My White Moonlight Cousin Is Still in the Crematorium Today

Coming soon: The Mute Girl Becomes Empress and My Husband Died, but His Older Brother Appeared

Slow burn, focused on the romance, not historically rigorous.

After Cheng Nianshu's father dies, she and her gravely ill mother seek refuge with the marquis's household, where her maternal aunt married into the family.

Young and lost, all she hopes for is to keep her only remaining family, her mother.

As her heart drifts without an anchor, she meets her eldest cousin, Pei Heng, in the household.

Pei Heng is the son of Princess Chang of Qinghe and the Marquis of Zhenbei. Born into high station, he is imposing at a distance yet warm and gentle up close. If Cheng Nianshu hadn't come to seek refuge with her aunt, she never would have crossed paths with him in her life.

And yet she did, and he treated her so well.

Though Pei Heng inspires awe wherever he goes, he personally seeks doctors and medicine for her. Because of her, he even learns the art of medicine.

With her cousin around, nothing is a problem. She depends on him with all her heart, trying to hold on to this sole source of warmth.

But time flies, and sweet dreams shatter easily. No matter how well Pei Heng treats her, it is only temporary. He is going to marry another noblewoman. Her cousin is wonderful, but that means nothing for the future. Three years of affection cannot outweigh a new acquaintance. Besides, he treats that noblewoman even better. Her cousin will no longer look after her, and when the sky falls, there will be no one at her back.

Only when the support is taken away does she understand that she must walk her own path.

Pei Heng was once the one dearest to her heart. Later, when her dearest wish proved impossible, she finally let go of the beautiful dream that could never come true and moved out of the marquis's household.

At her aunt's urging, she looked for a suitable husband elsewhere.

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Pei Heng regrets it. In an alley, he hears Cheng Nianshu calmly tell a thug that she is already betrothed, and that her future husband works at the Court of Judicial Review.

He is astonished, but boundless joy spreads through his heart. Then, in the next moment, he falls from heaven into hell.

"Wei Ze of the Court of Judicial Review. Go see if such a person exists."

"If he finds out, you won't get away with this!"

A sudden gale seems to sweep through him. Pei Heng is instantly left feeling utterly empty.

*

A cousin is, in the end, only a cousin. Cheng Nianshu will take care of herself and do her best to live a good life.

The day Pei Heng receives her wedding invitation is sunny.

In the sunlight, the gloom has long since vanished from Cheng Nianshu's eyes. In its place is the joy of embarking on a new life, and the contentment and anticipation of starting a home of her own. Just as he can see, everything is in the past. She still calls him, "Eldest Cousin."

In a place he never knew, she has already transformed.

The three betrothal letters and six wedding rites have been carried out in secret for a long time. By the time Pei Heng learns of it, they have reached the final step.

She has finally changed from a cousin who could only depend on him into a better version of herself, and she is beginning to be glad they never confessed their feelings. She has also learned not to turn to her cousin again, no matter what happens.

But Pei Heng regrets it...

*

Later, Cheng Nianshu is caught in an accident and kidnapped by villains.

He arrives in time to rescue her, but is forced to stop outside the door.

Inside, she mistakes him for an accomplice and tries to sound calm as she warns him: "My husband is Wei Ze of the Court of Judicial Review. He'll come rescue me, so let me go!"

When he doesn't seem afraid, she adds, "My uncle is a Vice Minister of War!"

The person outside still doesn't respond, so she names someone else: "My younger cousin is an excellent martial artist. If you know what's good for you, you'll leave now!"

"I won't ask anyone to hold you accountable."

Outside, Pei Heng's heart dies a little more with every word she says.

*

Once, Pei Heng was always Cheng Nianshu's first choice. Later, she finally learned not to depend on him anymore.

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The male and female leads are each other's one great love. They are both virgins and have no romantic history. Neither is perfect; both have flaws. There will be plenty of melodrama from time to time~

Coming soon: The Mute Girl Becomes Empress

As a child, Hehe was so frightened by an incident that she became mute. Because she was beautiful, her father sold her. From then on, she lived in fear.

Her adoptive mother taught her to dance from a young age.

Later, she was sent to serve Ji He, the ruler of an enemy kingdom, but her life did not become peaceful.

Young Lord Ji He was already famous throughout the land for his ruthlessness. Even Hehe, who knew nothing of the outside world, had heard of him. At her first dance performance, she made a mistake. With a tear trembling on the verge of falling, she glanced at Ji He, then quietly found the beat.

Though Ji He was ruthless, he was deeply beloved throughout Jin, for he had the bearing of a great ruler and was skilled in everything.

Naturally, he demanded a great deal of music and dance. Seeing that the mute girl had a terrible sense of rhythm, he turned and tossed her to the dancers.

To keep him from causing them more trouble, Lu gave the mute girl the identity of a princess so he could vent his anger on her.

Ji He didn't care whether she was a real princess. No one had an easy time at his side, anyway.

Hehe's life really was difficult. Every day she had to dance, serve Ji He his meals, and, finally, attend to him in bed.

Hehe was bullied worse with each passing day, and became increasingly afraid of Ji He. Sometimes, after it was over and she was lying down, she could only comfort herself by pretending that he had been the one serving her.

At first, Ji He paid no attention to the snowy shoulders trembling beneath his hands.

Later, as he watched her try to avoid him without letting him notice, a growing irritation stirred inside him.

At first, Hehe wished Ji He would leave her forgotten in a corner forever.

Later, she couldn't take his bullying anymore. Growing bolder, she secretly came up with a way to escape. She also wanted to find a gentle, considerate husband who would cherish her.

In short, none of this had anything to do with Ji He.

One day, Young Lord Zhong Yi held out his hand to her. Living in constant fear, she took it.

When they were discovered, the whole kingdom of Jin was thrown into chaos.

Ji He pursued them for a hundred li and personally brought her back.

Didn't she want someone gentle and considerate? Then he would keep her locked up day after day, until she learned to live forever with a savage, cruel husband like him!

But when he saw her crying as if the sky had fallen, he finally stopped.

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Hehe is terrible at escaping, but very good at making herself invisible when she's near Ji He.

When Ji He handles affairs in the palace, she can stay in a corner for half a day without making a sound. When he's in a bad mood, she can find somewhere to hide. Her hearing is exceptionally sharp, and at first she really did succeed quite a few times.

Ji He goes from not caring at first, to wondering how long she can keep hiding, to seeing her little feet slowly and carefully draw back behind the curtain, yet not daring to call her out.

*

Ji He is sensitive, suspicious, possessive, and domineering. But when Hehe cries, even the proudest wolf king bows his head.

Hehe cannot speak. Only her eyes, often brimming with tears, can talk to Ji He. They make him surrender completely, until he hands over every last stronghold.

Theme: No matter the circumstances, love those who deserve to be loved.