Dream of Summer

Yuan Mingxia was the ninth princess of the palace, an honest girl who was not favored.

One night, Yuan Mingxia had a dream.

In the dream, someone was chasing her. In her panic, she grabbed a person's sleeve, but no matter how desperately she called for help, that person ignored her. In the end, he coldly watched as she was stabbed through the heart!

When she woke up, Yuan Mingxia decided she had to leave the palace as soon as possible.

Princesses usually left the palace to marry, so Yuan Mingxia decided to take a bold step.

She had heard that the second son of the Minister of Revenue was plain-looking and good-natured, making him a fine prospect for a husband. So during a palace banquet, she sneaked into the room where the second young master was resting.

Tipsy from the wine, she mustered her courage and kissed the person on the bed. "I've been in love with the second young master for a long time."

Then she heard him give a faint scoff.

A sudden sense of regret came over her, and she clutched her skirt, ready to flee.

But the person on the bed pinned her wrist down and deepened the kiss. "Which second young master does the Ninth Princess mean?"

Yuan Mingxia was terrified. She looked up into a pair of beautiful eyes.

She knew this man.

He was Pei Yuan, the legitimate heir of the Pei family, a rising star in court, and a treacherous minister so wicked even ghosts wouldn't go near him!

And she clearly remembered that he was the one who had coldly watched her die in her dream.

It! Was! Him!

Yuan Mingxia wanted to run, but then she saw the second young master lying motionless beside the bed, no longer breathing. She froze in terror.

This was it.

She was done for.

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Everyone said that Pei Yuan was the greatest traitor of the dynasty.

He was peerlessly handsome and mercurial, and he toyed with the emperor, who was not yet ten years old, as if he were a puppet in the palm of his hand.

Pei Yuan himself was quite pleased with this reputation.

He even had a magnificent mausoleum built especially so that future generations could curse him with ease.

When it was finished, Pei Yuan looked around the empty burial chamber and felt that something was missing.

Then one night, Yuan Mingxia climbed into his bed and told him she liked him.

In the darkness, a pair of timid eyes shone brightly. He suddenly thought:

It might be rather nice to turn her into a burial doll to accompany him.

Honest Princess X Truly Mad Minister

[Reading Guide]

1. Since this story involves parallel timelines, it is tagged as transmigration through time. Our little mushroom princess is a genuine ancient-era sweetheart~

2. A sweet little story. The plot and romance are roughly split fifty-fifty, but it's not a plot-heavy story. It's still about our couple.

3. Our little mushroom princess may be pitiful in the first few chapters, but she won't be bullied forever. I'm sure of it! (Fist pump!)

Below is the upcoming story, After Becoming a Substitute Bride to the Reserved Top Scorer. Please give it a bookmark, babies!

Shen Yuan knew that she had stolen this marriage, so even loving her husband was something she could not take pride in.

She was just a maid who swept the Zheng residence. When the family's second young lady ran away from her wedding, Shen Yuan took her place and married into the marquis's household.

After the wedding, she lived in constant fear, terrified that someone would discover who she really was.

Fortunately, her mistress had a bad reputation, so everyone in the marquis's household kept their distance from her. Her husband was also too busy to grow close to her.

For two years, everything went smoothly, with just one exception.

She fell in love with her husband, Jiang Yan.

Thankfully, she hid it so well that no one noticed.

Until one day, the second young lady returned home and exposed her feelings.

Later, her mother-in-law told her that her presence was holding her husband's career back, and ordered her to ask for a divorce.

Only then did she realize that her feelings were nothing but stolen, wishful happiness.

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Jiang Yan knew his wife had a terrible reputation. She had been engaged to his legitimate elder brother, but his stepmother had vehemently objected, so he had taken his brother's place and fulfilled the marriage contract.

Fortunately, for the past two years, she had behaved herself. She even seemed to keep avoiding him, as if she were hiding a secret.

Then one day, she was murdered, and he learned that his wife was actually named Shen Yuan.

He thought that was her biggest secret. But years later, when they met again, he saw two children in her arms who looked just like him, and his gaze darkened slightly.

That evasive manner of hers looked awfully familiar.

She must still have secrets.

Theme: Be brave, move forward, and live well