Synopsis
Jiang Zhe was reborn.
In her previous life, to marry Ye Qingyuan, she turned against her father, broke off her betrothal to Shen Che, the young Marquis of Huaiyang, and took all her family's wealth with her. Dressed in her wedding gown, she went alone to the ramshackle Ye family home.
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She thought she'd found a good man. She gave him everything she had, helping Ye Qingyuan build his career and rise swiftly through the ranks.
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As she watched him build his grand mansion and host lavish banquets, Jiang Zhe took pride in his success.
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But at a spring banquet, Jiang Zhe caught Ye Qingyuan meeting the Chief Minister's daughter in secret. When he spoke of Jiang Zhe, those gentle eyes filled with disdain. "Jiang Zhe is dull and boring, and she's nothing but a lowly merchant's daughter. How could she compare to you?"
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Jiang Zhe's heart turned to ashes, and from then on, she never recovered from her illness.
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On the day of her funeral, the procession carrying her coffin encountered the young General Shen Che, returning victorious from battle against the Northern Rong.
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The legitimate heir of the marquis's family whom she'd betrayed all those years ago had now won countless military honors and secured an illustrious name through his victories.
Now that Jiang Zhe has been reborn, her first act is to tear up every letter she'd exchanged with Ye Qingyuan, retrieve all her belongings from under the bed, and knock on the door of the Shen family residence at Huaiyang Marquis's estate.
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She gets straight to the point. "Shen Che, I'll make a deal with you using everything I own. I'll help you manage court affairs and restore your family's standing, so the Shen family can rise again as a marquis's house. In exchange, grant me the title of your wife and let me be your strategist, fighting by your side on the battlefield."
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[The male lead's perspective]
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Everyone said Shen Che was cursed, doomed to outlive his father and brothers. The once-noble marquis's family had steadily declined ever since his birth, and now the family had fallen into ruin, with him as its only surviving male heir.
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Before his father died, he betrothed Shen Che to Jiang Zhe, the legitimate daughter of Huaiyang's richest family, hoping the Jiang family's wealth would restore the marquis's house. The Jiang family agreed readily, hoping to escape their merchant status.
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The legitimate heir of a marquis's house reduced to marrying a merchant's daughter who reeked of money had already become a joke.
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Recent rumors that Jiang Zhe had pledged herself to a poor scholar in secret had only further humiliated Shen Che.
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The first time he saw Jiang Zhe, she stood alone in the wind and snow, dressed in a plain robe like a snow-covered pine at a street corner. Starlight seemed to burn in her eyes. For reasons he couldn't explain, he agreed to her deal.
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As long as she lived peacefully, perhaps they could spend their lives together with mutual respect.
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After they married, he discovered that she not only knew how to cook, brew tea, and play music, but was also skilled in strategy and military tactics.
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One day, he learned by chance that Jiang Zhe was going to meet Ye Qingyuan. He blocked the doorway, brushed the heavy winter snow from her cloak, and asked softly, sounding a little aggrieved, "My lady, will you be coming home today?"
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[The second male lead's perspective]
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Ye Qingyuan had truly loved Jiang Zhe.
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But love meant so little compared to a promising future, so he first took money from the Jiang family, then sought the Chief Minister's patronage.
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When it came to the struggle for the throne, he chose the Sixth Prince, hoping to earn merit by supporting the future emperor.
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Yet the one who ascended the imperial throne was Shen Che, the Marquis of Huaiyang, whose wife Ye Qingyuan had once stolen.
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When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
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As Shen Che's blade fell, Ye Qingyuan, abandoned by his wife and children, looked back on his life. Jiang Zhe's face, gone from the world too soon, flashed through his mind.
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Only then did he understand that Jiang Zhe had been the only one who truly loved him.
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Jiang Zhe, if there is another life...
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He died in regret, then awoke from a dream. He had returned to the year he and Jiang Zhe were about to become lovers.
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But Jiang Zhe, who should have met him, returned his letters. Despite his friends' ridicule, he sent her invitations to meet every day, but the Jiang residence shut its doors to visitors from then on.
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Consumed by anxiety, he fell gravely ill.
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Then, while he lay sick, he heard the news of Jiang Zhe's marriage to the Marquis of Huaiyang.
1. The heroine and the second male lead are both reborn, but the male lead is not.
2. The second male lead was a scumbag in his previous life. In this life, he pursues his former wife, but they can never put the pieces back together.
3. The male lead is a young general: proud and slow to warm up, but later becomes intensely jealous and constantly declares his claim over the heroine to the second male lead.
4. This story is set in an imaginary world. Please don't nitpick the historical details.
5. This is a one-on-one romance. The heroine loved the second male lead in her previous life, but loves the male lead after being reborn. She never has two men on the hook at once.
[Coming soon] The Hostage Princess
At the mouth of the Yongding River in the state of Chu stood a bronze cauldron ten feet tall, half-buried in the mud. Its sides were mottled like a patchwork garment, but on closer inspection they were covered with countless lines of text recording taxes. Fisherfolk said it was the Question for Heaven, a work by the hostage prince of Southern Liang, the Xie clan's drunkard, written a hundred years ago when warlords carved up the realm. The words had been copied onto the rocks by the waves, day and night, and read as follows:
When this cauldron was forged, the river had already swallowed thirty thousand bones, while songs of peace still rang through the Golden Throne Hall.
Those who kneel see dragon scales; those who stand see shackles.
The hungry child eats the earth of the Goddess of Mercy, yet no relief grain comes from the prefectures.
The historian's pen is ink for a stage play; the official histories are stitched into nobles' fur robes.
You say a ruler's authority is bestowed by Heaven, so why not look at the line between day and night?
At sunrise, the farmers stoop like shrimp; at moonset, wine and meat pile high behind vermilion gates.
You say ritual and law establish order. Then look here:
The classics wrap sacrificial victims, while the pillars of the Hall of Enlightenment are hollowed out by the souls of ants.
Now I leave three questions hanging beneath the stars:
First, does the library of the Jixia Academy and the Hanlin scholars record the names of commoners?
Second, among the portraits of meritorious ministers in the Pavilion of Lingyan, who remembers the craftsmen who built it?
Third, in the Twenty-Four Histories, how many lines mention the women who wash clothes?
Anyone who calls himself a solitary ruler should see this cauldron as a mirror.
In history's mirror there are no gods or Buddhas, only people with disheveled hair and dirty faces.
If those who hold power in later generations force old farmers to sell their children to buy seed, embroiderers to pawn their clothes for medicine, and scholars to break their bones for fame,
then this cauldron will burst from the earth and shatter your crowns into plowshares!
In the spring of the sixteenth year of Yongzhao, the Xie clan wrote this poem upon the Cauldron of the Common People.
Where is the cauldron now? Look beneath your feet, and you can still hear its mournful cries.
"That year, I entered the abyss carrying the secret that I was a woman, never imagining the abyss would one day submit to me."
Theme: Leave the inner quarters, defend the homeland
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Big, super awesome! There are so many foreshadowings and twists! 😍 The bastard wins! She got rid of the fate of her previous life! Jishu found the secret left by Xiaoye. He also formed an alliance with Li Fei to escape the control of the prince, and cooperated with Xiao Shen and others to subvert the imperial power. Really smart and brave! [Like] Unexpectedly, it was Pei Jiajun who helped Xiao Shen win against Lao Liu. I almost thought Xiao Shen was going to die. That Zheng Qi actually betrayed Xiao Shen. He had been Xiao Shen's friend when he was in Huaiyang. He thought he was an ally, but he turned out to be a spy. Fortunately, Xiao Shen understood the hint and killed him first. There are clues in every sentence of Shushu. The Zazai guys are so awesome. 🤩 I didn't expect Xiao Pei to be the emperor! And there's a baby! Finally, he and Mingyue achieved the right result! I won't become a monk hahahahaha. It turns out that the enemy Mingyue wanted to kill was the emperor, and the emperor turned out to be Shuisu's scumbag father, hey! He is very scumbag, and the harmful spirit [angry] killed General Luo, and he almost killed Shushu soon. Ye Qingyuan really makes people angry when he does bad things. But no one loves him and believes in him. He works hard for a goal, but in the end he still gets nothing, and even loses his life for it. It's so pitiful. 😭 Xiao Lu reached into the car, then retracted his hand and whined, not daring to exchange his family for a happy relationship 😭. Not knowing that Shushu and the others would kill the prince, how heartbroken he must have been. He must have suffered a lot during the process of getting married to his lover. Wanwan, too, just wanted to dance for Xiao Lu and be with Xiao Lu, but she couldn't escape from the marriage. Countless people would have to be buried with her. This journey of getting married is both sweet and painful! I knew I would be trapped in the palace and would not be able to get out, but I had no choice. Fortunately, fortunately! It was Xiao Shen Mingyue and Xiao Pei who won! In the future of life, Xiao Lu can just stay with Wan Wan! No need to genocide! We can all celebrate together! In the extra story, I want to see Xiao Lu and Wan Wan together! Express your feelings to each other! [Spreading flowers] Ahhh, I want to see every pair 😍 Thank you very much! Love you! ❤️ [Like] [Compare Hearts] Calling you!
Let's start a new chapter now: The Military Advisor's Wife Chapter! [Let me be healthy] Ah Shen: This twists and turns are really surprising, happy and helpless. [Afraid]🤩💔 Ah, this is going to fight the maternal clan forces of Lao San. Then Lao San will have to remember to hate Su Su and Xiao Shen, right? Alas, there is really no easy way out.
Wow! Enter the battle! Mingyue help! The prince is okay, at least he has not lost his conscience. The old man is very bad, alas. Will the bad old man agree with them? Ah? What is Xiao Shen doing? Waiting in jail? It feels like Ye Qingyuan will not give up. Big refill [Compare your heart][Spread flowers][Like]
Pre-collection of the next volume of "Female Hostage" (if you like it, click to add it to your collection) At the mouth of the Yongding River in the State of Chu, there was a three-foot-long bronze tripod set in the sand. The belly of the tripod was as mottled as a hundred-neck robe. If you look closely, there are densely packed inscriptions on it. According to fishermen's rumors, it was originally the Book of Questioning Heaven written by Xie Shi, the protégé of Nanliang, who was drunkenly writing it on the rocks day and night during the separatist rule of the princes a hundred years ago. The text is as follows: When this cauldron was cast, the river had swallowed thirty thousand bones, and the golden luan was still singing songs of peace. Those who kneel down see dragon scales, those who stand see shackles. The hungry boy has Guanyin soil in his belly, but there is no state or county to provide relief food. The pen tip of the historian is ink on the stage, and the history of history is inlaid with the nobleman's fur. You say that the king's power is given by heaven, why not observe the morning and evening line? When the sun rises, the plowmen are as stooped as shrimps; when the moon sets, wine and meat are piled high in candles. You call etiquette, law, ethics, look at this: The books of sages are wrapped in human and animal sacrifices, and the pillars of the bright hall are filled with the souls of ants. I leave three questions hanging in the starfield: I asked Jixia Hanlin Library whether there were copies of the names of Guizhou chiefs? Secondly, I asked about the portraits of the heroes on the Lingyan Pavilion. Who remembers the builder of the pavilion? Three Questions and Twenty-Four Histories of Emperors. How many lines mention Huanyiniang? Anyone who is said to be a lonely person should see the tripod as if he saw a mirror. In the historical mirror, there are no gods or Buddhas, only unkempt people. If those who hold power in future generations make old farmers sell their children to change their crops, embroiderers exchange clothes for medicine, and scholars break their bones to gain fame, Then this cauldron will burst out of the earth, and your crown will be broken into pieces to make a plow! In the spring of the 16th year of Yongzhao's reign, Xie gave the Cangsheng Ding a gift. Where is this tripod now? Gentlemen, look at the ground beneath your feet, and you can still hear mournful cries. "That year, I stepped into the abyss with the secret of my daughter's body, but I never thought that the abyss would surrender for me."
This is a big game of chess!! The prince was actually reborn!
Oh my God! Finale 2 has also been updated! Then I have to guess first and then go watch hehehe 💪 Is the evidence that Shuji is looking for buried under the ashes in Ye Qingyuan's Buddhist temple? Otherwise, why would Ye Qingyuan say that the two of them had to go there to find the answer they wanted? [Let me be healthy] Ye Qingyuan seems to have given up? Finally, I am no longer ready to forcefully get married. Is it because he finally saw that Susu didn't want his repentance and goodwill, and Susu was really afraid of some of his behaviors. For example, he actually insisted on dragging Shushu along with him to kill someone. Omg, my ex-husband is really crazy [heartbroken] !! I thought Ye Qingyuan was a sure winner, but I didn't expect that the prince was actually the hidden boss! Isn't he the former prince? Or is it that he was just pretending in the past? Oh my god! The prince is really tolerant, and he is so ruthless. He even killed the third child who was devoted to him. I used to think that the third child might be hidden and live incognito. What a pity. A broken Xiao Shen left silently 😭! In order for Xiao Shen to survive, Jiji stabbed Xiao Shen's heart [heartbreak] with her own hands. Baby, don't believe it, ah, she loves her so much, okay? [Compare your heart] The next chapter reveals the secret and starts [Let me be healthy] Thank you for your hard work! You are so invincible! [Compare hearts][Red hearts][Like][Spread flowers]
It's so beautiful that it can be made into a TV series. Thank you to the author for your wonderful writing. It was a worthwhile trip for us to get into the trap! [Like][Compare your heart]
Please update, it's really beautiful!
Oh my god! Is it going to end so soon? Ye Qingyuan was very cruel to him. One wrong step and one wrong step can't win back Shushu's heart. At least he took the initiative to apologize for what happened in his previous life, but he didn't do well in this life either. He always took things by force, coerced and induced. Ah, isn't it? Ye Qingyuan captured Miss He and tortured her? Miss He did have evil intentions and had bullied a concubine in her previous life, but that was all caused by Ye Qingyuan. If it weren't for Ye Qingyuan's indifference and acquiescence, how could she dare to murder her mistress. Come on! [Compare hearts][Like][Red hearts][Spread flowers]
My ex-husband is really crazy. Every time I write about him, I really feel like he is carrying my pen down.