After Marrying the Emperor of an Enemy Kingdom, I Fled While Pregnant

[The new novel, After My Escape from the Wedding Failed, the Heir Apparent Is Flirtatious and Affectionate, is now available. The blurb is below. Come visit the author's page and add it to your favorites, dears~]

[Kindhearted princess from a vassal state × ruthless, brooding emperor of an enemy kingdom]

When Lan Hua was eighteen, she was finally brought back to the Prince of Runan's residence after years of wandering. Just when she thought her suffering was over, an imperial edict sent her into the palace of an enemy kingdom the very next day.

When Lan Hua first met the new emperor, she thought him cold and aloof, the sort of man who enjoyed making life difficult for others. She suffered plenty at his hands. To save her life, she had no choice but to pretend to be gentle and obedient, waiting for the day the emperor died so she could pack up and flee.

But as she waited, the emperor pulled her into his arms, murmuring tenderly against her ear, almost as if he were delirious and lovesick.

"Don't be afraid of me."

Only then did she finally realize that something was wrong with him.

Duan Yi ascended the throne while still young and had everything under his control. To him, the women in his harem were nothing more than ornaments of power. But after the Kingdom of Jinluo was defeated and several foreign tribute women entered his harem, old memories resurfaced and stirred wicked thoughts in his heart.

On the bed, the woman was weeping, terrified, yet refused to make a sound. Duan Yi had seen too many such tricks, but when his cold fingertips touched her skin, he suddenly changed his mind.

The most beautiful flower of the Kingdom of Jinluo? Fine. He would pluck her slowly, petal by petal...

Later, when the Kingdom of Jinluo invaded again, Lan Hua became a target for everyone. The emperor's promise, "I will keep you safe," gave her courage.

Until she was wrongly accused of having a secret affair with another man. Her former bedmate looked at her with icy eyes, and only then did she realize that everything before had been wishful thinking on her part.

"You want to die with him? Very well!"

"The tribute women from Jinluo deserve to die, but the mother of the crown prince cannot."

Pinned in the corner of the bed and tormented day and night, she learned that this was an endless ordeal.

Content Warnings

1. The male lead is not sexually inexperienced, while the female lead is. The hero is dark-hearted at first for a reason, but love eventually saves him. Later, he frantically pursues her and gets humiliated in return. The misunderstanding is resolved soon.

2. A melodramatic story in which the hero pursues his wife after losing her, with both sweet and angsty moments.

[Blurb for the new novel, After My Escape from the Wedding Failed, the Heir Apparent Is Flirtatious and Affectionate]

[Both leads are sexually inexperienced | Marriage Before Love]

Greedy, flirtatious, dramatic beauty & cold, calculating, handsome heir apparent

Jiang Yue, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an, was born into a noble family and had been betrothed since childhood to Gu Zhiyu, heir apparent of the Duke of Jin. Their childhood romance and close bond were the envy of everyone.

No one expected the bride to run away before the wedding, causing an uproar throughout the city. Just when everyone thought the two families would sever ties and call off the engagement, the wedding went ahead as planned.

*

Jiang Yue remembered three things about Gu Zhiyu most clearly. First, he tore up her cheat sheet at school and got her punished by their teacher. Second, he abandoned her at a garden party to save the daughter of the Marquis of Anping. Third, at Chunman House, he snatched the beloved Sister Yaoniang right in front of her.

How could such a disloyal, unrighteous, unchaste womanizer possibly be her husband?

She sneaked out of the residence, planning to wait for the Duke of Jin's family to break off the engagement, or else find any man at all to pretend to be her sweetheart. She would stage a tragic scene of dying together, and make Gu Zhiyu give up on her.

She set her sights on a masked man seated nearby. He had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, long legs, and an elegant bearing. He would surely make Gu Zhiyu feel inferior and back down.

She tugged open her collar, revealing one snowy shoulder, and smiled ingratiatingly. "My lord, might I ask you to do me a favor?"

"What?"

"Pretend to be the man I love."

The man chuckled, then slowly removed his mask. "Miss Jiang, take a good look. Am I the man you love?"

*

Gu Zhiyu was proud and aloof, and exceptionally talented. He passed the imperial examinations at a young age and was the dream man of every woman in the capital. Yet he had been betrothed early. Everyone said the Marquis of Jing'an's family did not know what they had, but no one knew that he, too, had long since given his heart to someone.

At Chunman House, the young lady he thought about day and night showed him affection for the first time, but only because she did not want to marry him. Gu Zhiyu personally dragged her back to the residence, his face cold.

Run away from the wedding? Dream on!

The young lady demanded a divorce every day.

No feelings? Then they would develop them slowly. If that did not work, he could sell his good looks. Still not enough? Then money would have to make up the difference.

Want a divorce? Maybe in your next life!

[Short Scene]

After their wedding, Gu Zhiyu returned late at night from official duties and saw Jiang Yue sprawled across the bed, fast asleep. His brows darkened.

"Why didn't you save me a place in bed?"

She answered boldly, "With the little salary you earn, I'm not serving you!"

The next moment, a stack of banknotes smacked her awake.

"Husband~ Yue'er is here to help you settle in."

"You're so busy with official business, husband. You should let Yue'er manage all this money for you. Mwah~"

Gu Zhiyu: ...

Theme: You are the flower I raised with my own hands, the medicine that heals my wounds.