Xiao_Ling16

"What is love? I used to think that love was nothing more than a distraction but when I met her I knew love was more than that, I loved her but was forced to marry another."

Our main character, Li Tian You is the eldest legitimate son of the current Emperor's brother, Prince Zi. As you could tell Tian You grew up with both fame and power, but who would have known that under the mask of being the Emperor's nephew he was nothing but a puppet controlled by his father and bullied by his stepmother...

On the other side, there was the spoiled, stubborn but beautiful third Princess of Dong Yue, Li Chiu Yeung, Tian You's cousin. Because of her personality, nobody wanted to marry her. But fate had different plans, out of irresistible circumstances, Tian You ended up betraying his lover and married Princess Chiu Yeung. 
How would these two lovers cross paths as they set aside their differences? Especially since Li Tian You blames Chiu Yeung for the death of her father. 
 
What would happen when Tian You's sweetheart, Lin Xin Er comes and finds him? Will Tian You and Chiu Yueng finally set aside their difference and find love or would Xin Er's appearance ruin everything? Or would both girls become part of Tian You's harem? And what secret does Xin Er herself hold?
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Let me make myself clear this is not incest as the main characters aren't related. You will see why during the story. The plot and all the characters are original. It isn't translated. There might be some grammatical mistakes as English is not my first language. The book cover isn't mine, I found it on Pinterest so credits go to the artist. 
The timeliness is based in ancient China. 
It's for both genders to read, but maybe a bit more for females cause it's mostly a historical romance.
My other works:
-Rebirth for you:
-The Villainess?

The Prince and his wives

Although Tian An's wedding was already very frivolous because she had been given the title of Princess. But I and Chiu Yeung's wedding was a whole country thing not just a matter between two families. Prince Rong has always been watching us like a tiger waiting for its prey, however with him falling sick hopefully that will distract him for the time being.


I had already prepared a betrothal present to Imperial Uncle. This was known as Gu Dao Li.  Mostly it was painting of ancient artworks. Usually, the groom's family would send gold jewellery, dragon and phoenix wax candles, tea leaves and sesame seeds, wine or brandy, etc. Symbolizing prosperity and good fortune as a formal proposal to the bride's parents. However, Imperial Uncle is first the emperor and second the father. As an emperor, he has the most money so sending these material things will not work. However, His Majesty had the same hobby as my late father. They both loved to collect ancient artwork, so I sent some to His Majesty since my father had a lot. Alongside some wine and special food from the Po Hai Kingdom. For this wedding, most of the mother's family wouldn't be able to come as they're too far away and Jiu Mu*(1)  was pregnant so Jiu Jiu*(2) would come representing his whole family. The bride's family would also send some gifts in return such as Bedsheets and pillowcases, Bucket and ruler, A tea set, Chopsticks, Bedside lamps


The next thing was to prepare The An Chuang (marriage bed preparation), usually two to three days before the wedding. Typically, the groom and/or his parents or grandparents will be part of the An Chuang ceremony. If the groom's parents or grandparents are not around, then a good fortuned lady whose spouse, children and grandchildren are still around will help out in the ceremony. A young boy whose horoscope doesn't clash with the bride and groom, and who is not born in the year of the Tiger, is also invited to be part of the ceremony.


What is needed for the An Chuang ceremony: 


•2 red packets with gold coins of any amount


The Fate Coins are to be placed at the four corners of the bed, room, wardrobes and drawers while the antique Chinese coins are to be inserted top facing into red packets and placed at each corner of the mattress and under each pillow. The pair of bedside lamps will be lit and left on until after the third day of the An Chuang ritual.


After the ceremony is completed, the parties involved in the ceremony will recite the following blessings:


May you be blessed with a blissful and harmonious marriage for a century. May you be blessed with plenty of children quickly. May you grow old together. May you always be filled with love for one another


After which, the young boy will be invited to roll on the bed to bless the couple with an abundance of children in their marriage.


Lastly, I must remind Yu Xuan to prepare enough food for the banquet.


1. Jiu Mu is what you address your mother's brother's wife. (Chinese is quite cultural so there are so many ways you call your relatives unlike western cultures where you just call them auntie or uncle).


2. Jiu Jiu is what you address your mother's brother.


Chapter 55: Wedding preparations