Dreaming with the Begonias

[Sharp-tongued, proud young emperor × naturally disarming, scheming young county lady] Everyone knew that Lady Wanfu and the young emperor Yuan Su were childhood rivals who couldn't stand each other and saw red whenever they met. What no one knew was that every night, they met in their dreams on Mount Wu, lost in passionate embraces. In her dreams, the young emperor was handsome and mature, gentle and sensual. Chi Zhaoying adored him; In his dreams, Lady Wanfu was graceful and sweet, charming and clingy. Yuan Su was intoxicated by her. Once they woke and met in the daytime, it was back to trying to destroy each other. He ruined her marriage prospects, and she damaged his reputation. * Yuan Su had been having that strange dream for a long time. In the dream, Wanfu was his wife, and they spent every day tangled together in a passionate embrace. Yuan Su was horrified. The deepest secret the young man had buried in his heart couldn't hide from the dreams that came at night. He didn't hate Lady Wanfu. He had always secretly and shamefully coveted her. The dreamscape of their past life gradually came into focus. In her previous life, she had loved another man and married the scoundrel Marquis of Huaiyang. Her husband grew malicious and conspired with his beloved concubine to poison her. When Yuan Su heard the news, he killed the marquis in a rage, shouldered the infamy of taking his subject's wife, and stayed by her side for three years. In the end, he still couldn't keep her. In this life, Yuan Su resolved never to let her leave again. He would make the first move. But little did he know that the young woman he'd coveted since childhood had already fallen into his arms, full of tenderness, and was clinging to him coquettishly: “Brother Su, we've only called for the hot water once today.” 1. Both leads are virgins, both are reborn, childhood friends, sweet with a touch of bittersweetness. 2. From rivals to mutual devotion. A childhood friend can beat a fated encounter, especially when the childhood friend fights tooth and nail for her. 3. Timeline: In her previous life, the heroine married a scoundrel. Later, his concubine poisoned her, leaving her with only three years to live. The hero took her by force, and over the three years they spent together, she fell in love with him. She died and was reborn. 4. The story begins after their rebirth. Dreams and reality unfold side by side: in the dreams, a scandalous tale of a ruler taking his subject's wife, tangled ethics, and tragic passion; in reality, childhood friends bicker like kids. Divider My next book will be Bite the Cherry, about a purehearted dog of a crown prince and his little eunuch. Blurb: The crown prince had his eye on the delicate, fair-skinned attendant at his side. The eunuch called Cherry spoke softly, walked at an unhurried pace, carried a sweet fragrance, and had a face as pretty as a woman's. The first time he saw Cherry was on his younger sister's bed. Yan Shu flew into a rage. He dragged her out from under the covers, pale-faced and terrified, ignoring her tearful pleas, then hung up the audacious slave who'd dared seduce his sister and gave him twenty lashes. His younger sister kept begging for mercy. “Brother, spare him! He didn't tempt me. I wanted to give myself to him!” The crown prince sneered. “Yan Zhao, you've lost your mind. He's been castrated. What could you possibly give yourself to?” Later, he decided to personally keep an eye on this unruly eunuch, determined to make Cherry mend his ways and never again dare use his charms to seduce his master. Cherry was petite, with glossy black hair, a slender waist, and skin as white as jade. He served the crown prince with such care that there was nothing to fault. One day, the crown prince caught sight of Cherry's back as he bathed and began having erotic dreams. But there was no beautiful woman in them, only the little eunuch Cherry. Night after night, it was the same. Iced tea became a staple in the Eastern Palace. Eventually, he could no longer bear the torment of wanting what he couldn't have, and took Cherry by force. Yan Zhao discovered Cherry on the bed in the Eastern Palace, his hair disheveled, tear tracks still on his face, and his snowy neck covered in red marks from their rough encounter. “Brother, how could you… how could you do this?” “You said you liked him and wanted to give yourself to him, but he's been castrated and can't make you happy. So let him make me happy instead.” Reader's guide: 1. Both leads are virgins, one-on-one romance, a woman disguised as a eunuch, and a forced relationship. 2. The hero is a real scoundrel early on. He's straight, and loves Cherry regardless of gender. Theme: Love yourself before loving others.