Being the Crown Princess Is So Hard

[Mutual firsts, happy ending, childhood friend versus newcomer, airhead X scheming black lotus]

People in the capital said that Shi Yunliu, the Grand Tutor's daughter, was graceful and elegant, with countless suitors vying for her hand.

Attendant Liang was eloquent, his talent unmatched in his generation;

Young Master Song was charming and dashing, with a ready wit;

Heir Yuan was peerlessly handsome, said to rival Pan An;

General Yao had won countless battles and had a brilliant future ahead of him.

Shi Yunliu considered one suitor after another. She thought every one of them was wonderful and would make a fine husband.

But just then, the Crown Prince returned from a tour of the western regions in his father's stead.

One day, he showed Shi Yunliu how Attendant Liang had abandoned his wife. The next, he took her to see Young Master Song flirting with other women.

Now Shi Yunliu thought there wasn't a single decent man in the capital.

Later, the Grand Tutor gritted his teeth and decided that his daughter, who was guileless, might as well marry outside the capital and steer clear of trouble.

But then an imperial decree of marriage arrived.

Shi Yunliu clutched her handkerchief and cried for half a day. She had no idea how to be a crown princess.

Before entering the palace, Shi Yunliu was anxious, afraid that others would hide daggers behind their smiles and hurt people with secret tricks.

But after several months of marriage, none of the things she'd feared came to pass.

She was as innocent and carefree as she'd been before marriage, smiling brightly all day long.

Until one day, she saw the Crown Prince with a dark gaze and a bloodied sword in his hand, like a demon from hell.

Shi Yunliu trembled like a leaf. "Husband... what are you doing?"

● This novel is also called "Liu Chu Xin"

● [Weibo: @Jinjiang Xuehen]

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Reading Guide:

1. This is a fictional setting, a historical mash-up with lots of original details. Please don't argue over it.

2. The male lead is the Crown Prince. He takes no concubines. Xue is a staunch one-on-one romance fan.

3. A slice-of-life story, sweet and cozy.

4. It should be a short story, but could be longer depending on reader feedback.

5. The blurb has been screenshotted. Don't steal the concept.

Forthcoming novel of the same type: "Bu Ren Gu"

People often said that the Minister of Personnel and his wife had a deep and enviable love.

Only Yu Sui, the minister's wife, knew that the love and devotion people praised had long since turned to dust.

Not long after she married Lu Lingxiao, he seemed to become a different person. Yu Sui had thought he was faithless and unfeeling, that he had pretended to approach her to gain her family's power and status, then married her after scheming his way into it, only to drop the act as soon as he got what he wanted.

Facing her husband's cold treatment, Yu Sui was disheartened. She kept her pregnancy secret and resolved to raise the child alone, no longer hoping they could live in harmony and stay together.

But when she had no choice but to attend a banquet with Lu Lingxiao, she watched him instinctively help her onto the carriage and sometimes recalled how kind he used to be.

Before long, Yu Sui noticed that his behavior was just like Lu Lingxiao's when they had first met three years ago.

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When Lu Lingxiao woke up one morning, he was shocked to find himself in a world three years in the future.

After the Lu family fell into ruin, they had risen again. He had gone from a dissolute young master to the Minister of Personnel, and everyone praised him for his measured, steady manner.

And he had also... married a wife.

Lu Lingxiao had no idea how to explain his strange behavior and didn't dare face the fear in his wife's eyes, so he did his best to make excuses and keep his distance.

But why did his heart hurt so much?

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A few months later

At last, the familiar voice reached Yu Sui's ears. She paused, unsure whether she was afraid to turn around or couldn't bear to.

Lu Lingxiao looked at his wife, her eyes brimming with tears. Her voice was terribly hoarse, and her gaze was full of the hurt of a long-awaited reunion.

"Why did it take you so long to come back...?"

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Theme: Love is the act of building a high wall around her.