Would the Princess Marry Me Today?

Who in the capital doesn't know that the heir to the Marquis of Jingbei is as bright and clear as the moon, a peerless talent? At sixteen, he went to war with the army and slew the enemy's commander single-handedly. Yet he was blind to the truth.

There are plenty of fine young ladies from the capital's noble families, but he insisted on revolving around Lin Yurou, the illegitimate daughter of the prime minister. Lin Yurou had already been secretly involved with someone else and coveted the military power in her hands, leading to her entire family being killed.

After she died, she saw the Eldest Princess, the woman she had hated most in life, holding her corpse and weeping uncontrollably. She watched as the princess took revenge for her, step by step.

Reborn, she decides not only to avenge herself for what happened in her previous life, but also to marry Xiao Le'an.

After the Summer Lotus Banquet, everyone noticed that the young heir who used to dote on the prime minister's illegitimate daughter seemed like a different person. He not only withdrew every favor he had granted Lin Yurou, but even went to the Princess's residence to propose. Everyone knew that he had once declared in front of them all that Xiao Le'an was old and ugly, and that he'd marry anyone but her. Sure enough, he didn't even make it through the gates before the people of the Princess's residence threw him out.

Everyone thought that was the end of it, but just a few days later, the young heir returned to the Princess's residence with betrothal gifts. This time, the Princess's residence simply let the dogs loose.

Pei Qingtang couldn't understand it. In her previous life, Xiao Le'an had clearly had feelings for her. Why was everything different after she was reborn? She couldn't make sense of it. Just as she was about to go propose again, she heard that the Minister of War had gone to the palace to ask for the princess's hand for his own good-for-nothing son...

How could she let that happen?!

Xiao Le'an is the Eldest Princess, whose power eclipses the court, the emperor's younger sister, and the model of womanhood in the Baisheng Kingdom.

In Baisheng, women come of age at fifteen. If they are still unmarried at twenty, people will mock them. But Xiao Le'an is already twenty-five and still refuses to marry, becoming a thorn in the emperor's side as he frets every day about finding her a consort.

Unable to bear the constant nagging, Xiao Le'an finally chooses the person who hates her most from among the many candidates.

Having taken the position of her lawful wife, Xiao Le'an isn't unreasonable: "You may share my bed on the first and fifteenth of every month. The rest of the time, we will sleep in separate rooms."

Pei Qingtang: Two nights together a month is better than none. I'll agree for now, then work on her little by little.

On their wedding night,

Pei Qingtang shyly reveals her true identity.

Xiao Le'an is instantly speechless with anger. Who on earth gave her the nerve to propose to the Eldest Princess as a woman?

Has she been indulging her too much?

Later, Xiao Le'an brings people to drag Pei Qingtang back from the military camp in the middle of the night. "Who said you could spend the night away? Serve me in bed at once."

"..." Pei Qingtang bites her lip. "But today isn't the first or the fifteenth."

Xiao Le'an chokes on her words. "Someone, from now on, keep a lamp lit outside the princess's bedchamber every night for my consort."

New novel coming soon: Absolute Tenderness

The year Lu Shuyi graduates from university, her father remarries. Her stepmother is a gentle woman and brings along a "little burden." Lu Shuyi only meets the girl once, at her father's wedding. The next time they meet is at her father's and stepmother's funeral. By then, Lu Shuyi is the design director at a well-known jewelry design company, while the "little burden" is already in her second year of high school. She has grown much taller and blossomed into a pretty, delicate young girl.

The girl weeps pitifully, her eyes red like a timid little rabbit's. Lu Shuyi doesn't pay her much attention. Her father is gone, so she has no real connection to the girl anymore. Once the funeral is over, Lu Shuyi leaves.

A week later, Lu Shuyi gets a call from the girl's school. When she arrives, she learns that none of the girl's relatives are willing to take her in. The girl has been living alone in the old house, and her grades have plummeted.

Under the teacher's earnest gaze, Lu Shuyi has no choice but to take the girl home for the time being. She later tries contacting the girl's relatives herself, but just as the teacher said, none of them are willing to raise her. Lu Shuyi can only take care of her for now.

The girl seems spoiled and very dependent on her. Afraid of the dark, she insists they sleep together. Lu Shuyi thinks that after losing her family, the poor girl deserves some kindness, and that sharing a bed is no big deal. But do they really have to hold each other while they sleep?

When they go out together, the girl insists on holding hands. If Lu Shuyi refuses, the girl looks at her with red-rimmed eyes. Sometimes Lu Shuyi wonders if someone that grown can really get lost.

The girl likes introducing herself to Lu Shuyi's friends, always saying that she is the most important person in Lu Shuyi's life. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that.

Ever since Lu Shuyi brought her home, the girl has made sure to prepare meals for her every day. Lu Shuyi's life has become more regular, and even her chronic stomach problem of over ten years miraculously gets better.

Two years later, the girl gets into the prestigious university she dreamed of. Everything seems to be going well, until one day, all that happiness abruptly ends.

Lin Yuxi has always known exactly what she wants. From the day Lu Shuyi took her away, the two of them were destined to be entangled for life.

Just when she thinks her wish has come true, Lu Shuyi pushes her away the very next day.

"Sis, do you really want to send me away?" Her eyes are red, full of resentment and possessiveness.

Kiss marks peek out on Lu Shuyi's fair neck, impossible to hide even with foundation.

She lowers her eyes. "I can't keep you here anymore."

Please note: This story contains many original alterations. If it's not to your taste, please stop reading.

Theme: Marriage requires mutual trust