The Crown Princess Shines Like the Morning Sun

In the third month of spring, all things flourish. It is a good time to travel south.

The Goddess Zhu Jiang disguised herself as an ordinary young woman, boarded a boat south, and set off for Jinling, a thousand miles of misty waters away.

They say that in the northern lands lives a goddess who presides over rituals and knows the will of Heaven, revered by all the people.

She is not only destined to become the Crown Princess of Great Chu, but also a variable capable of swaying the fate of the realm.

Zhu Jiang merely laughed when she heard this. She preferred to drink at the bow of the boat, delight in the beauty of the breeze and moonlight, and raise a great cup of wine!

Her pleasant, carefree trip south took a turn when she crossed paths with a Great Chu Imperial Guard.

The man was deeply calculating and difficult to deal with.

Meanwhile, in an apparently tranquil pleasure boat, passengers began dying one after another, and a wanted criminal from the imperial court also met a violent end.

He suspected she had something to do with the death of the wanted criminal in his custody. As soon as the merchant ship reached Jinling, he had her thrown into the imperial prison.

“How dare you, you brat, ”

Zhu Jiang was about to demand an explanation when she saw everyone bowing respectfully to the “Imperial Guard,” kneeling to pay their respects:

“Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!”

This difficult, jade-faced King of Hell was her betrothed?!

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One day after they were married, Zhu Jiang suddenly dredged up an old grievance:

“I seem to remember someone calling me a charlatan.”

“...”

Shen Yuan couldn't look at her. He tried to act nonchalant as he said,

“Which blind fool was spouting such nonsense?”

“He deserves to have his entire family executed.”

Before Zhu Jiang could tease him again, he nuzzled her cheek with his high nose, ingratiating himself with her.

“After giving it much thought, I believe I should build a shrine for Your Highness and construct a Penglai Palace.”

“To offer the whole realm to my goddess: that would prove my devotion.”

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/He had never believed there were gods in this world, until that spring, by the Peacock River, when he met a little fairy holding peach blossoms./

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Both leads are romantically inexperienced; one-on-one romance; happy ending.

Note: “Goddess” is the female lead's title, much like that of a religious leader. She is human, not a deity, and this story contains no fantasy elements.

Theme: Though we have come to know the vastness of the world, we still cherish the green of every blade of grass.