The Concubine Seeks Marriage: Hanlin Lang Is Attracted to Him

Shen Yuan is the most unpopular concubine of the Shen family. Her mother died young, her aunt is mean, and her father treats her like nothing. The Shen family has already made plans to marry her to a forty-year-old wealthy businessman to fill his house, and use the betrothal gift to provide a dowry for his aunt. Xie Huaijin is the most upright gentleman in the Xie family. At the age of twenty-three, he became a bachelor of the fifth rank of the Hanlin Academy. He was clean and self-sufficient and never approached women. There are rumors that he has an old friend hidden in his heart and is afraid that he will be alone for the rest of his life. At a spring gathering, Shen Yuan saw Xie Huaijin from a distance, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes. After several encounters, Shen Yuan came closer and closer to Xie Huaijin's heart. Xie Huaijin took pity on her and loved her. On the day Shen Yuan got married, the whole city was talking about how a concubine could become the eldest son of the Xie family.