Deng Zhen was born on the frontier, where she lived freely and without restraint. Then war took both her parents, her elder brother disappeared, and she was left an orphan. With no one to care for her, she was sent back to the Deng family in the capital.
The relatives who should have been her closest kin all had their own agendas: a grandmother whose sole concern was protecting the family, a stern and upright second uncle, a frail second aunt, and a third uncle and third aunt who coveted Deng Zhen’s property.
Without her parents’ protection, Deng Zhen went from the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household to a pitiful girl living under someone else’s roof.
Fortunately, Deng Zhen met Liu Xian, a powerful prince who became her protector.
Deng Zhen: “Liu Xian, Liu Xian, I don’t want to go back to the Deng residence. Can I stay with you in the imperial palace?”
Liu Xian: “You can stay for a few days, but after that I’ll have to send you back.”
Deng Zhen: “Liu Xian, Liu Xian, you have to come visit me. Don’t break your promise.”
Liu Xian would agree to anything Deng Zhen asked, but unfortunately, he was a prince the emperor viewed as a threat…
Below is the preview blurb for A Match Made in Heaven
Gongsun Kui was born into the foremost aristocratic family, the Gongsun clan. Betrothed to the crown prince before she was even born, she had always believed she would become his crown princess and one day the empress.
But fate had other plans. On the eve of their wedding, the crown prince was sentenced to death for treason. Their engagement was annulled, and Gongsun Kui became the laughingstock of the capital, mocked as someone born with a phoenix’s fate but without its fortune. She also lost her value as a marriage alliance to her family. Her father casually betrothed her to a man from a humble family, hoping to send her far away. Gongsun Kui accepted whatever came her way, asking only for a peaceful life and obediently following her parents’ arrangements.
Little did she know that life is full of unexpected turns, and that after a twist of fate, she would ultimately meet the right person.
Theme: Companionship is the longest-lasting expression of love.
