Your Heart Is Like Jade

Blurb: Complete. Let it build up and then binge it. If you've read the whole thing, please leave a rating. My upcoming novels, Lady's Tranquility and Brocade Tang, Jade Splendor, are looking for favorites. Xie Shu was born into a distinguished family. Gentle and refined, she was known as the capital's foremost noblewoman. In her previous life, she was given to the crown prince as a secondary consort as soon as she came of age. When he later ascended the throne, Xie Shu naturally became his Noble Consort. Everyone knew the Noble Consort was the emperor's darling, but no one knew how much effort she had put in, or how much strength she had spent, to earn his singular favor. At long last, the emperor decided to make her empress. But after years of straining herself to the utmost, Xie Shu's health gave out and she died. In her next life, she wanted nothing more than to marry an ordinary man. She no longer cared about becoming empress. But on the very day she became engaged to the young master of the Chancellor's household, the cold, aloof emperor from her previous life personally arrived at her home with an imperial edict naming her empress. == Emperor Zhaochu ascended the throne at a young age and was indifferent to women. He showed a rare measure of tenderness only to one Noble Consort. But as an emperor, he could not devote all his attention to a single woman. Only after his Noble Consort died in his arms did he understand what it meant to regret something. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on him and let him return to the time just after his ascension. Though a few things had gone wrong, he waited calmly for his Noble Consort to enter the palace. Who could have guessed that, as he waited, he would hear that she was about to marry someone else? ** The young emperor smiled faintly. The whole realm belonged to him. What could possibly stop him from having the woman he wanted? [1]: Both are reborn. The heroine remembers her previous life first, and the hero remembers his later. [2]: Important: The hero and heroine are both chaste. In their previous life, the hero loved her without realizing it, so he never took anyone else to bed. [3]: Not a traditional palace-intrigue novel. Alternate history, so don't scrutinize the details. [4]: The plot is quite sweet. Blurb posted December 5, 2023. Upcoming novel, Brocade Tang, Jade Splendor. Please add it to your favorites Blurb: In the capital, everyone envied Wen Tang. Her father was a first-rank duke, her mother was a daughter of the Lu clan of Fanyang, and she was hailed as the capital's foremost noblewoman. She also had a fiance admired by the capital's noblewomen. Xie Wuyan, the young maternal uncle of the emperor, was a remarkable talent even as a boy. He entered court before coming of age, was gentle as jade, and had the finest looks of his generation. The only thing to regret was that he had a fiancee chosen for him at birth, and that woman was Wen Tang. If nothing went wrong, in the tenth year of Chaoning, Xie Wuyan would marry Wen Tang. They would live in harmony, treating each other with respect and sharing a blissful marriage. But in the seventh year of Chaoning, the empress was accused of misconduct, bringing ruin upon her maternal family. The entire household of the Imperial Uncle was exiled to the frontier, including the young Imperial Uncle, Xie Wuyan. The young man, admired by all and unmatched in both letters and arms, fell into the dust. Everyone in the capital lamented his fate. The day before the exile, the Imperial Uncle's household returned the engagement token to Wen Tang. No one could have imagined that she would resolutely follow Xie Wuyan into exile. Everyone was stunned. But they were even more surprised by what followed. Over the next several years, Xie Wuyan and Wen Tang built waterways and schools in the frontier, helping the common people who suffered there. They earned the respect and gratitude of everyone in the region. In the eleventh year of Chaoning, the case against the "deposed empress" was cleared. Xie Wuyan helped the deposed crown prince ascend the throne, became the emperor's right-hand man, and rose to become the youngest first-rank court official. The emperor rewarded Xie Wuyan for his service and asked what he wanted. Xie Wuyan smiled faintly and asked only for two imperial edicts. The first was an edict granting a marriage. The second was an edict conferring the title of Mandated Lady on Wen Tang. #Marrying Wen Tang was something Xie Wuyan had decided on when he was young# #A young couple grows stronger together as they overcome one challenge after another# ==Upcoming novel, Lady's Tranquility. Please add it to your favorites== Blurb: Shen Zhiyi was born into an illustrious family and was breathtakingly beautiful. She was made a commandery princess at birth, raised under the care of the empress, and grew up alongside the crown prince. Everyone knew Shen Zhiyi was destined to become the crown princess. The crown prince treated her with more warmth and affection than even his own younger sister, Princess Ziyang. Of all the women in the capital, only Shen Zhiyi could catch his eye. When she first fell in love, she looked forward to marrying her crown prince brother as soon as possible. But in the fourth year of Zhaohua, the Duke of Anguo's household was accused of treason. The entire family was thrown into prison, including Shen Zhiyi. The one who presented the evidence of their supposed rebellion was the crown prince himself. In the fifth year of Zhaohua, the crown prince personally offered Shen Zhiyi poisoned wine and took her life. That same year, the crown prince married and had children, while the entire household of the Duke of Anguo was wiped out. When Shen Zhiyi woke again, she had become a distant cousin in the household of the Duke of Yue, and the concubine of its eldest son. Qin Heng, the duke's eldest son, was of noble birth and impeccable character. On the orders of his elders, he took his distant cousin as a concubine when he came of age. Knowing she was timid and easily frightened, he vowed never to take a wife. After she entered his household, he cherished her like a precious jewel. In the spring of the second year of Zhaoqing, a strange case arose in the capital, one involving the crown prince. The emperor ordered Qin Heng to investigate it. But as he investigated, all the evidence began to point to... the person beside him in bed. That night, the main residence of the duke's estate blazed with lights. For the first time, the couple who had always seemed so loving tore away their masks. [Outwardly delicate, secretly ruthless beauty seeking revenge x Upright gentleman, accomplished in both letters and arms, who is bewitched only by the heroine] Theme: Learn to love and show compassion