Reborn, I Joined Forces with My Childhood Friend to Take Revenge (Both Reborn)

[Brave, resilient female general x obsessive, scheming civil official]

[Main story complete]

Everyone says that Wei Jiang, daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, has nothing but a face of breathtaking beauty. She is domineering and vicious, and no one would dare marry her.

Wei Jiang hears this and only sneers.

She and Wu Yan grew up together and love each other. Their marriage has long been arranged, so there is no need for the meddling women to gossip.

War breaks out suddenly. She spends five years with the army, never expecting that Wu Yan would only send letters and never return, before disappearing without a trace.

With the army routed, she finds herself alone. So she decides to look for someone easy to control. As it happens, Zhao Chong is appointed commander of the vanguard, and she presents him with a marriage contract.

She accepts the marriage contract. She cannot wait for Wu Yan, and the people who depend on the Wei family cannot wait either.

She thinks that even if Zhao Chong cannot be a mountain that shelters her from wind and snow, at least they can each get what they want. But he sees her as a possession and a stepping-stone.

Three years into their marriage, Zhao Chong sits comfortably as a military governor. Tired of guarding the borders and fed up with her constant interference, he uses treason as an excuse to have her put to death.

As she lies dying, all she can see is Wu Yan.

Wu Yan braves the wind and snow to come to her, holding her in his arms as he murmurs by her ear, “Qingyan, wait for me.”

When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to the scheming and deceit after the defeat.

Even if she is once again all alone, she will never repeat her mistake and let someone else reap the benefits of her work.

Having died once, she fears nothing. She has only one regret: Wu Yan, her gentle, refined childhood sweetheart!

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Wu Yan, the fourth son of a concubine-born branch of the Wu family, received kindness from the Wei family as a child and caught the eye of their legitimate daughter. The world teases him for marrying into the Wei family, saying he has climbed to the top and risen to success.

While the Wei family is guarding the borders, Wu Yan is sold by his own father to the emperor as a test subject for medicines. Fortunately, he survives. He becomes one of the thirteen Imperial Censors of the Circuit and, in a complete change of fortune, a favorite of the emperor who enjoys the emperor’s trust.

After giving everything he has, he discovers that Wei Jiang has already married. Wu Yan’s eyes turn sinister, but he remains perfectly calm. All he has to do is kill Zhao Chong, and then he and Wei Jiang can still be the childhood sweethearts destined for each other.

But one wrong move costs him the whole game. Holding Wei Jiang’s cooling corpse, he grieves and burns with resentment, then takes his own life.

When he opens his eyes again, Wu Yan has returned to the time before he takes up his post as one of the thirteen Imperial Censors of the Circuit.

This time, he will be the blade in her hand, and he will also take her back to his side.

In this life, Wei Jiang will belong to him alone. Whether he has to force the issue or reach above his station, he will accept it all gladly.

He cannot wait another moment.

1. Both are virgins, 1v1, both reborn.

2. The heroine is respectable, but keeps a few wicked ideas tucked away. She’s softhearted but not a saint, and a little crazy. The hero is genuinely crazy but good at hiding it. Before he shows his true nature, she thinks he’s a clever bookworm.

3. The heroine isn’t fond of expressing love and doesn’t really know how to love. As it happens, the hero doesn’t know what love should be either. The two trust each other completely, but setbacks are frequent.

4. The author’s type is a strong, gentle older sister looking after a gloomy, scheming, delicate mad dog...

5. Zhao Chong is an emotionless placeholder ex-husband.

Here’s a preview of my next book:

The Eldest Princess Is Being Pestered

Loyal, scheming younger general x vindictive, ambitious princess x cunning, insecure childhood sweetheart and secret agent

Su Xue values power and is cold toward romance, yet she is pestered by the two kinds of people who are hardest to shake off.

One is an old romantic debt from their innocent youth. The other is the husband she married by contract.

Pulled into a human letter T by the two men, Su Xue says coldly, “Let go.”

Wei Jing gently squeezes Su Xue’s wrist but doesn’t loosen his grip. “Your Highness is always lying.”

Rong Sheng pouts, his eyes red and pitiful, yet he doesn’t ease his grip at all. “Are you trying to abandon me after having your way, my lady?”

Su Xue patiently persuades Wei Jing to become a secret agent in an enemy state, then soothes Rong Sheng and sends him away from the capital to guard the border.

Lounging comfortably in a rocking chair, Su Xue feels utterly at ease. She privately marvels at her unmatched intelligence, then gradually falls asleep.

In her dream, Wei Jing binds her hands and pins her down, leaving her unable to move. The scene shifts, and Rong Sheng pins her by the waist, leaving her as helpless as a fish on a chopping board.

Startled awake, Su Xue finds herself still in the rocking chair in the courtyard. She secretly sighs with relief, when a voice suddenly bursts beside her ear.

“Your Highness must have a guilty conscience.”

No, I don’t.

“Are you trying to divorce me, my lady?”

Of course not. Of course not.

*

Rong Sheng is a common-born general who made a name for himself at a young age. Though young, he is ruthless, and he married for the sake of profit.

This princess is certainly spoiled, and she has a bad temper. Yet whenever he sees her laughing and chatting with another man, rage seethes within him.

At dusk, Rong Sheng holds her smooth, jade-like foot in his hand and squeezes a little too hard.

“My lady, you’ve been spending a lot of time with that bodyguard lately. Is there something you’re having trouble with?”

“It’s manageable.”

“In that case, I’ll ask the princess for a little reward on my lady’s behalf.”

“What are you asking for, out of nowhere?”

Rong Sheng ignores her and leans in, only to receive a slap.

“What I’m asking for isn’t this...”

What he is asking for is an undying love, and for her to be the only one he wants.

*

Wei Jing was saved by the late empress when he was young, and was raised as a secret guard in her family.

He didn’t meet Su Xue until the empress died when he was seven.

The palace was lonely and treacherous, so he helped from the shadows, watching little Su Xue grow into the treasured legitimate princess.

He despises himself for developing feelings for his benefactor’s daughter. He scorns himself for being unable to hold on to that ray of light.

If he were shameless enough to fight for her, he would be the most despicable of believers, dragging a god down from the altar.

Theme: Though born a woman, you can still shatter the heavens