Dear Princess

[This story is sweet with a spicy kick: a princess and her archenemy compete at everything in their daily lives in ancient times.]

Yan Yu transmigrated into a book.

She landed in a novel that had been on hiatus for years, becoming a princess who had just appeared on the page, before even being introduced by name.

The story had reached the fifteenth day of the second month, the Flower Festival. The princess's residence was hosting a banquet. The heroine attended, only to be framed for murder and left kneeling on the floor in a pitiful state.

And, as luck would have it, Yan Yu's archenemy had transmigrated into the book too.

She had become Wen Jin, the heroine who shared her name and surname, and whom the Ministry of Justice was about to take away!

Yan Yu, who thought she was a disposable supporting character: This is so infuriating. Even after transmigrating into a book, I still have to be one step behind someone else!

Determined to get ahead of Wen Jin, Yan Yu spent every waking moment learning about this world while Wen Jin was in prison.

She not only studied the laws of the land, but also found out that her biological father was the emperor, her mother was his first empress, and her older brother was the crown prince. As for the current empress, she was her best friend from her old life, who had transmigrated into the book too!

The palace was full of turmoil, and Yan Yu focused on getting her best friend out. The two of them put their heads together and tried to guess who the male lead of the book was.

Yan Yu declared, "It has to be the man who helps the heroine clear her name and shouts, 'Stay the execution!' at the execution grounds!"

But who could have guessed that a few days later, the person shouting "Stay the execution!" at the execution grounds would be Yan Yu herself!

Yan Yu: What?! Am I playing the male lead?!

Yan Yu suspected her third brother might be the male lead, so she tried her best to bring the two of them together at the hunting grounds.

Yet as she watched them exchange flirtatious glances right in front of her, Yan Yu felt no joy at her plan succeeding.

Feeling stifled, Yan Yu returned to the capital, only to stumble upon her best friend behaving strangely with Consort Chu, the adoptive mother of the Third Prince.

That night, back at the residence, the same strange thing happened to Yan Yu and her archenemy!

The next day, Yan Yu pushed away her insatiable archenemy, rubbed her aching waist, and stared speechlessly at the bed curtains.

Tsk. She remembered this book was supposed to be a romance, right?

Little scenes at the princess's residence.

1. To clear Wen Jin's name, Yan Yu and Wen Jin sneaked into a brothel at midnight to look for clues.

They found a room with a copper padlock on the door. Yan Yu pulled out her hairpin and fiddled with the keyhole.

A moment later, there was a click.

The princess: "Done."

Wen Jin: "You unlocked it?"

The princess: "I jammed it shut."

Wen Jin: ...Thank you for not trying to break her out of prison!

2. The princess and Wen Jin had a fight. The princess fell ill, and Wen Jin went to visit her.

Yan Yu leaned weakly against the headboard, a handkerchief to her lips as she coughed up a splash of blood.

Seeing Wen Jin's expression turn serious, Yan Yu let out a breath. "Tuberculosis. Better stay back so you don't catch it."

Wen Jin grasped her chin. "Is that true? Let me check."

She pressed her lips hard against Yan Yu's. Looking at the bite mark on Yan Yu's tongue, Wen Jin snickered. "What, trying to make me feel sorry for you?"

Yan Yu gazed at her lazily. "Do you feel sorry for me?"

"..." Wen Jin's breath caught. She glanced at the fingers digging into her waist. "Let go of me first!"

Reader's Guide:

1. Happy ending, both leads are each other's only one. They're both straight women who fall for each other, helping each other along and gradually realizing their own feelings.

Theme: Face difficulties with courage