The Reborn Noblewoman and the Idle Prince Who’s Eager to Marry Into Her Family

[A story about a once-in-a-generation young woman who gets a second chance at life, takes revenge on her enemies, and thrives, all while bringing home a scheming, ailing prince as her live-in husband. The heroine is clever but no pushover, and the hero is devious beneath his aloof facade. They’re determined to take their flirting and counter-flirting all the way!]

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In her previous life, Shen Rongyue brought about her own death.

She had everything other noblewomen could envy: a father who commanded a mighty army, a mother famous throughout the capital, a brilliant and exceptionally gifted elder brother, and the distinction of being Great Qi’s only princess of a different surname, personally appointed by the emperor.

Yet she met a death with her eyes still open:

Her mother miscarried and died of depression. Her father was falsely accused of treason, and every member of their household, young and old, was executed. Her cousin, who had spent years currying favor with her, climbed into her husband’s bed. And the child she had just conceived was stabbed to death in her womb by its own father!

In all of Great Qi’s history, past and present, surely no one else could have played such a winning hand so disastrously!

It turned out that people had raised her so high only to make her fall all the harder.

But Heaven had mercy: she returned to the year she was twelve, no longer the naive, ignorant noblewoman who knew only how to throw her weight around.

This time, she would not let her brother break both legs and spend the rest of his life in despair.

This time, she would not let her mother be poisoned into a miscarriage and die of postpartum depression.

This time, she would not let her father be saddled with fabricated charges that brought ruin on the whole family.

Whip in hand, she wielded it with a crack: striking shameless aristocrats above and treacherous villains below.

She would repay everything she had suffered in her past life, and then some, by whatever means it took!

She might still be a hopeless chess player, but this time, playing the game of life over again, she would win in spectacular fashion and live life to the fullest!

Only…

All she wanted was for her family to live in peace. Why had she gotten involved with this supposedly unpredictable, sickly prince who had no official duties?

This prince really did seem to have too much time on his hands. Every day he insisted on marrying into her family, and he wouldn’t stop until he’d had his fill of her?

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And now, a little scene featuring the sharp-tongued heroine and the hero who’s sickeningly sweet

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The night was enchanting, and the moon shone bright.

“How did you get your name?”

“I was born on a night just like this, with moonlight flowing like water, so my parents named me Rongyue, after the phrase ‘moonlight spilling over a courtyard of pear blossoms.’”

“A lovely name for a lovely lady.” The man’s eyes were filled with affection.

The woman nodded, perfectly serious. “Your name, though… it’s rather awful.”

He raised an eyebrow, intrigued. “Why?”

“They say a person lives up to their name. Yu is written with the characters for fire and sun standing tall. If you had to stand under a blazing sun as punishment, you’d naturally grow frustrated and irritable. No wonder everyone says you’re an unpredictable prince.”

The man gritted his teeth. “That’s all right. I know only that you and I are the sun and moon, a match made in heaven!”

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“Marry me.”

The woman rolled her eyes. “No.”

“Why not?”

She answered with a serious expression. “You’re so sickly that you could kick the bucket any day. I don’t want to be widowed at such a young age.”

The man smiled innocently. “Then do you know what illness I have?”

“No.”

“It’s called lovesickness, and only you can cure it.”

[The leads are both strong, devoted only to each other, and there’s no angst. A warm, indulgent romance, sweet enough to give you a toothache. The author always delivers, so come on in!]