Ruan Qingyi was a servant girl bought into the Lu household to bring good fortune. She was to marry the eldest son of the Lu family once she came of age.
But the eldest son died before he could be treated, and the Lu clan elders ordered the second son, newly returned in triumph from battle, to carry on the main branch of the family.
The man's imposing, icy gaze swept over everyone before he called Ruan Qingyi by name. "Give birth to a child for the main branch, and I'll let you leave the estate."
Ruan Qingyi agreed through her tears. That very night, she was washed and sent to Lu Hui's residence.
Seeing the man's towering, muscular frame, as imposing as a mountain, made her legs go weak. She cried out all night without stopping.
The young military officer had been holding himself back for who knew how long. To complete her duty as quickly as possible, Ruan Qingyi let him have his way with her however he pleased.
From then on, their nights were filled with glowing red candles and warm bed curtains, their lovemaking never ceasing.
Strangely, Ruan Qingyi still showed no sign of pregnancy.
Until one day, she accidentally found a bottle of medicine in Lu Hui's study that could render a man infertile.
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To Lu Hui, Ruan Qingyi was nothing more than a bedchamber maid who would bear children for the Lu family, and not someone worthy of being acknowledged.
He had been gravely wounded on the battlefield, and the medicine he took to heal had contraceptive effects. But Ruan Qingyi had no right to know.
Of course, he hadn't forgotten the heavy burden on his shoulders. Once he had recovered, he would naturally give Ruan Qingyi enough of his attention to make her bear a child.
She was soft and fragrant, and he grew more and more addicted to her.
But one day, Ruan Qingyi was suddenly diagnosed as pregnant, and a storm of fury erupted in Lu Hui's heart.
He drew his sword and held it to her slender neck, saying coldly, "Will you abort this bastard and become my concubine, or die alongside your adulterous lover?"
Theme: Love is in the hands of fate.
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