19th-Century Aristocratic Marriage

As the heir to his relative, the Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish had known since childhood that he would have to marry his distant cousin.

They were both proud and beautiful, and they couldn't stand each other.

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"We have no feelings for each other. Once we've produced an heir, you mustn't interfere with my life."

"Of course. No husband would be jealous of his wife's lovers. I never care about such things."

After a night of tenderness, he kissed her from behind.

Alicia narrowed her eyes. "You're disgusting."

They shared a bed on odd-numbered days and rested on even-numbered days.

They were tender with each other in bed, but went their separate ways in real life.

He knew all her preferences and the sizes of her clothes and shoes. He had watched her grow up, yet they were like strangers.

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He handed her a list. "I've carefully selected these men. They're reasonably attractive and well-built, and have no unpleasant habits. You can choose a lover from among them."

Alicia put down the book and gave him a puzzled look. "What's wrong with you now?"

He turned away, suppressing a smile.

*

Alicia complained to her parents, "I hate Will." She pointed to the marks on her neck, looking utterly unconcerned.

"Now I can't wear my favorite hairstyle."

The duke and duchess exchanged bewildered looks.

*

"What exactly am I to you?"

He watched her as her old lover from before their marriage courted her, his face dark.

"You're my husband and my cousin."

"We grew up together."

"But I want to be your lover, your beloved. Damn it, Alicia."

*

"Today's an even-numbered day." She was woken up and sounded annoyed.

Reeking of alcohol, he swept her into his arms.

"I've had enough. To hell with even-numbered days."

"Don't you like me? Look at me. You obviously like me."

A naturally absent-minded, cool heroine x a tsundere hero who loses his composure every day

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What does it feel like to transmigrate a hundred years back to the Regency era?

Beauty buffs maxed out: blonde hair, blue eyes, a stunning beauty

Rich enough to live comfortably, with a dowry of 50,000 pounds

Born into the upper class, with a wealthy and influential country squire as her adoptive father

A social butterfly, attending balls and dinner parties every day, adored by everyone during the London Season

Her circle was full of nobles and country gentry. She was lucky enough to belong to that tiny one percent of British society.

She had everything, except that life was so boring.

So she decided to have a few romances.

When she got tired of those, she'd build a career and work hard to make money and a name for herself.

From a young lady who transmigrated to the early 19th century

She just seems to have gotten involved with too many people by accident.

An old flame whose engagement was broken off has returned from the battlefield, watching her like a hawk.

She also broke the heart of a handsome young man with black hair and green eyes.

A playboy who lives for the moment follows her everywhere.

A gloomy, pale young duke is obsessed with her.

Someone even named a newly discovered star after her.

Wealth? Status?

She has both of the two things most valued in marriage in this era.

But she doesn't really want them.

Even love doesn't seem like a good enough reason for her to marry.

"All I've ever wanted is to find someone who can walk beside me as an equal."

Note: A Regency-era Mary Sue story, based on the protagonists of Jane Austen's novels.

The heroine is a young countess who transmigrated from the Edwardian era a century later.

She has had exes, and all the men are virgins. The romance is one-on-one at each stage.

A crossover of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Emma, A Room with a View, Howards End, and more.

Theme: Slowly coming to understand each other through everyday life