Seizing the Green

If she could go back to that day, Jing Daiqing would never save Qin Xuanyu.

Her husband, the man who had saved Qin Xuanyu's life, lay on the bed, hovering between life and death.

Yet Qin Xuanyu behaved lewdly, disregarding all propriety as he pulled her into his arms.

"Marry me, or watch him die." Qin Xuanyu gently tucked the loose hair by her temple behind her ear. His thumb and forefinger alternately kneaded her earlobe, tenderly and with longing. "If you kill yourself, I'll make sure he wishes he were dead."

The madness in the man's eyes terrified her. So this was what lay beneath his mask of innocence: such ingratitude.

"I am his wife!"

"Are you?"

"I hate you."

"Then hate me."

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Summer, Year 35 of Qingwan. Floods ravage the southern banks, plague breaks out, and bandits rise up.

Crown Prince Xuanyu is ambushed, but survives thanks to the rescue of the Jiang couple...

To repay them for saving his life, the Crown Prince recommends Jiang Qing to serve under General Zhao. He proves incredibly brave and wins one battle after another.

His wife is as beautiful as a flower, and the Crown Prince falls for her at first sight... He steals his subject's wife...

The New Record of Palace Anecdotes [Fragment]

Theme: Everyone should have a skill of their own.