[Currently serializing The One Who Fears Him. Please support it.]
[Completed works: Spring's Long Crossing, Folded Green Joy, When the Peach Blossoms of Chang'an Had All Fallen]
Shen Shiyin came from a distinguished family. On her seventeenth birthday, her childhood sweetheart, the top scholar, arrived to propose, his face alight with joy. Red silk filled the city, and her cheeks blushed like flowers.
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But just as they were about to write their names on the marriage horoscope papers, someone suddenly arrived at the manor.
A young man in white, fair as snow, strode in. His brocade robes shimmered with the unmistakable radiance of royalty.
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"Miss Shen." He called to her in a clear voice, tapping the gift box brought by the top scholar. "Two years ago, beneath the bodhi tree at Hanshan Temple, you clutched my lapels and said you wanted us to bind our hair together and grow old side by side. Why are you discussing marriage with someone else now?"
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Shen Shiyin stared at him in disbelief.
He had clearly been the destitute scholar huddled beneath the eaves of a ruined temple that year. How had he become Lu Chengci, the eldest legitimate son of a prince?
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Lu Chengci was heaven's favored one, with royal blood in his veins. Even when destitute, he had an innate pride unlike anyone else's. He was as elegant as an orchid tree and deeply learned in literature, and had become somewhat famous in the capital over the past two years.
Shen Shiyin had heard of him before, but she never imagined he was the destitute scholar from that temple.
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After a long silence, she finally replied, "Young Lord Lu, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I have to break my promise."
After saying that, she had the steward see him out.
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Not long afterward.
On their wedding night, Lu Chengci seized Shen Shiyin by the wrist and trapped her on the soft couch. "Shen Shiyin, when you tore my clothes before Buddha, you should have known that one day you'd have to repay me with a bridal crown and robes."
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[Reading Guide]
1. Both leads have no past relationships.
2. Marriage first, love later. The aloof beauty goes all out to win back his wife.
2. Sweet romance.
Currently serializing Five Years Later, to the Eastern Palace. Blurb:
When apricot blossoms filled the air in Jiangnan, Shen Qingyin would often climb over the weathered low wall between their homes and slip freshly steamed plum cakes into the palm of the boy, which smelled of medicinal herbs. "A Yu, Father says he'll teach me to ride a pony after autumn."
The boy gazed into her amber eyes, suffused with sunlight. The copper coin pendant tied to his wrist with a red thread dug painfully into his palm.
It was the night of a rainstorm, when he was eight and the old medicine master found him. The little girl had sincerely prayed for that protective charm at the Buddhist shrine.
The winter of the seventeenth year of the Ling Kingdom was bitterly cold.
The Black Armored Guards trampled the snow outside the door as they escorted the prince, who had been living among the common people, back to the palace.
Shen Qingyin chased the procession down three long lanes, but in the end, she couldn't call back the boy who had promised to pick every peach blossom for her.
So the orphan the old medicine master had taken in was actually a descendant of the imperial family.
Five years after they parted, Shen Qingyin looked at the faded protective charm hanging from the Crown Prince's waist, her heart filled with complicated feelings.
The shy boy who used to blush at the sight of anyone had long since become the dignified and majestic heir to the throne, living in the Eastern Palace.
He stood there, watching her evasive gaze, his voice clear and low. "Qingyin, you don't recognize me?"
She lowered her eyes and bowed deeply. After a long while, she finally spoke. "Your Highness, I'm afraid you've mistaken me for someone else."
Mistaken her for someone else?
How could that be?
Not long afterward, she became engaged to the top scholar.
On a snowy night, the Eastern Palace's hidden guards surrounded the top scholar's residence. Xiao Chengyu dipped his brush in ink and wrote an oath on the marriage contract: Shen Qingyin, since you've forgotten our childhood promise, I'll make you remember what it means to yearn for someone to the depths of your heart.
A month after the wedding, with the couple still living apart, he finally couldn't take it anymore. Looking at her lovely face, he parted his lips and said, "Um... tonight, will you let me sleep here?"
[Reading Guide]
1. A possessive Crown Prince pursues his beloved wife with deep devotion.
2. Both leads have no past relationships, and it's sweet.
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Theme: Marriage is fated by heaven.
Springtime Silks
Sending a Willow Branch to Chang'an
Golden Beauty
Returning to the Eastern Palace Five Years Later
Love Along the Immortal River
Gathering Spring
The Little White Deer Goes on a Rampage
Afraid of Him
In Search of Qingchao
Ballad of the Fallen Immortal
Where Spring Flows
When All the Peach Blossoms in Chang'an Have Fallen
I was originally recommended to watch Spring Changdu in Xiaohongshu because Baobao's writing is fluent and the ancient sayings don't come out of the drama and I just watched it. So Baobao is already very good! The transitions and explanations in the next few chapters are quite good. I also hope that Xiao Lu and Yin Yin will just have a small and happy family. They will have different feelings from the previous chapters. Sitting in the highest position is not necessarily the only solution for the male protagonist. The prince also has his own path that is suitable for him. He can care about the world and benefit the people. Saving the world and giving full play to one's own abilities is what I, as an ordinary person in the real world, hope for when I bring it into the novel. I believe that both the prince and Xiao Lu can do it, so I won't worry about the prince's previous actions. In short, it is handled very well! Believe in yourself! Well done! (Wb has not opened a membership and has used up the message quota for this month, so I can only say it here!) 🐰 🐰 🐰
The last chapter was locked. Woohoo, I haven't had time to read [empty bowl][empty bowl][empty bowl]
Lu Yu is too upset! I want to cry to death! How can you be bright when you are born with beauty!
Finally got around to reading this book [Cat Head] I like it [Spreading Flowers]
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Thank you for your hard work! Happy ending! Sprinkle flowers 🎉~
It's obvious that I love Lu Yu very much. In fact, I liked Lu Yu very much when he appeared. I felt that except for his poor health, he was already perfect in other aspects, and he was also very real. The male protagonist is also very good. They are two different people, but they both really love the female protagonist. I can only say that Lu Yu is just a step too late.
It can only be said that Lu Yu is not the male protagonist, because he fails to catch up in every place where the female protagonist needs him. Every step he takes is too slow.
Can Lu Yu's extra story be added as a side story? I don't really want to subscribe, but I don't want to lose all my subscriptions 🙏
The story of first encounter is also good