Wen Shuli is the legitimate daughter of a prominent family. She takes her younger sister’s place and marries Gu Jinyan, who has been stripped of his title and sent into exile.
On the journey into exile, she sells her dowry and looks after his whole family without complaint.
Her husband calls her gentle and kind.
Her mother-in-law praises her as a capable, dutiful wife.
Her sister-in-law adores her.
After years of devotion, the day they can finally return to the capital arrives, but her life only gets harder.
Her husband has met a new woman, one who is talented and loves to sing. Her rendition of “The Song of the Pipa” makes her famous throughout the capital.
He throws away his dignity as a man and even kneels to beg for her hand in marriage.
Only later does Wen Shuli discover that the two have been carrying on behind everyone’s backs and have already had an illegitimate child.
One lie and betrayal after another leaves Wen Shuli utterly heartbroken and disappointed. She resolves to cut off all support to the Marquis’s household and seek a divorce.
Her husband tells her to be magnanimous and stop being ungrateful.
Her mother-in-law shows her shrewish side and says it’s perfectly normal for men to have several wives and concubines.
Her sister-in-law insults her, saying nobody will want her after the divorce.
But on the very next day, a marriage proposal from Prince Jing’s residence arrives at Wen Shuli’s door.
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Xie Yanzhou is reborn. In his previous life, his stepmother blinded him and drove him out of the prince’s residence. When he was on the verge of death, Wen Shuli found him and took him home.
By then, Wen Shuli had already divorced. Xie Yanzhou had long been in love with her, and after spending day and night together, they became husband and wife.
But their happiness didn’t last. Two years into their marriage, Wen Shuli passed away.
Having been given another life, Xie Yanzhou swears he’ll do whatever it takes to marry Wen Shuli.
At the temple to pray for blessings,
Xie Yanzhou pins Wen Shuli against the shrine, his movements shameless and lewd.
“I heard your husband has found a new love and is neglecting you?”
He bares his muscular chest. “Can’t sleep through these long, lonely nights? Why not have me instead?”
Wen Shuli’s face turns crimson. “You’re shameless.”
It's good to watch, the male and female protagonists are my favorite type, and the content is also good to watch. Can the author please update it ten times a day? It's not enough.