Bright Moon Tower

Female lead is not a virgin | Childhood friends | Reconciliation after a breakup, complete

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In the nineteenth year of Zhaoning, the Rongdi broke through the royal court of Nanjiang. As everyone fled in panic, Princess Yu Jingyang, who had been sent to Nanjiang for a political marriage, was confined to a palace retreat due to illness. When she was caught in the flames of war, no one came to protect her, and the situation grew dire.

To save herself, she took a dangerous gamble and hurried to the border to seek help from her homeland, Great Qi. There, she came face to face with someone she had thought she would never see again.

Xiao Shao, once the heir to Marquis Xiao’s title and now commander of an army.

The memories of the past were still vivid, and Yu Jingyang did not know how to face him. He was cold and taciturn, saying only, "Your Highness need not worry. Once the fighting is over, I will escort you back to Nanjiang to reunite with Prince Yu Cang."

Yu Jingyang lowered her eyes and silently clenched the bedding beneath her.

If she had to return, it could only be to Great Qi.

As for that other place, she would never set foot there again.

Five years ago, Yu Jingyang left for Nanjiang to enter a political marriage. Later, the marriage alliance fell apart, and she was ordered to return to Great Qi. Rumors swirled through the streets, all saying that the princess and the heir to Marquis Xiao’s title would rekindle their romance. Yet neither the palace nor the Xiao residence showed any sign that good news was near, so the rumors changed course, and people sighed over how fate had kept two destined lovers apart.

Hearing the chatter, Yu Jingyang wore a sorrowful expression. As she left, her gloomy, helpless figure stirred pity in those who saw her. But once she was alone, she put away her sorrow, wiped her tears, and a stubborn glint began to kindle in her indifferent eyes.

She had never believed in fate. If she had, she wouldn’t be here now.

A few days later, the princess’s residence sent word that it wished to meet with the Nanjiang delegation. When the appointed day came, no envoy appeared. Only one person stumbled in, his steps unsteady and disordered.

"You already left once. What about this time? Do you still want to leave with him?" His eyes were red, and his hoarse voice trembled. "Yu Jingyang, can you stop being so cruel to me?"

The wind howled and rain poured down. Xiao Shao stood motionless, his vision blurred by the rain, yet he could still make out the person before him.

She was the moon in his heart, the star in his eyes.

But now, two barriers stood between them: one was the propriety between men and women, and the other was that she was "another man’s wife."

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Reader’s guide:

1. A fake-innocent, truly ambitious princess and a young general who says one thing but means another. Childhood friends + reconciliation after a breakup. Pure love forever.

2. Female lead is not a virgin (important). Happy ending. The extra chapters include a childbearing plotline (a girl).

3. The heroine has no power or influence at the beginning, but gradually gains power later on. The female characters all move toward positions of power rather than returning to the inner quarters.

4. Set in an imaginary ancient world. Everything is in service of the romance, so please don’t overanalyze the details.

Premise: Live for yourself