The Bao'er Pavilion

Six years ago, Xu Yizhen outlived her seventy-year-old husband. This year, at thirty-six, she finally saw her last wish fulfilled: her youngest daughter found a home of her own. She became a lonely widow, arranging flowers, playing with birds, and living a quiet, carefree life. Apart from her unfaded beauty and the fortune her late husband left her, which she could never spend in a lifetime, she seemed to have nothing. The days dragged slowly by, lonely and dull... That same year, she met three men. First was her childhood sweetheart, the moon she had carried in her heart for years. He had built up a fortune of his own, and his features had grown more serious than they were twenty years ago. Then came her late husband’s cousin, somewhat older than her, a powerful official from a prestigious family who wore the purple and scarlet robes of high office. He was looking for a second wife. Last was a young examination candidate who had come to the capital and was lodging in her home. He was only nineteen, and his ears turned red whenever he exchanged a few words with her. After six years as a widow and twenty years as a wife, she had no idea what love felt like. But her body had begun to feel lonely. * The Tower of Treasures was built for Madam Xu by her late husband. After he died, Madam Xu joked that from then on, she would gather all the fine young men in the world into her Tower of Treasures. * Content warnings: 1. Everyone except the youngest man has previous sexual experience. 2. A little melodramatic. The heroine may raise some moral concerns, but she definitely obeys the law and is a good citizen. 3. The story is one-on-one at different stages. Theme: Whatever your circumstances, remain strong and independent