The Possessive Minister Claims the Spring

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[Angsty!! Read the warnings at the end of the blurb before starting!]

[My new novel, After Being Forced to Become a Concubine by a Mad Minister, is now underway. The blurb is below this one! Please add it to your collection!]

After transmigrating, Shen Zhaozhao finds herself a maid doing the sweeping at a country estate.

The original owner of her body was picked up by an old woman at the estate several years ago, and has now grown into a woman of breathtaking beauty.

The old woman's foolish son tries to assault Shen Zhaozhao. The commotion catches the attention of the Prince of Zhennan, who is staying at the estate to recuperate.

The law is strict. The old woman insists that Shen Zhaozhao seduced her son first and wants to have her drowned in a pig cage.

To prove her innocence, Shen Zhaozhao seizes the opportunity to ask to buy her freedom.

But the Prince of Zhennan sits calmly above her, his desire to conquer her growing harder to suppress.

"With a face like yours, you are fit to be this prince's concubine."

Pei Huaiqian, the Prince of Zhennan, has won countless victories on the battlefield. To the world, he is a paragon of grace and virtue, adored by countless noblewomen. Few know that beneath the surface, he is cruel, sinister, and bloodthirsty.

As his concubine, Shen Zhaozhao would be his slave for life. Unwilling to accept that fate, she begs for mercy night after night as Pei Huaiqian subjects her to every kind of torment.

They are ambushed on the road back to the capital, and by chance, Shen Zhaozhao saves Pei Huaiqian.

He promises that once they return to the capital, he will grant her a freeborn status and set her free.

Half a year later, Pei Huaiqian returns to the capital in triumph.

"This prince will let you be bold just once. Ask for whatever you want."

Shen Zhaozhao is full of hope.

"Your Highness, this servant only wants freeborn status!"

Pei Huaiqian gazes at the hope in Shen Zhaozhao's eyes. His expression darkens, his gaze gradually turning cold. A cruel smile tugs at his lips.

"There's no hurry. I have something even better to give you."

Shen Zhaozhao waits with bated breath, imagining the gold and jewels that might come with her new status. In the end, she receives just two words:

"Senior concubine."

Shen Zhaozhao flees, leaving no trace of her remains.

The year she jumped into the river, Shen Zhaozhao was lucky enough to be rescued. Two years later, she makes a living in another country selling paintings and calligraphy.

Her benefactor asks her to marry him. The man before her is gentle and refined, and she thinks that having such a good match would not be so bad. She softly agrees.

But on their wedding day, Pei Huaiqian storms into the wedding banquet with a bloodstained sword in hand!

Later, as the gauze curtains fall, Pei Huaiqian gazes at the face he has longed for day and night and closes in, inch by inch.

"My darling, this prince has plenty of ways to train you properly..."

Reading guide:

* One couple, both chaste, happy ending.

* Set in an imaginary feudal dynasty, with plenty of creative liberties.

* Not a story about an independent, powerful heroine. The male lead takes what he wants by force and is a ruthless madman.

* A melodramatic, angsty story. The author pulls no punches (important!!). If this isn't your thing, please think twice before reading!!!!

* No writing advice, please. The story is already outlined. You don't need to tell me if you drop it.

Coming soon: After Being Forced to Become a Concubine by a Mad Minister

Shen Fuxue, daughter of Minister Shen, has skin like jade and an enchanting pair of peach blossom eyes. Countless sons of noble families are smitten with her.

Her family has chosen a gentle, modest new top scholar to be her husband.

But on the eve of her wedding, an imperial decree arrives, ordering her family stripped of everything.

Her family is exiled, and Shen Fuxue is forced into the government pleasure house.

Her breathtaking beauty becomes a curse that drags her into the abyss.

On her first day receiving guests, snow falls from the sky. Shen Fuxue sits at the edge of the bed like a hollow, broken doll.

But before the men who covet her beauty arrive, Pei Yuanzhi appears, though he should be a thousand miles away.

Pei Yuanzhi storms into the pleasure house, his eyes bloodshot, and sneers.

"You turned me down back then just to marry a spineless, sanctimonious man?"

"Your family fell into ruin. Why didn't he come to save you?"

"If you wouldn't be the marquis's wife, then you'll be my concubine and stay by my side to atone for your sins."

Pei Yuanzhi, heir to the Marquis's residence, is peerlessly handsome, cold-hearted, ruthless, and vengeful.

Three years ago, when he left for the frontier, he declared that he would never marry a Shen woman, no matter whom he married in the future.

Pei Yuanzhi insists he has no feelings for her, and Shen Fuxue has no delusions about him. She keeps her head down, hoping that one day she can clear her name and regain her freedom.

Later, the Shen family is exonerated, and Shen Fuxue suddenly disappears.

She thinks they owe each other nothing and plans to escape to some remote place to live out the rest of her life in peace.

Who could have imagined that she would be surrounded and caught after fleeing no more than a hundred miles from the Pei residence?

Pei Yuanzhi pins her against the carriage wall and brushes his fingers over the glistening moisture on her swollen lips.

"Madam, where do you think you're going?"

Coming soon: The Maid He Stole

[Delicate, darling beauty × Powerful, scheming tyrant]

In her previous life, Su Mi'er watched her entire family be executed. After dying, she is reborn as Yulan, a farmer's daughter.

Her mother dies of illness, and her gambling-addicted father sells her to the Lin family.

Miss Lin plans to win favor in the future and takes her along as a dowry maid to the Duke's residence.

But in her previous life, Su Mi'er was the daughter of an upright scholar-official. She refuses to become a slave or concubine and never crosses the line with the young master, Gu An.

All she wants in this life is to buy her freedom and leave the estate, escaping her status as a slave.

Gu Yue is the eldest legitimate son of the Duke's family. After guarding the frontier for five years, he returns with immense power and influence.

He is handsome and accomplished, but still unmarried. His mother grows anxious and decides to find him a concubine first.

A hundred paintings of beauties are presented, but Gu Yue pays them no mind and gets up to leave.

A breeze stirs as Su Mi'er happens to pass beneath the covered walkway, graceful and lovely.

Gu Yue glances up and is struck by her beauty. Seeing her simply dressed, he assumes she is a maid and smiles.

"I'll take her."

Everyone gasps. Following the sound of his voice, his mother turns and nearly faints with rage.

"That's your younger brother's bedchamber maid!"

Gu An does not want to force Su Mi'er. Seeing how honest and sensible she is, he plans to let her buy her freedom and leave the estate.

Just as she gets her freeborn status, his elder brother, Gu Yue, suddenly pays a visit.

Gu An kindly tries to reason with him.

"Brother, you don't understand. Yulan has no wish to become anyone's concubine."

Gu Yue doesn't care. He picks up the document granting her freeborn status and holds it over the candle flame, his thin lips parting.

"It doesn't matter."

Reading guide:

* One couple, both chaste, happy ending.

* Not a story about an independent, powerful heroine.

* The male lead takes what he wants by force and is a ruthless madman.

* A melodramatic, angsty story. The author pulls no punches (important!!). If this isn't your thing, please think twice before reading!!!!

* No writing advice, please. The story is already outlined. You don't need to tell me if you drop it.

#Hatred and resentment | Parting from a loved one | Love unfulfilled

#Angsty romance, willing to do anything

#Over-the-top melodrama

#He stole his younger brother's bedchamber maid

Theme: Keep your heart steady amid all the turmoil