Feng Yuehan had always believed she was a good person who accumulated virtue. Then, on her twentieth birthday, a plaque fell from the sky and knocked her into a romance novel.
As luck would have it, she became the male lead's fiancee, a doomed supporting character.
The original owner and the male lead, Wen Heng, were childhood friends, and their families arranged their engagement when they came of age.
The year after they got engaged, the male lead went to the capital to sit for the imperial examinations and won first place.
After the palace examination, the emperor offered him the title of imperial son-in-law, intending to marry him to his only daughter, Princess Changning.
The news arrived along with a letter ending the engagement.
The original owner loved the male lead deeply and, unable to bear it, threw herself into a lake. That was when Feng Yuehan entered her body.
Once she understood what had happened, Feng Yuehan clenched her fists.
You scumbag! I'll make you pay!
Feng Yuehan packed her things and hurried to the capital overnight, arriving just in time to see Princess Changning out in the streets.
The princess was as beautiful as a celestial being, radiant as the autumn moon.
At first sight, she captured Feng Yuehan's heart.
How could she let a scumbag win such a beauty?
Watching the princess's palanquin disappear into the distance, Feng Yuehan came up with a plan.
The Imperial Academy was selecting students soon. It was the perfect opportunity.
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Princess Changning, Mo Li, had a problem on her mind.
This year's top graduate was both handsome and talented, with an elegant bearing.
Her father had promised him to her as her husband.
But she already had someone in her heart.
She had caught one glimpse of that person as a child, and had never been able to forget her.
She did not want to marry.
Just as she was fretting over this, the person in her heart suddenly appeared at the Imperial Academy.
That person's talent was every bit as impressive as the top graduate her father had chosen. Well versed in the classics and eloquent in speech, she was a delightful conversationalist. The more Mo Li saw her, the more she liked her.
By contrast, the top graduate Wen Heng behaved badly, and his knowledge fell far short of what people said. Mo Li had nothing to talk about with him, and the more she saw him, the more annoyed she became.
Later.
Outside the Hall of Golden Chimes, before the white jade steps,
Princess Changning, usually so composed, kowtowed as she begged the emperor to revoke his decree.
"Yuehan and I truly love each other."
"In this life, I will marry no one but her."
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[Reading Guide]
1. An alternate-world setting with plenty of original worldbuilding. I did my research: the Imperial Academy, also known as the Tribute Academy, allowed people to enroll through a tribute system without taking a series of exams.
2. One-on-one romance + happy ending, love at first sight + love growing over time.
3. The blurb is still being finalized and may change drastically before the story begins. The final version will take precedence.
Blurb saved on 2023.11.30
Theme: Time reveals a person's true heart.