[Playing hard to get / willing to take the bait]
Blurb written on December 25, 2023, revised on June 25, 2024.
Upcoming fantasy novel, After the Failed Escape, launching in late September.
Sweet little sugar figurine * Lu Laiyuan
Charming and dangerous princess * Heir whose old flame suddenly reignites
When Tan Yunheng was young, everyone in the capital envied her good fortune. Her father caught the attention of the Grand Princess, and she rose to become a princess herself.
When she came of age, the powerful and wealthy competed to court her, hoping to curry favor.
But she thought little of them. After all,
Wouldn't it be better to find a husband who was easygoing and easy to handle?
To avoid being constrained, she set her sights on Lu Jianzhao, heir to the Lu family, who had spent years fighting abroad and had just arrived at the city gates.
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Lu Jianzhao's family consisted of just two people. He had followed his father to war since childhood, and though his father was renowned for his military exploits, the son had surpassed him. Now that peace had come, he was returning to the capital with the army.
As soon as he entered the city, a young woman stopped his carriage.
She sat inside and bluntly said, "Marry me."
Marriage should be between two people who love each other. Without feelings, what was the point of marrying? He refused without a second thought. "I won't."
Until one day, from behind a rockery, Lu Jianzhao overheard Tan Yunheng speaking with a close friend, her voice soft with laughter. She admitted that pursuing him was merely a stopgap, and that her love for him was all an act.
He smiled faintly, plucked a flower, and turned away as lightly as the breeze and moonlight. But then he requested an imperial decree arranging their marriage.
Notes, notes, notes:
1. Both leads are each other's one and only; one-on-one romance, happy ending, fictional historical setting. Includes inner thoughts, with plenty of invented details. Please take this story on its own terms.
2. Since both leads are officials, there will be cases of various sizes, but this is not a dedicated mystery-solving story. It has plenty of flaws, so please stop reading if it's not for you.
3. In "charming and dangerous," charming refers to how others see the heroine, and dangerous doesn't apply to her own people. It's relative, so feel free to ignore that description.
4. The characters definitely have flaws. They aren't perfect.
5. The women's clothing is inspired by Ming styles, while the men wear round-collared robes inspired by Song styles.
6. The poem on the cover and the book title come from Two Poems While Drinking by Su Zhu of the Song dynasty.
Upcoming fantasy novel, After the Failed Escape, launching in late September.
Peach-blossom-faced, cold-hearted girl vs. icy, devoted Ghost King
In a nutshell: They marry before falling in love, then part ways.
The Ghost King Dongfang Yueqing has a beloved who is the moon in his heart,
one who matters more to him than even his cherished wife.
After Cangsu died, her soul should have returned to Tongtian Prefecture,
but instead she was forced to become Dongfang Yueqing's wife.
Cangsu's first escape attempt was exposed.
Terrified inside, she still stamped her foot and flew into a sudden rage.
"I hate you! I hate you, I hate you!"
Dongfang Yueqing pulled her into his arms.
"Please, don't hate me. Love me. Keep loving me forever."
Cangsu's second escape attempt was exposed.
She knew she couldn't accept being nothing but the Ghost King's wife, with no self of her own.
"I don't want to be your wife."
He coaxed her:
"Then you can be the Ghost King. I'll just be your husband, all right?"
Later, Cangsu grew to hate being the Ghost King. She had no freedom, and there was always more work to do.
So she tried to escape a third time.
But this time,
Dongfang Yueqing didn't give in to her.
Cangsu's final escape attempt.
She looked at the husband who treasured her above all else,
and gave a bitter smile. Her heart had been dead for a long time.
"So you went to all that trouble to make me fall in love with you because I'm one of the ingredients in her medicine."
"Now that the time is right, you're going to kill me and revive the person you truly love, aren't you?"
After a long silence, Dongfang Yueqing said:
"You were meant to die. How could you ever compare to her?"
The Ghost Realm was vast,
but Cangsu could never escape it or find the way to Tongtian Prefecture.
Theme: Love makes people fearless
You Are My Captor
The Fairy Forced to Die
Cangsu
I Can't Marry You
The Turn
For You at Year's End
Her Romance, His Love Dungeon
Three Spring Geese
My Husband Is a Short-Lived Ghost
Questing by the Demon God, Keeping a Low Profile
My Lover Died a Thousand Years in the Future
The Moon on a Bright Night
Post a fantasy pre-receipt, and the article will be released at the end of September The cold-hearted girl with a peach-like face vs. The affectionate ghost king who is as cold as ice One sentence introduction: Marry first, fall in love later, but then break up. The ghost king Dongfang Yueqing has a white moonlight, Not even his beloved wife can compare with him. After Cangsu died, his soul should have returned to Tongtian Mansion. But she was forced to become Dongfang Yueqing's wife. Cangsu's first escape was exposed. She was frightened inside, but she still stamped her feet and got a little angry. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!" Dongfang Yueqing embraced him in her arms. "Please, don't hate me, love me, keep loving me." Cangsu's second escape was exposed. She thought she couldn't accept that she was just the ghost king's wife and had no self. "I don't like being your wife." He coaxed her: "Then I'll be the ghost king for you, and I'll just be your husband, okay?" Later, Cangsu hated the days when he became the ghost king. He had no freedom and had many things to do. So she escaped a third time. Just this time, Dongfang Yueqing did not rely on her. Cangsu escaped for the last time. She looked at her husband who regarded her as a treasure, If you smile bitterly, your heart will already be dead. "So you tried every possible means to make me fall in love with you, just because I was her seductress." "Now that the time is ripe, you are going to kill me and resurrect the person you truly love, right?" After a long time, Dongfang Yueqing said: "You deserve to die, how can you compare with her?" The world of ghosts is so big, Cangsu could not escape and could not find the way to Tongtian Mansion.
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Due to physical reasons, 💔💔💔 I can't finish writing today, I will start to make up for it tomorrow.
I can't write today. I'm working overtime today [Let me be healthy] [Let me be healthy] [Let me be healthy]. I won't work overtime tomorrow and I will write tomorrow.
I'll update it later tomorrow. I worked overtime tonight and didn't finish it [Shut up] [Shut up] [Shut up]
Just a quick aside: I'll work overtime until ten o'clock tonight, and I've been washing myself until now. I won't be able to write a little bit tonight, and tomorrow's chapter will be at six or seven o'clock in the afternoon at the latest. In fact, this is the first time I've worked overtime at night in more than two years. Before, it was only Saturdays and weekends at most. I'll record it, and I hope this won't be the same after this night shift!!! (Lending me my own lucky words 💪 Hey)
I will update later today (three o'clock in the afternoon at the latest). I just got out of bed (it rained last night and I overslept today 😂 😂). Lizi will make a meal first, and then finish what I didn't finish last night.