Graceful as the Moon Between the Clouds

[Main story complete, bonus chapters coming soon]

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Down-on-her-luck noblewoman x obsessive, ruthless official x upright gentleman

Once renowned throughout the capital, noblewoman Yao Tiao lost her family and was sent to the entertainment bureau. Then, in a single turn of fortune, she rose from the dirt and married Gao Huai, the second legitimate son of the Gao family.

Everyone said she was marrying above her station to join the illustrious Gao family, which had enjoyed a century of prominence, even though her husband Gao Huai was known to be a useless man.

But her true target was her husband's elder brother, her brother-in-law, Gao Ye.

Cold and aloof, he lived by restraint and propriety and guided his heart with the words of the sages. He was renowned for his virtue and known as Master Hengzhou.

After entering the household, she carefully plotted every step, kept her head down, and deliberately curried favor, all in the hope of winning his affection and concern.

And the most restrained and conservative Master Hengzhou in the capital was also willing to sink into a mire called love for her.

"Brother Hengzhou, you are a gentleman. How could I let you become the target of everyone's scorn because of me?"

Moonlight fell on Yao Tiao, but her eyes captivated like those of a demon.

"Even if everyone condemns me, I would gladly accept it."

Gao Ye pressed her into the narrow space between them. The classics and histories on the bookshelf lay scattered across the floor.

And from the very beginning, her marriage into the Gao family had been part of an adult's plot.

Note: The real romance or any substantial progress will only begin after Tiao Tiao and Gao Ye have both ended their respective relationships.

This is my first novel. Thank you to every reader who stopped by. If you enjoy it, please add it to your collection and leave a comment. A bow.

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Next novel: The Chronicles of Sui Ci, a woman disguised as a man in the imperial court. Please add it to your collection!

A controlling father-teacher-brother all-in-one guardian x clever, hardworking, oblivious little scaredy-cat

Blurb:

Sui Ci grew up under the sixth uncle's ruler.

At seven, she wrote a character incorrectly, and the ruler struck her palm.

At ten, she played around and failed to memorize her lessons, so he whipped her forearm with a cane.

At thirteen, she sneaked out with a friend for an hour, and her sixth uncle himself struck her across the buttocks and thighs with a paddle.

At sixteen, she disobeyed him and was selected to join the Censorate. She knelt in his room all night.

Her sixth uncle was her teacher, her older brother, and an elder who was like a father to her.

Sui Ci never dared to defy him or hide anything from him.

Except for the secret that she was really a woman.

The day the secret was finally exposed, her sixth uncle's face was stern, and his trembling voice held an excitement she couldn't understand as he sharply ordered, "Kneel."

His tall frame covered her shadow on the floor. His cool fingertips lifted her chin as he gazed down at her.

Tell me, what should I use to punish you this time?

Theme: Pursue freedom