The Sixth Book by Zhixu Mozhijie Xia

[Forced Marriage and Possessive Love + Male Rivalry + A Heroine Who Won’t Be Exploited + Political Scheming + Emotional Push and Pull + Tragic Romance]

Her husband had been dead for five years, and she had shouldered the family’s burdens alone.

She helped her younger half-brother enter officialdom and cared for her ailing mother-in-law.

But to her surprise, the husband who had been dead for five years came back.

He even brought a woman with him and claimed she wasn’t his wife.

She was ready to turn and leave, but her mother-in-law, whom she had risked her life to save, drugged her.

So shamelessness ran in the family. She was done, and would go to the palace to divorce her husband!

…

Shen Chen was a notorious treacherous minister, a trusted confidant to all three rival factions. A single word from him could turn the court upside down.

He was in love with his sister-in-law and had always kept his feelings under tight control. But one day, he could no longer hold back, his desire clouding his judgment. “After all these years, you must have seen how I feel about you, sister-in-law.”

…

Lu Jingchen was a powerful minister who had once recognized Shen Chen’s talent and given him his chance.

He was a devoted man who valued love and loyalty above all.

He would conquer the realm for the woman he loved and storm the imperial palace for his wife.

…

Tang An, ruler of the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions.

He was utterly infatuated with Hua Shang and kept his harem empty for her.

His life’s purpose was to make Hua Shang his wife.

(The story takes its time setting things up at first, then turns into a tragic romance.)

The puppy has stopped obeying and wants to rebel!