Gathering Pure Words (Reborn)

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[Bright and innocent, but clear-eyed and playing the pig to eat the tiger, a vengeful princess x Initially arrogant and aloof, later openly flirtatious and secretly seductive, an obsessively clingy crown prince]

#My Archenemy Is Actually My One True Love

The renowned Princess Jianing of Chenjing died.

Her husband, Xiao Mugui, slaughtered her family, wiped out her entire clan, and left her to die in despair and hatred.

Su Yuanqing had already died, but when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to her youth.

Pretending to be the same bright, innocent girl as before, she first lured away Xiao Mugui's advisor, then dismantled his power, carefully plotting her revenge step by step.

But outside her plans, she found herself gathered into the arms of her archenemy, the crown prince, who coaxed and indulged her in every way.

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As a child, Su Yuanqing was playful and mischievous. Once, in the imperial garden, she saw a young man in white, so exquisitely handsome he seemed like an immortal banished from Heaven.

Dazzled at first sight, she went to the imperial garden every day to pester him.

She never expected that behind his appearance of cool elegance, he was sharp-tongued and black-hearted. Within a year, they had grown to loathe each other and become a famously feuding pair in Chenjing.

They met again at a palace banquet.

Just as expected, Xiao Qingci's expression turned icy the moment he saw her. His words were cold: "Has the blind princess come chasing after that good-for-nothing sweetheart of hers again?"

Su Yuanqing: "Annoying prince."

Xiao Qingci: "Stupid princess."

She thought they would never cross paths again. But just as she set a trap to turn down Xiao Mugui's marriage proposal, Xiao Qingci knelt in the hall too. His expression remained cool, but a ripple flashed in his eyes.

"Father..."

"I, too, wish to ask for Princess Jianing's hand in marriage."

Su Yuanqing: "?"

(Bonus scene)

Beneath the pines in the moonlight, the crown prince, so cool and elegant, lowered his eyes with a smile and coaxed her softly:

"Be good, Qingqing. Won't you let me kiss you once more?"

Su Yuanqing struggled to break free, furious. "Xiao Qingci, have you no shame?"

"What's shame? It's not worth half as much as you, Qingqing."

Xiao Qingci curved his lips. A red mole at the corner of his eye looked captivating in the moonlight. He drew Su Yuanqing close and leaned down to whisper in her ear, his voice husky: "Qingqing, you're mine."

Su Yuanqing: "!"

How had her sharp-tongued, black-hearted enemy turned into a clingy fox spirit?!

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[Reading Guide]

1. Happy ending, sweet romance, both leads are virgins. The revenge plot and romance develop in parallel. Fictional setting with no historical research.

2. The heroine doesn't love Xiao Mugui. This will be explained later.

3. Xiao Mugui gradually remembers his past life, almost as if he were reborn. He pursues his wife and suffers for it, but they do not get back together.

4. The leads had mutual crushes as children, but a misunderstanding turned them into enemies. Once the misunderstanding is cleared up, they become a sweet couple~

5. Lots of intense romantic tension. The hero is a little sharp-tongued and arrogant at first, but later he struts like a peacock and pursues her in every way imaginable.

Coming soon: After I Plucked the Unattainable Beauty

The Li family is an eminent clan in Shu. As the youngest daughter in her family, Li Yun was spoiled from childhood, had strong opinions about everything, and was especially assertive about marriage.

At her coming-of-age ceremony, her parents made her look over a room full of ugly men. In a fit of anger, she abducted a stunningly handsome scholar and married him on the spot.

On their wedding night, Li Yun happily embraced her soft, pliant husband and pushed him down onto the bed.

Her groom was tall and long-legged, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. In his wedding clothes, he looked like a celestial being.

Li Yun's heart raced and her cheeks flushed. She liked her husband even more, and pressed her red lips to the scholar's face, breathing softly against him.

"My husband, the Li family is wealthy and connected everywhere. Just keep me happy, and you won't have to worry about the civil service exams."

The groom turned slightly, wary, his fair face tinged with red.

Li Yun assumed he was shy and continued kissing him intimately.

The night was short, and Li Yun rubbed her slightly aching waist.

The scholar wasn't as frail as he looked. He certainly had stamina.

After the wedding, feeling she owed him, Li Yun used the same methods she used to coax her parents to win over her cold-faced scholar.

Sweet words, love notes, scented sachets, kisses...

Time softened his heart, and at last the cold-faced scholar was moved by her and confessed his love.

The scholar had to leave for the capital to take the exams, and would be gone for several months.

Li Yun agreed. A day after he left, she discovered she was pregnant.

Three months passed, and the scholar still hadn't returned. Her parents said he'd run off and told her to take a new husband.

Li Yun wouldn't listen. Clutching the basket of books he'd given her, she waited.

Someone did finally come, but it was an imperial decree of marriage.

It turned out that the scholar she'd abducted was the chancellor.

Li Yun: Help! What do I do after plucking an unattainable beauty? QAQ

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Jun Xianyu was the unattainable beauty of the capital, the dream man of countless young ladies. But since he had no interest in women, he remained unmarried.

Even the emperor joked that he would probably die alone. Who could have guessed that while secretly investigating in Shu, he would be abducted by Li Yun and forced into a wedding night?

On their wedding night, his strength returned, and his subordinates rescued him. They asked if they should wipe out the Li family.

Thinking of Li Yun's bright eyes, Jun Xianyu shook his head. He said that he couldn't risk alerting the enemy, and stayed by Li Yun's side.

When Jun Xianyu returned to the room, he saw the girl sprawled across the bed, her body covered in blotchy marks, her snow-white feet exposed to the air.

Jun Xianyu frowned and coldly covered her with a blanket.

At first, he only meant to take responsibility. Gradually, that was no longer enough for Jun Xianyu.

He wanted her.

Everything.

On the day the imperial decree was announced, Li Yun realized she had provoked someone she should never have provoked. Pale-faced, she tried to run.

Jun Xianyu's refined features twisted with bone-deep madness as he leaned close to her ear and laughed. "Why run? Hmm? Weren't you calling me 'husband' so sweetly before?"

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