The Minister's Wife

Temporary blurb [A lovely young wife & an emperor coveting another man's wife] Pei Xulin ascended to the highest position while still young. After ruling for more than a decade, he held all power in his hands, and everything in the world was his for the taking. He did as he pleased. One day, he saw a young man carrying a woman who had fallen into the water. On a whim, he waved his hand and granted the two of them a marriage. Later, beneath the matchmaker tree at a Taoist temple, he saw a young woman. As she turned to look back, the pearl hairpin at her temple swayed. Pei Xulin lost his heart at first sight. When he later learned who she was, he accidentally smashed the vermilion brush in his hand. Only when he reached the age of thirty did he finally understand what it meant to regret one's choices. Reader's guide: 1. A clichéd love-at-first-sight trope, with a slow pace. The male lead is a virgin, the female lead isn't!!!!!!! (The male supporting character is a virgin too. Basically, all the men who fall for the heroine are virgins. It doesn't make sense, but I don't want my girl sleeping with someone else's leftovers.) 2. The entire story is set in a fictional world. I'm making it all up, so don't nitpick the history! 3. Whether you like it or not, this story is the product of the author's hard work. If you don't like it, just drop it. Don't curse me out. 4. The author doesn't provide content warnings. (You can't please everyone, and what I write is what I enjoy. It's hard to keep track of everyone's personal triggers, so I won't be listing any.)