. Her martial arts were unfathomable, and her whereabouts were extremely mysterious.

Whenever she appeared, she wore white robes and a veil, as ethereal as an immortal. Few had ever seen her true face.

Several months passed. The young deputy, who had left on an errand and disappeared for months, returned to the pavilion. For some reason, she was always sitting by the window, lost in thought, no longer laughing and joking as she once had.

When the wife of the Xu family next door heard the news, she grabbed a stick and chased the young deputy over two mountains before dragging her back to the Xu family.

Not long afterward, the Regent was invited by the Xu family to visit their academy in Chenzhou. The Xu family's Old Master personally hosted a banquet at the family estate.

During the banquet, someone tried to sneak out of the residence. As she walked along the corridor, a hand suddenly caught her by the wrist.

A low, hoarse voice sounded beside her ear. She turned around to find the Regent, dressed in black robes embroidered with a python, fixing her with a dark gaze as he asked:

"Where do you think you're going, Shuyu?"

*

In Lu Ning's eyes, his new bride was always timid and compliant. Whatever he said went, and she never talked back.

Whenever she looked up at him and called his name with a faint smile, her almond eyes would sparkle.

At certain times, she was more like a lovely flower bud, whispering softly in his ear and making him want to cherish and adore her.

But Lu Ning knew this wasn't the real Xu Shuyu.

He had realized it the night she coldly handed him the divorce papers.

He just never expected that one day he would see Xu Shuyu in flowing white robes, sword in hand, standing in front of him and killing countless black-clad assassins in the blink of an eye.

The cold night wind howled. Her face was as frosty as ice, and not a drop of blood stained her white robes. She said only, her voice low and firm, "Who dares lay a hand on him?"

- One-on-one, both leads are virgins, happy ending

- Court politics and the martial world, a powerful partnership

- Decisive Regent x spirited young deputy of the pavilion

[Seeking favorites for my upcoming novel, Red Double]

After transmigrating, Song Shi kept running into the same person.

His name was Jing Lan.

He led tens of thousands of soldiers to overthrow the previous dynasty, killed his mentor to seize the throne, and became the founding Emperor of Great Sheng.

Yet he had held an umbrella for her in the misty spring rain in the mountains,

placed a phoenix crown in her hair in the palace of Great Sheng,

and even fought for his life to shield her, covered in blood.

He knew everything about Song Shi,

but Song Shi knew nothing about him.

*

Many years later,

Song Shi rescued a young man from a heap of corpses on the battlefield.

He was covered in wounds and barely alive.

His dark eyes were full of wariness toward her,

but his features were exactly like Jing Lan's.

*

They stood at opposite ends of the timeline,

each going to fulfill a promise that could never come true.

- Reverse time travel

- Both leads are virgins, one-on-one, happy ending (emphasis added)

My collection offers something for every taste:

Completed: The Jade of Jiangshan, Cold Mountain South

Upcoming: The Abyss, Red Double, The Inn of Returning Thoughts

Theme: I follow what my heart holds dear, even if I must die nine times without regret