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[Carefree, Laid-Back Slacker x Smiling Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]

Ming Susu is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Jingguo, born to a noble family and destined to become the Crown Prince's principal consort.

But a prophetic dream shattered her peaceful life.

At the beginning of the dream, she married the Crown Prince, just as everyone expected.

Who could have known that after he ascended the throne, they would turn against each other? In the end, the entire Duke of Jingguo's family was wiped out, and she was confined in the palace.

After waking up, Ming Susu declared, "Whoever wants to be Crown Princess can have the job!"

At a palace banquet, she and a young court official both fell into the water. Amid the rumors, they had no choice but to marry.

It was just like being handed a pillow when you were sleepy: exactly what she wanted.

She sought out the court official, Lin Zhaohuai, to discuss it.

"The whole capital is saying we pledged ourselves to each other in secret and would rather throw ourselves into the lake than go through with our arranged marriages."

"And what clever plan does Miss Ming have?"

Ming Susu said knowingly, "You want the Duke of Jingguo's help to rise in the court, and I want to escape a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Why not each get what we want and pretend to be husband and wife?"

Lin Zhaohuai nodded. "Then I'll do as Miss Ming wishes. I shall come to ask for your hand on an auspicious day."

After they married, Ming Susu felt that the nightmare was behind her. She decided to lie flat, counting down the days until the two of them had agreed to divorce three years later.

As time passed, she even began to think that spending her whole life like this wouldn't be so bad.

But one day, she finally saw the true face of the tyrant from her nightmare.

He wasn't the Crown Prince. He was her husband, Lin Zhaohuai, the man who shared her bed!

And she had also discovered evidence of Lin Zhaohuai's plans to rebel in his study.

She had to run. Ming Susu immediately packed her things.

After all, in her dream, this tyrant had wiped out her entire family.

If she couldn't afford to provoke him, surely she could at least hide from him?

On the night she tried to escape, Lin Zhaohuai, now second only to the emperor and above all others, blocked her way with his men.

He demanded coldly, "Where are you going in the middle of the night?"

Then, after a moment's consideration, he added, "...I'll go with you."

Ming Susu was stunned. The tyrant of the future seemed... to have changed his ways?

Though still young, Lin Zhaohuai already held an important position and was a rising star at court.

Everyone praised his exceptional abilities and gentlemanly bearing. But he knew just how unscrupulous he was in secret.

He had agreed to the marriage for the sake of power.

But after being married for so long, he found that he no longer wanted to let her go.

One day, Lin Zhaohuai pushed her on a swing.

Listening to his wife's tinkling laughter, he silently made up his mind.

The three years are up. Let's call off the divorce plan we agreed on. Besides, my wife is enjoying herself too, and has probably forgotten all about it.

An alternate historical setting, with plenty of original worldbuilding. Please don't overanalyze the details.

One-on-one, both leads' first relationship, happy ending.

My ongoing story, After I Angered My Obsessive Imperial Brother, please give it a look!

At first, Xu Nanxin admired her imperial brother, Qin Yi, more than anyone.

She was a burden brought into the palace by her birth mother, a favored consort. To avoid being sent off in a marriage alliance as she had been in her previous life, she deliberately tried to win over her newly enthroned imperial brother, hoping he would take pity on her and help her.

Her imperial brother was elegant and distinguished, with extraordinary bearing. His phoenix eyes were cool and piercing, always making her uneasy.

But eventually, the two of them grew close.

He would sometimes visit her palace, patiently guide her in painting and calligraphy, and even take her hunting with him...

She thought having such a wonderful imperial brother in this life was a blessing earned over three lifetimes. She didn't realize that at some point, his gaze had grown increasingly deep and unreadable.

Day after day, his warmth made her naively believe that they had truly developed a sibling bond, and that the disaster from her previous life was long gone.

But one day, the truth finally came crashing down.

Beneath his refined exterior was nothing but coldhearted cruelty. It turned out he had always looked down on her, had long planned to send her off to die in a political marriage, and had been using her all along...

Even the sky falling in could hardly be worse.

After crying her fill, she asked to leave the palace, willing to give up her life as a princess, with all its silks and luxuries.

The young emperor sat on his throne in the great hall.

When she asked to leave, he calmly agreed. "Since you want to go..."

Yet dark clouds churned in his eyes.

Later, despite her having a fiancé, he forcibly took her back to the palace.

The red candles in the golden hall burned through the night.

From then on, the palace had one fewer princess and one more favored beauty.

After the storm had passed, he gently wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes.

At first, he really had looked down on this stepsister of convenience. But she had repeatedly drawn close to him and provoked him. Whether she was willing or not, he would never let her go in this life or the next.

But he hadn't expected her to run away.

[Gentle, Resilient Princess x Arrogant, Obsessive Dog Emperor]

Over-the-top old-school melodrama / possessive love / powerful man humbled / face-slapping comeuppance

One-on-one, both leads' first relationship, happy ending

Coming soon: After Losing Her Memory, Her Sinister Ex-Husband Sets His Sights on Her. Please add it to your collection!

Lin Shuxiang was just the daughter of an ordinary family, mild-mannered and unremarkable, an unknown face in a capital full of nobles.

Unexpectedly, an old letter containing a childhood betrothal agreement allowed her to marry Bai Huajing, the current commander of the Imperial Guards.

But how could a marriage forced upon them ever be harmonious?

After a year of marriage, they treated each other like ice.

Her husband was incomparably handsome, but cold and unfeeling. He was nowhere to be seen during the day and only came to her room at night. The faint sounds behind the bed curtains each night were their only communication.

She didn't want her husband to treat her coldly, but she feared his endless demands at night.

Still, for her family, whose fortunes were declining, and for the precious medicinal soups her parents desperately needed to stay alive, she endured it.

One day, her parents passed away.

Lin Shuxiang had nothing left to hold her back, so she immediately handed over a divorce agreement.

After all, she had never been worthy of this family she had married into.

She left the capital and returned to her family's ancestral home. There, she unexpectedly met a distant cousin.

Ji Hexuan was as gentle as jade, as bright and fresh as moonlight, and not at all put off by her past.

He was the husband she had dreamed of since she was a young girl.

Fortunately, it wasn't too late. They wouldn't miss their chance.

But on the day they agreed to go on an outing, her carriage accidentally plunged off a cliff.

When she woke again, she had lost all her memories. She only remembered that she had once had a failed marriage, then met a good man. They had spent every day together and were about to marry.

The man sitting beside her bed looked at her with fathomless eyes.

"A good man? That's right. We're about to marry, and we'll never be parted, in this life or the next."

"The ex-husband you fear? Oh, his name is Ji Hexuan, your distant cousin. You married the wrong man back then."

"Me? Bai Huajing, commander of the Imperial Guards. I happen to have a little power, and I won't let that ex-husband of yours bother you again."

[Timid, Insecure Heroine x Hero Who Is Madly in Love with Her but Pretends to Be Cold]

One-on-one, both leads' first relationship, happy ending

The heroine will regain her memories, and the hero will have to grovel.

The second male lead has a significant role.

Theme: Save yourself.