Has His Highness Won Back His Wife Yet?

[Arrogant, Overbearing Prince of Dingbei x Beautiful, Clever Legitimate Daughter of the Minister of Rites]

[Sweet Romance About Winning Her Back. The Heroine and the Second Male Lead Are Both Reborn. Updates Daily at 6:00 PM.]

Shen Rong only realized the truth when the poisoned wine went down her throat: her husband's vows of eternal love, and the marriage she had been forced into, had all been an act.

As the poison attacked her heart, she glimpsed once more the man she had dreamed of, the one who never came back.

Not long after she died, the emperor took a new empress and granted a general amnesty.

As the whole country celebrated, a rebel army stormed the palace and slaughtered everyone inside.

Their leader, holding her young son by the hand, ascended the throne.

When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the spring of her sixteenth year, the sixth year she had spent waiting for her beloved to return.

But in her previous life, she had waited for him until the day she died and he never came.

Given another chance at life, Shen Rong resolved to make her enemies from her previous life pay for their crimes!

What Shen Rong never expected was that at the banquet welcoming her back to the capital, her childhood companion would appear as the exalted Prince of Dingbei.

She carefully disguised herself as a wicked woman who coveted wealth and status, and told him, "Your Highness, I want to be empress."

Shen Rong never expected that when he failed to turn her down, the man would only pursue her more relentlessly.

Night after night, he brazenly climbed into her bedchamber.

On the night the imperial decree betrothing Shen Rong to the crown prince arrived, she awoke in an unfamiliar bed.

Jiang Linyu traced a finger along the side of her neck and said fiercely, "Shen Rong, didn't I tell you? You can become empress if you want, but marrying the crown prince is out of the question!"

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Jiang Linyu, Prince of Dingbei, had won battle after battle at a young age and held great power in his hands.

But even more captivating than his remarkable military record was his face, handsome as a painting.

Even after his elder brother and sister-in-law were killed, Jiang Linyu had never considered usurping the throne.

But when he heard Shen Rong say the word "empress," his usually cool, indifferent phoenix eyes finally began to hunger for power.

He had always been composed and confident, certain Shen Rong would be his sooner or later.

Until Shen Rong was betrothed to the crown prince. He smiled with breathtaking intensity, his handsome, wicked face twisting almost into madness as he gritted out, "Shen Rong, well played!"

Bonus Scene

When Jiang Linyu woke, it was still early outside. The person in his arms stirred awake and nestled against him. "What time is it?"

"No rush." Jiang Linyu bent down and kissed her hair. "Go back to sleep."

Shen Rong rubbed her eyes, then raised a hand and pushed him. "You should go, or someone will find you here."

He said nothing. Just as he was about to get out of bed, he suddenly remembered something and leaned toward the little face mostly hidden beneath the covers, smiling as he asked, "Have you calmed down?"

Shen Rong blinked at him, not knowing what he meant.

"Don't play dumb." Jiang Linyu brushed his knuckles against the tip of her nose. "Have you gotten over your little fit of pique, when you married someone else just to spite me?"

At that, Shen Rong turned away without answering.

Standing beside the bed, Jiang Linyu laughed in exasperation. "We've kissed, we've slept together. Second Miss Shen, you can't just refuse to take responsibility."

Character Notes: The heroine was not a virgin in her first life, but both leads are virgins in their second life.

The heroine and the second male lead are both reborn.

The heroine is somewhat stubborn and conflicted, but that doesn't stop the hero from doting on her.

Theme: The courage to start over is never in short supply.