Reborn, I Married My Ex-Husband's Younger Brother

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[Also titled Locking the East Wind. Both leads are inexperienced, and both are reborn. The male lead retains his memories of his past life. Please add it to your reading list and follow me.]

In her previous life, Pei Zhaoying, the Grand Princess of the Great Liang, was thrust into the heart of a political maelstrom. An assassination attempt left her gravely injured and disabled, and in the end, she was forced to marry the most ambitious of the powerful ministers.

After the wedding, she suffered endless torment. Xiao Yucheng gripped his new wife's chin, his gaze cold and contemptuous. "You're a cripple. If not for the imperial decree, you wouldn't even be fit to enter the Xiao family. How are you supposed to give me heirs and continue the family line?"

Her husband's cruelty forced Pei Zhaoying to live on tenterhooks. Her home was deserted, she barely had enough clothes or food, and Xiao Yucheng spent his time in brothels, embracing one beauty after another. She endured it all.

Yet she still died inexplicably, pierced by ten thousand arrows on the banks of the Luo River.

Reborn, Pei Zhaoying trusted her instincts and refused to repeat her past mistakes. Instead, she married her former husband's younger brother, a man who seemed cool and detached.

Her new husband proved unexpectedly considerate. Though he was not a man of many words, he searched everywhere for the best doctors and tested medicines on himself to treat her legs so she could stand again. When Pei Zhaoying was trapped in a fire, he risked his life to rush inside and carry her out, nearly trading his life for hers. They lived together in harmony and peace.

But even this perfect new husband lost control after Pei Zhaoying had to meet her former husband on official business. He pinned her beneath the red silk curtains and claimed her without restraint, whispering in her ear:

"Could my elder brother ever make Your Highness as happy as I do?"

Overwhelmed by his desire, Pei Zhaoying's eyes reddened and filled with tears. Only then did she realize how little she knew about her new husband.

Memories of his past life came flooding back. Seeing Pei Zhaoying living in harmony with his younger brother, her former husband regretted everything and tried to win another chance with her, only to be rejected with disgust.

Xiao Bo was cold by nature. Everyone called him the jade-faced judge, a brilliant investigator, but no one knew that inside, he had long since rotted to ash.

Until he met the helpless Grand Princess.

She liked listening to him play Ode to the Long River. On snowy nights, she would warm a pot of wine for him. Though she was in dire straits, she still thought of protecting those around her.

Sadly, in his previous life, he had come too late.

In this life, Xiao Bo approached the dignified Grand Princess with careful, long-laid plans. Once he had earned her trust, he took his elder brother's place and seized the position of her husband. From then on, he devoted himself to ensuring that the woman he cherished was protected and carefree in their marriage.

But when Pei Zhaoying discovered his schemes, Xiao Bo panicked completely. He used every means at his disposal to keep her. The aloof, otherworldly man became humble and wild with the love he had carried across two lifetimes:

"A Ying, in this life, I only want to protect you."

"No one can take you away from me."

Theme: Rising to one's feet time and time again