Locked in Spring's Embrace: The Abstinent Minister Breaks His Rules and Dotes on Her

[Historical romance and household intrigue + both leads' first relationships + golden finger + doting husband + mutual devotion]

Su Xianyue is the most beautiful woman in the Great Sheng Dynasty, with skin like ice and jade and a face as radiant as peach blossoms. Her smile could topple a kingdom, and when she cries, anyone would want to comfort her. Later, when the Su family falls into ruin, this legitimate daughter is forced to become a kept woman.

Gu Muchen is the legitimate son of the Marquis of Dingyuan and a minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Known as the Cold-Faced Yama, all it takes is one glance for him to willingly fall into her trap.

As a kept woman, Su Xianyue never forgets her place.

She wants to escape. She isn't willing to stay, yet every time she's forced to turn back.

For the sake of survival and her family, Su Xianyue serves him with utmost care.

She constantly reminds herself not to fall in love with Fourth Young Master Gu, and never dreams of becoming the marquis's principal wife.

Until an imperial edict ordering their marriage arrives from out of nowhere…

Fourth Young Master Gu, his eyes red, demands, “If you won't marry me, who else can you marry?”

That's right, she was once the darling of the heavens, too.

Then she'll help him become an undefeated god of war in the Great Sheng Dynasty, and she'll make sure to secure her place as his principal wife.