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A gentle and strong orphan girl and an aloof, proud young master from a prestigious family. Yu Huatang, an orphan girl, married Zhao Yan, the son of the Left Prime Minister, relying on her ancestral heirloom. Over three years, she became an unfavored legitimate wife. Facing her husband's indifference and her mother-in-law's neglect, Yu Huatang finally lost heart and sought divorce.

A dream like yellow millet, upon waking, a new life begins. She innovates lantern-making forms and breaks through inheritance barriers. Her beauty, wisdom, and strength make the male lead see her in a new light and admire her deeply.

Finally one day, he musters the courage and says he has the intention to renew their past relationship with her. But she smiles faintly, 'Your lordship comes from a noble family, with dragon-like bearing and phoenix-like grace. I am merely a lowly lantern artisan; our doors do not match, it is not suitable.'

Male lead: Madam, don't leave. It was I who was blind before...

Jiang Ci has been pampered in the palm of her hand since childhood, the enviable daughter of heaven.

On the eve of the fall of Liangzhou City, she is willing to enter the fray with her own body, marrying the Dongyang General who swept through the north and south—Ji Yang.

When Jiang Ci first arrived in Fengdu, the military advisor uttered 'a beauty misleads the country,' and Ji Yang nearly chopped her down.

It was only because her surname evoked his old humiliation.

Jiang Ci gritted her teeth and swallowed her grievances, deeming it for the greater good of the nation.

Yet he took advantage of it, pressing closer step by step.

One day, Ji Yang took everything her father had sent from Liangzhou and burned it all, disregarding her attempts to stop him.

"This is what your Jiang family owes me!"

"Compared to what the Jiang family once did to me, you should endure these things!"

No matter, she noted each one and would demand them all back in full.

Taming a dog, she had plenty of patience.

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Ji Yang had been a hostage for three years, transforming from a glamorous young man into a decisive great governor.

Everyone thought he hated the old Xiliang Jiang clan, but in truth, he hated that boy he once was—imprisoned in the enemy camp, starving, and stripped of all dignity.

He married the enemy clan's daughter, Jiang Ci, into his mansion, believing that humiliating her would bury his unbearable past.

She was gentle to everyone, yet her gaze toward him was like a pool of dead water.

He had once tried to kill her in public and personally burned all her cherished mementos from her homeland, just to see her break down in tears.

But she never begged for mercy; even when he presented her with that resolute letter of divorce, she accepted it calmly, without a trace of reluctance.

After Jiang Ci left, Ji Yang felt as if his very bones had been extracted.

Later, the Ji Yang who never believed in gods or Buddhas climbed the three thousand steps and kowtowed before the Buddha.

He only wished for Jiang Ci to glance at him once more.

[Reading Guide]

1. A love-struck mind is the best dowry for a man.

2. The male lead and the second male lead are both pure.

Content tags: Palace, Marquis, Broken Mirror Reunion, Child of Heaven, Arranged Marriage to True Love, Pursuit of Love, Fire Cemetery.

One-sentence summary: Shattered the arrogance of the lofty husband.

Theme: Persist in being yourself.

In the seventh year of Xining, Emperor Zhao suddenly passed away. The Empress Shangguan Xu, only twenty-eight years old, was escorted by the powerful prime minister along with imperial clan members to ascend the position of Empress Dowager.

Her beloved died tragically, her eldest brother was forced to withdraw from the center of power, and her own safety was uncertain. Shangguan Xu could only watch as the culprit still held high office in the court, wielding power over one side.

To give an explanation to her Majesty—who was also the Jing brother she had admired since childhood—and to protect her family's safety, Shangguan Xu resolved to seek revenge and make the mastermind pay the price.

However, to carry out these important matters, she still needed a trusted aide.

That year, during the imperial examinations, the highly anticipated new court noble Xu Qing'an appeared before her.

To better utilize him, in the quiet zen room late at night, she wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered tenderly to him:

"Xu Qing, from now on, you and I are not just ruler and subject, but... the devoted lovers of Chang'an City."

——

Emperor Zhao, Zhou Jingzhi, ascended the throne at a young age. However, his youthful vigor showed too much sharpness too soon, leading the ministers he trusted and his bedside person to conspire against him, resulting in his "accidental" drowning.

Fortunately, he faked his death to escape, changed his appearance, and returned to the court under the alias Xu Qing'an, seeking revenge on those who had harmed him.

But he never expected that the bedside person who once swung a knife at him would now take the initiative to extend an olive branch and draw him into the palace.

He originally thought that utilization and suspicion would be the norm in his interactions with Shangguan Xu.

Until that day, when his hand brushed her hair and he heard her murmur in her sleep, calling out "Jing brother..."

"Who are you calling?" His gaze turned cold and dark.

Her eyes misty yet resilient: "My... deceased husband."

[Little Theater]

In the side chamber of Lizheng Hall, he lifted her onto the desk, gripped her chin, and turned her face so they both looked at the portrait of the young man behind the desk.

"Though only seventy to eighty percent similar, it's enough."

He whispered tenderly, watching her tearful eyes,

"Come, call out Jing brother once more."

#Dual perspectives, male lead: married first, then hatred, then extreme love-struck fool

Not a strong female lead story, not a爽文, political intrigue serves the romance, not for deep analysis

Fictional setting, official system modeled on Tang Dynasty, other elements mixed

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[Pre-collected novel: After Forcing the Aloof Beauty to Detoxify Me]

Temporary whim x Long-planned; Mere passerby x Slap-in-the-face true love

Ling Qian, the County Princess of Ning'an in the western border, as the only daughter of Prince Pingxi, was summoned to the capital by imperial decree for a marriage arrangement.

However, she had no desire to marry.

To sabotage the marriage, Ling Qian used every trick in the book, going to extreme lengths.

In the end, just as she was about to succeed and withdraw, free from having to seek out playmates, she accidentally ingested an unspeakable drug. In her muddled state, she encountered Xie Sanlang Xie Lan, whom she had found annoying for so long.

That man was arrogant, petty, always opposing her, yet in front of others, he appeared as a gentlemanly and upright young master.

Burned by the drug, her cheeks flushed red, Ling Qian glared at him hatefully—At least his appearance was pleasing enough...

Ling Qian gritted her teeth: Since it's all over anyway, might as well strip off that gentleman's facade first!

That night, she directly pounced on him and dragged him into the room.

——

One night of passion, the poison temporarily alleviated, but Ling Qian fled with her skirts in hand the moment she regained consciousness, abandoning the "hero of the bed."

From then on, she always avoided him. After all, forcing the world's admired upright gentleman onto the bed to detoxify her would surely make him want to skin her alive.

Especially later, whenever their eyes met, even from several zhang away, she could see the resentful look he cast her way, making her even more afraid to approach him.

Until one day, in the cluster of rockeries, she had nowhere to run and was cornered by him.

Xie Lan propped one hand by her side, bending down to meet her gaze: "Why run? Is your poison cured? Or..."

From outside, the voice of the aristocratic young master she had just been chatting and laughing with came; he tilted his head and looked back at her: "Want to find someone else?"

——

Xie Lan, the emperor's favored son, upright and proper all his life, but three things made him feel out of control.

First: A county princess from the western border came and kept opposing him, so noisy;

Second: But he fell for her, so in love;

Third: Yet she doesn't want to take responsibility for him, so frustrating.

[Little Theater]

Autumn has recently arrived, yet friends couldn't understand why there were mosquito bite marks on Xie Lan's neck, especially since he didn't seem prone to attracting mosquitoes?

Late at night, the red bridal curtains swayed like water waves, one wave not settling before another rose.

"It's cured!" Ling Qian, overwhelmed, protested while dodging and pushing away.

"If it's cured, why did you leave so many red marks on my neck?" After the young man's voice fell—unexpected in this place—a hand like bamboo pulled her back into the bed curtains.

#The bullying little sun county princess who borrows tiger's might x The upright gentleman who tries to restrain himself but turns green tea

#The aloof beauty slaps face and becomes true love, then peacocks open screen, finally goes crazy as the attacker

#The drug wasn't administered by the male lead, but he delivered himself; male lead falls for her before sleeping

#1v1 sweet short story

Content tags: Palace, Marquis, Devoted Love, Reunion After Broken Mirror, Disguise, Revenge, Abusing Scum, Serious Drama

Shangguan Xu / Xu Qing'an / Zhou Jingzhi

Other: Updates at 11 PM / Will notify if absent

One-sentence summary: Empress Dowager x Minister | The powerful minister is actually my ex-husband!

Theme: Better to be a broken jade than flourishing ai grass

[Outwardly warm but inwardly cold and depressed female celebrity × Outwardly cold but inwardly warm pure-hearted male instructor, broken mirror reunion + mutual seduction + first love pure romance]The Xu family from the Tibetan lineage are famously devoted lovers, loving only one person in a lifetime, and Xu Jiangcuo is no exception.When he agreed to be with Song Lehan, he was prepared to be together with her forever.But things didn't go as planned. When their love was at its deepest, Song Lehan proposed a breakup.Xu Jiangcuo disagreed and humbly tried to salvage it, only to receive disdainful eye rolls from her.Under the dim yellow light, the young man bent down, carefully tugging at the girl's sleeve, completely devoid of his usual cold male god image.He disregarded the surrounding gazes and humbly pleaded: "Lele, let's not break up, okay..."—Six years later, the two reunited.During the day, he transformed into a devilish instructor, singling her out for scolding, just to get revenge for her betrayal back then.At night, he knelt at her feet, his rough palms caressing her scars, distressingly planting kiss after kiss.Her scars existed because of him, and his kisses fell because of love."Do you still hate me?""I do, hate you so much I want to tear you apart and devour you."—One day, Song Lehan acted on impulse and questioned Xu Jiangcuo why he never pursued her.Xu Jiangcuo smiled mysteriously.The most unattainable male god in school, how could he fall for her clumsy tactics?All of this was his willing surrender, his voluntary submission.—Long before you liked me for a very, very long time, I had already liked you.—What reunion of a broken mirror? The mirror never broke in the first place.

Liu Yuwei witnessed her crush Jin Lang's entire first love breakup process during high school; coincidentally, the female lead was her deskmate. After three years of being friends, she gathered the courage to confess, gaining a brief relationship.

When they met again, he and his first love were raising a toast together. She resolved not to become the manipulative third wheel in someone else's love story. Drunk and flustered, she subconsciously dialed a number, "Why aren't you coming to pick me up?" Touches, kisses. A beautiful dream, a one-sided memory.

When they met again, she was living a happy and harmonious "family of three." He created opportunities to actively probe, but only heard her say, "May your journey be smooth." Learning that she had met a scoundrel and was "unmarried with a child," he cornered her, "Who are you calling a stranger?" A passionate, forceful kiss, awakening memories. Long moments of intimacy, hearts in disarray. But he never expected that even before the blush left her face, she would pick up her phone and speak softly and sweetly with another man.

Warning: Slow burn, verbose, the male lead's first love is not the female lead (readers sensitive to this, proceed with caution).

For three years of one-sided devotion, Bian Zhi lived her life as a joke. So, when Ou Moyuan made her choose between her career and divorce, Bian Zhi unhesitatingly chose divorce. From then on, she intended to reclaim her identity as the rational, beautiful, and talented heiress of Bian Pharmaceuticals.

Later, her ex-husband, with his entire family, old and young, knelt and begged for remarriage. It turned out her biological father was a business magnate, her biological mother was a 23rd-generation medical expert of the Bian family, her elder brother was a ruthless CEO who dominated both legal and illicit circles and spoiled his sister without limits, and her younger brother was a kingpin in the entertainment industry. Oh... and there was also her haughty, sharp-tongued nemesis who, if he didn't make it in the entertainment industry, would have to go home and inherit a multi-billion dollar fortune, yet was softest only towards her.

[White Moonlight + Completely Awakened + Ex-husband Chasing Wife in Crematorium with No Forgiveness + Emotional Tug-of-War + Male Lead Secretly Loved and Ascended] Jiang Qingning was raised from a young age to be the daughter-in-law of Anping Marquisate.

At seventeen, Jiang Qingning was forced to marry Xun Chen. Three years later, Jiang Qingning gave birth to Xun Moli after a difficult labor.

The father and son were very alike, always equally taciturn, equally indifferent, and equally distant from Jiang Qingning.

Every day in the past, she would make them Longjing Shrimp for dinner, a dish they both loved.

But on this day, Xun Chen accidentally knocked over a rice bowl, and Xun Moli secretly threw the dish she had picked for him onto the ground.

Watching the father and son leave hand in hand, Jiang Qingning felt a profound weariness.

The moment she handed Xun Chen the divorce papers, he frowned displeasedly and asked her, "Just because I accidentally knocked over a rice bowl yesterday?" Jiang Qingning nodded, "Yes, just because of that." A year later,

Xun Chen, dressed in rags, rushed to the gates of Qin State Duke's Manor with his son. However, the streets around Qin State Duke's Manor and even Ning Pavilion were adorned with red silks.

Jiang Qingning, in a phoenix crown and embroidered robes, sat gracefully in the bridal sedan chair.

A ten-mile stretch of red adornments, something he had never given her.

Xun Chen couldn't help but step forward, "Wife, your husband has come to take you home." Xun Moli cried out, "I want my mother, I want my mother!"

The groom, riding a tall horse, stepped forward, his eyes brimming with unrestrained arrogance, "Who is so blind as to dare snatch the Young Mistress from this Young Master and Qin State Duke's Manor!"

Through the red veil, Jiang Qingning curled her lips into a faint smile, "Moli, I am no longer your mother. Xun Chen, you are permanently out of the game."

[Wife-Chasing Crematorium + First Anguish Then Sweetness + Both Leads Pure]

Nan Xi always knew that Fu Ciyuan harbored a deeply beloved "white moonlight" in his heart. After three years of marriage, she believed she could at least occupy a small corner in his heart. Yet, when she drank until her stomach bled for him, he abandoned her that very night to help his "white moonlight" search for a cat. How utterly laughable! Three years of devotion were deemed less valuable than a mere feline. Nan Xi withdrew her genuine affection, ceased all entanglement, and decisively dumped Fu Ciyuan.

Everyone celebrated CEO Fu finally shedding his 'trouble.' However, later, some witnessed the previously unapproachable CEO Fu kneeling in the snowy night, pleading: "Nan Xi, please don't leave..."

A cool and classical beauty, a fallen socialite, against an untamed and roguish Hong Kong scion. Five years after their breakup, Gu Xiangsi never expected to encounter her first love again upon returning to the country. He cornered her against a wall, coldly demanding, "Gu Xiangsi, after leaving me, this is all you've amounted to?" He was as cold as ice, and she, too, drew a clear line between them.

Fu Sinian, the infamous playboy scion of Hong Kong's elite circles, was rumored to be unrestrained and charismatic, with countless young women falling for him. Yet, only in front of Gu Xiangsi did he lose his composure. Seeing her laughing and talking with someone else, he snorted coldly, "What terrible taste." Yet, deep down, jealousy burned. The next moment, he pulled her into his arms, whispering softly, "I'm going crazy from missing you."

Everyone believed she was merely a plaything in his palm, to be discarded like an old shoe once his passion faded. However, the front page of the Hong Kong Evening News shockingly reported: "The Fu family's scion was caught kissing a girl till his eyes were red in an old alley." He coaxed softly, "I've counted: 1825 days since you left, and every single day I've regretted not tying you to my side."

Yun Zhao loved Xie Jingmo for seven years. During those seven years, she poured her heart and soul into him. But she never expected that in Xie Jingmo's eyes, these seven years were nothing but a joke. When she saw a garment embroidered with the character "Mo" worn by another woman, Yun Zhao finally understood Xie Jingmo's rejection. Yun Zhao completely gave up hope and honestly found a man to marry herself off to. Yet, on the day of her wedding banquet, the man with reddened eyes pushed her against the wall and kissed her deeply, saying, "Yun Zhao, you have no heart!" No one knew how unwilling he was when he left for the frontier. Nor did anyone know that her enlistment in the army was his scheme, and even fewer knew that on the very first day she arrived at the military camp, he used every trick to get her into his bed. While tormenting her, he also tormented himself. But seeing her love diminish, he stumbled, lost his composure, and finally admitted that his love for Yun Zhao had long ago permeated his bones.