Beauty with a Backbone, The Noblewoman Returns

[One-on-one romance + devoted male lead who openly favors her + sweet romance + no transmigration or rebirth + household intrigue and revenge] Pei Jingzhao, the legitimate son of the Marquis’s household, is famous for his cool restraint and lack of interest in women. He says, “How could I let someone else sleep beside me? Wouldn’t two people be terribly cramped?” Yet that very night, he takes Chun He to his bedroom… She thought he would never fall for any woman, but Pei Jingzhao falls hard, contradicting himself and eating his words time and again. When she is framed and targeted, he slaps the culprit unconscious, refusing to let anyone say a single bad thing about her. When she has cramps during her period, he rubs her belly all night. He tells her, “You don’t have to drink the contraceptive soup anymore. You can… rise in status through your child.” When she is attacked, he risks his life to save her. When she sulks and hides in the countryside, he personally washes his hands and cooks for her. He whispers in her ear, “Come back with me. The Marquis’s household will be yours from now on. If you’re unhappy, just throw me out.” After she regains her memories, learns her true identity, and leaves him, he faces the long road to winning her back. He keeps himself chaste as he waits for her to change her mind, using every means, sparing no effort, and doing everything he can to please her, all so they can spend their lives together as the only ones for each other… He presses the gold token, symbol of the Marquis’s household, into her hand. “This token represents the head of the household. With it, you can command the household troops. From now on, no one can bully you… not even me.” The lowly concubine who used to call herself a servant has become the apple of his eye.