The Princess as My Wife

[Please, little darlings, check out the blurbs below for my sweet story about a cat, "Becoming the House Cat of My Mature Female Boss," and my campus story, "My Aloof Archenemy Has a Crush on Me"] Here's the blurb for this story

Female consort x two strong leads x happy ending

[Outwardly spoiled princess with a dark side] x [A seemingly detached, actually stubborn top scholar]

After rising to the top of the imperial exams and becoming the third-place scholar, Liu Ruyu, who came from humble beginnings, was suddenly granted a marriage by the emperor to a spoiled princess with a terrible reputation.

After the betrothal, everyone assumed Liu Ruyu was so happy she'd lost her wits. They never imagined she'd sit motionless at home with her mother, staring blankly into space.

Because she was a woman.

The princess sent her an invitation. Just as Liu Ruyu was preparing to confess the truth to her, she was falsely accused of murdering a high-ranking court official. Thinking she would be discarded as a pawn, she decided she might as well go down fighting. But Liu Ruyu never expected the princess to appear before her like a goddess descending from the heavens.

She pledged her loyalty to the princess, offering her everything she had. But the princess said, "I want more than your loyalty. I want you."

The princess's eyes curved slightly, her fingertips ice-cold.

Under the gaze of those deep eyes, dark as a frozen pool, Liu Ruyu somehow found herself agreeing and making a promise.

Princess Huaqing Jiang Shaojia lost her mother at a young age and grew up with a volatile temperament. Having seen the world's coldness and warmth from childhood, she wanted to see what sort of person the third-place scholar was when she was betrothed to one from a humble background.

After sending her an invitation, Jiang Shaojia found the scholar's nervous attempts to hide something rather adorable.

When Liu Ruyu was falsely accused of murder, Jiang Shaojia happened to find her beautiful and agreeable enough. On a whim, she used a problem that had been bothering her lately as an excuse to trick Liu Ruyu into becoming her possession.

When she saw Liu Ruyu risk her own safety to protect her in a moment of danger, Jiang Shaojia was at a loss. No one had ever treated her with such sincerity.

Once her desire to keep Liu Ruyu close took root, it grew beyond control.

Until the day the Crown Prince presented a list of her crimes before the court.

The most serious charge was that she had taken the imperial exams as a woman and tried to claim the position of a princess's husband.

The emperor flew into a rage and ordered her beheaded in public.

Liu Ruyu clenched her fists and instinctively looked toward Princess Huaqing, who was equally furious. A hint of panic showed in her eyes.

Then she heard her princess speak, her voice clear and cool amid the ministers' angry uproar.

"I have known her identity for a long time."

"May I ask, Father, which law says women cannot serve as officials? And which law says women cannot love women?"

"There is no precedent, so she will be the precedent!"

---- Coming soon: "Becoming the House Cat of My Mature Female Boss"

Ying Miaomiao became a cat after a car accident.

To make matters worse, the boss she'd always hated took her home.

At work, her boss wore a big wavy hairstyle and fitted skirts, and was a refined, sharp-tongued woman. In private, she turned out to be an obsessive lover of all things fluffy!

Ying Miaomiao immediately started meowing. It was time to make her pay for exploiting her! She was now Niu Gulu Miaomiao!

Knock over a glass!

Her boss praised her for being strong.

Bring out the cat punches!

Her boss praised her for giving great massages.

Make biscuits!

...Wait, that's not right.

Ying Miaomiao lost herself in the stream of praise.

Before she knew it, she'd become an angel who could be cuddled and petted at will. Then her boss pulled her into her arms.

"Whose adorable little kitty is this?"

Ying Miaomiao suddenly turned human while held in her boss's arms. Her tail swayed gently, her ears twitched, and she asked sincerely, "If I say I've become a spirit, will you believe me?"

After Ying Miaomiao became human again, she picked up a few secret bad habits.

Water her boss has drunk from tastes the sweetest. She loves it.

The cat food her boss makes tastes the best. She loves it.

Her boss smells so good. She wants to cuddle.

One day, after getting into trouble,

Ying Miaomiao wore her boss's snow-white shirt, her fluffy ears and tail on display. Looking pitiful, she asked, "Sis, do I really not get to kiss you?"

---- Coming soon: "My Aloof Archenemy Has a Crush on Me"

Sunny, cheerful ray of sunshine x aloof top student, the flower on the highest peak

Jiang Yueming broke her leg.

The good news: Someone was taking care of her, and being extremely attentive about it.

The bad news: That someone was her childhood archenemy.

Sometimes Jiang Yueming thought that, without Dong Xingyu, her life would be easier than it was now.

Her archenemy had excelled in both academics and conduct since childhood, was disciplined and composed, and was constantly praised by Jiang Yueming's elders. She was the classic "kid every parent wishes they had."

Whenever Dong Xingyu's name came up at Jiang Yueming's house, Jiang Yueming had to argue (cross that out) debate the whole family to keep a storm from breaking out.

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Then one day, she came across her archenemy's diary.

The untidy handwriting filled page after page with her name and declarations of love.

"My moon."

After that day, Jiang Yueming found herself paying more and more attention to Dong Xingyu.

Actually... her archenemy was pretty great.

She smelled so good.

Theme: Break free of society's restraints and change the world's prejudices