He Regretted Everything After His Identity Was Exposed

Young Princess x Young General | Childhood Sweethearts | Falling for Her on His Own | A Plan Gone Awry

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Rivals | Equally Matched | Lust Before Love

Shen Yinsu left the capital as a child and spent ten years studying martial arts elsewhere. When she returned to the capital, her only aim was to end her childhood engagement to Young General Ye. She never expected people to misunderstand and spread rumors that she was deeply in love with her fiance.

Before she could explain, a sneaky little beggar crossed her path.

The little beggar claimed he had once worked at the general's manor, but had been thrown out just for stepping in with his left foot first...

After that, he kept telling her every day what a terrible person Young General Ye was.

On the first day, the little beggar told Shen Yinsu, "Your fiance loves picking on the weak! He beats people up in the street every few days!"

On the second day, the little beggar told Shen Yinsu, "Your fiance is a spoiled wastrel. All he does is fight crickets and chase dogs, and he can barely recognize a character!"

Shen Yinsu was alarmed by what she heard and decided it would be safest to end the engagement as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, one day at a palace banquet, as she passed a rockery in the imperial garden, a familiar voice sounded beside her.

"I've made myself sound so terrifying. Why hasn't she asked to break off the engagement yet? Could it be true, like everyone says, that she's deeply in love with me?"

At some point, the little beggar had washed his face and changed into fine clothes. He was chatting happily with the Second Prince when he turned around and locked eyes with her.

Shen Yinsu: Want to break off the engagement? I'll grant your wish.

Ye Jingce: Wait! There's been a misunderstanding! I can explain! Please give me another chance!!

That night, the assembled officials saw the usually carefree and unconventional Young General Ye kneel before the throne and declare, "This subject has long admired the Princess of Yun'an. I am willing to offer ten thousand taels of gold as a betrothal gift and pledge to be with her until our hair turns white. I beg Your Majesty to grant my request."

Yet the Princess of Yun'an, rumored to be deeply in love with her fiance, only replied coolly, "A promise made in childhood should not be taken seriously. This woman does not wish to marry."

*

Ye Jingce was a free spirit. The only thing in his life that had ever restrained him was the marriage contract arranged by his family when he was young.

Why should two strangers hold each other back? Better to go their separate ways, Ye Jingce thought, only to hear that the young lady was infatuated with him, her love as deep as the sea.

To spare her embarrassment and ensure their engagement was ended, he had no choice but to find a way to make his fiancee despise him, so she would be the one to ask to break it off.

He never expected all his schemes to lead him deeper and deeper into the trap. By the time he realized what was happening, he was already helplessly in love.

Everyone knew that the Princess of Yun'an had rejected her fiance before the throne. People said the two were simply not meant to be. They did not know that on that snowy night, the young man had followed the angry young woman step by step, cautiously hooking a finger around hers.

"Susu, don't be angry. Wait for me, and let me walk with you."

And in the years that followed, he truly did follow her footsteps, weathering a lifetime of storms and crossing battlefields ablaze with war, all so that in this troubled world he could stand beside her and tell her, Wait for me, and let me walk with you.

P.S.:

1. The leads' romance begins when they are young. It's an innocent, slow-burn love story at first, then an adult romance later on. Their relationship develops as they grow older and gain experience.

2. Fictional dynasty. Romance and plot progress side by side, with a little political intrigue. No historical references, so please don't scrutinize it. Not a wish-fulfillment story.

3. Childhood sweethearts, both each other's first and only, one couple, happy ending.

4. Some ensemble elements. The characters grow and develop over time.

Coming Soon: My Nemesis Has Yet to Submit Today

For ten years, Cheng Yuan disguised herself as a man and remained in the capital as a hostage in place of her older brother. To put the emperor at ease, she spent her days gambling and her nights listening to music in taverns. She never expected to misstep one day and publicly humiliate the Grand Tutor.

Wen Qingshi, the current Grand Tutor, was a prodigy. For the previous ten years, he had followed the Imperial Preceptor on campaigns across the realm, earning countless merits and becoming proud and disdainful. But just days after returning to the capital, before he had even memorized the name of the ruler he was meant to advise, he had already memorized the name of Cheng Yuan, the wastrel who had kicked him in the chest.

From then on, everyone knew Wen Qingshi and Cheng Yuan were enemies.

"A wastrel, an idiot, a libertine, a vile wretch. Cheng Yuan is a menace!"

"Arrogant, overbearing, haughty, and aloof. Wen Qingshi is the court's lapdog!"

Before Cheng Yuan could determine a winner between them, she was blindsided by a dirty trick. After a night of passion, the two stared at each other.

Cheng Yuan had not yet figured out how to explain her identity when she saw her nemesis with red-rimmed eyes and trembling lips, looking as though he had seen a ghost. After a long silence, he gritted his teeth and said,

"Don't worry. I... I'll take responsibility for you."

Cheng Yuan thought this stiff, stubborn scholar was bound by etiquette and propriety, a dog she couldn't shake off. She would tease him when bored and deal with him when useful. She never expected the dog to cling to her in private, while the policies he pursued and the plans he proposed in court all aimed to weaken the clans supporting her.

Why was he so blindly loyal to a corrupt, decrepit dynasty?

She resented his loyalty to the court and tried one thing after another to show him he was on the wrong path, until war engulfed them and she stared at him amid the encirclement.

"No wonder you're the court's hound, Grand Tutor. Are you really going to kill the woman you've slept with?"

But instead of trading barbs, he clasped her hand tightly and led her through the flames.

"Wen Qingshi, have you made up your mind? From the moment you took my hand, there's been no turning back. We are destined to share honor and disgrace, and to live and die together."

"I, Wen, am more than willing."

Theme: People grow and change over time