Bearing Jade
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Summary
[Historical romance + 1V1 + household intrigue + secret crush + sweet romance + marriage before love + loyal hero + HE]
The year Lin Yu called off her engagement to Li Heming, rumor had it that Li Heming had risen to Commissioner of the Northern Office of the Imperial Guard by stepping over the corpses of court officials.
Lin Yu was frail, and the Lin family feared she would be cursed to death by Li Heming's murderous aura, which was why they took such a drastic step.
What others did not know was that at bottom, it was Li Heming who looked down on Lin Yu.
But regardless, calling off the engagement was a slap in Li Heming's face.
The Imperial Guard oversaw officials, and Li Heming was the emperor's claw.
Lin Yu's father and brothers all served at court, so they occasionally met, and she could only bow her head and lower her eyes to deal with him.
But what puzzled her was that though he plainly held her in contempt, in the end he stood in the cold rain and asked her in a low voice: "Why did you call off the engagement back then?"
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy ancient romance, love after marriage, and secret-crush setups
- Romance fans who prefer the pairing of a frail heroine and an aloof, devoted hero
- Casual readers looking for light sweet-pet content and a HE to relax with
- Entry-level readers with a mild interest in household intrigue and the Embroidered Uniform Guard backdrop
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking hardcore court power games and complex political lines
- Readers who prefer fast pacing and strong conflict and dislike sweet-pet tropes
- Readers with low tolerance for ancient-romance conventions who want realistic marriage and romance
Reading tips
- Start with the two key scenes—the broken engagement and the questioning in the cold rain—to grasp the anchors of the protagonists' emotional turning points
- Treat the household-intrigue and court lines as backdrop to the relationship and focus on the subtle shifts in the couple's daily interactions
- If the pace feels slow midway, skim the supporting-character scenes and stay with the protagonists' scenes to keep interest
- After finishing, revisit the opening broken-engagement passage to appreciate how the hero's awkward feelings foreshadow later echoes
About the publisher
Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd. is a cultural enterprise focused on planning and publishing literature and social science books. Public information is limited, and the available details come mainly from its in-house catalogue. Its publishing areas cover prose and essays, foreign literature, social science classics, mystery and detective fiction, and history books, with attention to reissues and boxed sets of classic works. Representative titles include Wang Zengqi's essay collection Renjian Youwei, Wanwu Youqu, The Little Prince, a boxed set of Western philosophical classics, Mao Dun's classic works, a collection of Yasunari Kawabata's award-winning works, Cai Lan's essays, and the Eddie Flynn courtroom mystery series. Its authors include Chinese and foreign names such as Wang Zengqi, Mao Dun, Yasunari Kawabata, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Plato, and Marcus Aurelius, reflecting a publishing profile that brings together Chinese prose, foreign literature, and philosophical and social science classics.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 退亲1
- 第二章 退亲2
- 第三章 退亲3
- 第四章 遭难1
- 第五章 遭难2
- 第六章 遭难3
- 第七章 相救1
- 第八章 相救2
- 第九章 相救3
- 第十章 姻缘1
- 第十一章 姻缘2
- 第十二章 姻缘3
- 第十三章 案情1
- 第十四章 案情2
- 第十五章 算计1
- 第十六章 算计2
- 第十七章 求他1
- 第十八章 求他2
- 第十九章 赐婚1
- 第二十章 赐婚2
- 第二十一章 赐婚3
- 第二十二章 成婚1
- 第二十三章 成婚2
- 第二十四章 成婚3
- 第二十五章 矛盾1
- 第二十六章 矛盾2
- 第二十七章 矛盾3
- 第二十八章 和好1
- 第二十九章 和好2
- 第三十章 和好3
- 第三十一章 和好4
- 第三十二章 倾心1
- 第三十三章 倾心2
- 第三十四章 初见1
- 第三十五章 初见2
- 第三十六章 画像1
- 第三十七章 画像2
- 第三十八章 画像3
- 第三十九章 徐青引1
- 第四十章 徐青引2
- 第四十一章 徐青引3
- 第四十二章 书信1
- 第四十三章 书信2
- 第四十四章 书信3
- 第四十五章 惊喜1
- 第四十六章 惊喜2
- 第四十七章 惊喜3
- 第四十八章 六皇子1
- 第四十九章 六皇子2
- 第五十章 六皇子3
- 第五十一章 变故1
- 第五十二章 变故2
- 第五十三章 变故3
- 第五十四章 二皇子1
- 第五十五章 二皇子2
- 第五十六章 入狱1
- 第五十七章 入狱2
- 第五十八章 入狱3
- 第五十九章 计谋1
- 第六十章 计谋2
- 第六十一章 看望1
- 第六十二章 看望2
- 第六十三章 看望3
- 第六十四章 宫变1
- 第六十五章 宫变2
- 第六十六章 宫变3
- 第六十七章 如愿1
- 第六十八章 如愿2
- 第六十九章 如愿3
- 番外 朱熙林琬：白玉怀瑕1
- 番外 朱熙林琬：白玉怀瑕2
- 番外 朱熙林琬：白玉怀瑕3
- 番外 朱熙林琬：白玉怀瑕4
FAQ
Do the protagonists fall in love after marriage? How does the romance develop?
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About the author
Changqing Changbai is a Chinese web-fiction author about whom little public information is available; nationality, dates of birth and death, and real identity are not clearly recorded. Eight of the author's works are currently collected, spanning categories such as time-travel and alternate-world fiction, modern romance, youth literature, and otherworld fantasy. Representative titles include Renyu Zhouyin (Mermaid Curse), Guaiwu (Monster), Zhiling Queren (Command Confirmed), Xian Yu, Ting An, Rimu Haihang, and Jiaquan, along with a two-volume set billed as a collection of fate-driven sweet romance by the author. Judging from the titles and categories, the writing tends to center on alternate-world settings and emotional storylines, blending fantastical elements with a sweet-romance orientation. The range is fairly broad, covering both otherworldly imagination and youth and romance narratives closer to reality. The style generally advances plot through character relationships, emphasizing a sense of destiny and readability, and appeals to readers who enjoy time-travel fantasy and modern romance.
