Lan Yu spent five years as a young bride in the Duke's manor, always walking on eggshells.
Marrying into a higher-ranked family was no easy feat. Her mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, sister-in-law by marriage, and even the maids in the manor were all difficult to deal with. She nervously watched everyone for signs of displeasure, yet people still mocked her behind her back, saying a girl from a small household was unfit for high society.
She could put up with all that. What frightened her most was her husband, a man of distinguished status, solemn and dignified.
Her husband was intimidating without even raising his voice. Whenever she served him tea, her legs trembled uncontrollably. She tried awkwardly to please him, only to be scolded for having improper intentions.
Worst of all, he was exceptionally well-endowed, and their intimacy always left her suffering. She covered her mouth and dared not make a sound, afraid he would think her immodest.
One day, she heard her mother-in-law tell her husband that since she had borne no children for years, he might as well divorce her and marry again.
Her husband did not refuse.
In a daze, Lan Yu walked past the artificial hill on her way back to her courtyard. Inside it, a young servant and a maid were passionately making love.
"Oh, my darling, let me give you a kiss!"
"You're teasing me again. I'm not letting you kiss me~"
Lan Yu could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
*
What did it feel like to be held and kissed by someone?
She really wanted to know.
That night, Lan Yu tossed and turned, remembering how, last month, she had gone to a Taoist temple to pray for a child and a handsome young Taoist had smiled at her again and again...
*
Li Jun's wife was dull and honest, and Li Jun didn't particularly like her.
Even so, he did his duty as a husband and treated her with respect.
The crown prince of the dynasty liked to visit Taoist temples to flirt with young married women. One day, at the crown prince's request, Li Jun disguised himself to settle one of his love affairs.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the temple's fasting hall door opened, his wife swayed in gracefully.
He watched with his own eyes as his dull, honest wife gazed at him with tender affection and, seeming to have something she could not bring herself to say, ran her hand over his waist.
1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending.
Blurb written on 2025.11.3 and screenshot saved.
Theme: You have to take control of your own life
