Moonlight in the Same Courtyard

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Blurb: [1v2] [Only one daughter]

Que Yun has humble origins. By a stroke of luck, she saves a dying man.

The man claims to be the fourth young master of the Xie family and offers to repay her kindness by marrying her.

Almost by fate's design, Que Yun climbs into a wealthy family.

Xie Yinghuai is a man of impeccable character, an ideal husband in every way, and their married life is sweet and happy.

But two months after the wedding, Xie Yinghuai dies unexpectedly. Her mother-in-law kneels and begs her: choose someone to continue the family line. They will tell everyone the child is a posthumous one, so at least this branch of the family can survive.

Remembering the Xie family's kindness, she agrees.

After considering all the possibilities, she settles on Xie Lingyu, who is still unmarried.

He is bright and clear-minded, holds great power, and is her husband's cousin. Surely he would be willing to help.

But once she gets to know him, she discovers that he is cold and hates her. He rebuffs all her attempts to get close with a frosty expression.

She swallows her pride and keeps approaching him, humbling herself to win his favor. But just as she finally gets pregnant, her dead husband returns.

Her face lights up with joy. But when she turns around, she sees Xie Lingyu watching her with a dark expression.

Third Young Master Xie Lingyu returns to the capital in glory. At a banquet, his family arranges for him to meet young noblewomen as potential matches.

Beneath white snow and red plum blossoms, a woman stands gracefully, with red lips, bright teeth, and an inborn, delicate charm. His heart pounds, and for a moment, he forgets to breathe.

But the very night he sends someone to learn about her, he catches her in an intimate embrace with his cousin. Only then does he realize that the woman is Que Yun, who married her way into a wealthy family, the sister-in-law he despises.

Later, his cousin dies, and he takes control of the Xie family's power.

Just as he is basking in triumph, the elders of the clan bring Que Yun before him, her head bowed. They explain that she has chosen him to continue his cousin's family line.

Xie Lingyu looks at her lovely face, gives a scornful laugh, and lets malice surge in his eyes. "Fine."

All his painstaking planning had paid off. He had personally killed her husband.

Xie Yinghuai survives an ambush by the narrowest margin. While lying low in the capital, he sees Xie Lingyu traveling with his new bride, Que Yun.

He hears that after his death, the Xie family forced her to choose someone to continue the family line, and that today the two of them have come to the temple to pray for a child.

In the misty rain, he watches them kiss affectionately beneath the covered walkway. The possessiveness buried deep in his heart is fully inflamed.

On a cold winter night, when he forcibly kisses her, a metallic, rusty bitterness spreads between their lips. "A Yun, you belong to me."

The woman in his arms lowers her lashes. When the cold voice behind her rings out, her shoulders cannot stop trembling.

Xie Lingyu's gaze shifts from his darkened expression to the slender figure. He says with a mocking sneer, "Why don't you ask her whose child she's carrying?"

Upcoming story: "Death Beneath the Flowers"

As the land falls into chaos, the illegitimate daughter Li Pingyue hastily becomes engaged to a poor scholar and travels to Yangzhou.

On their wedding day, Li Shuchen, who should have been far away on the border, sits in the place of honor in red robes, receiving the couple's bow as an elder.

Beneath her crimson veil, her eyes meet his, full of laughter. Her strength suddenly leaves her, and she sways.

The groom quickly supports her and sweetly explains to the people seated above them, "A Yue is frail, so please don't blame her, Elder Brother."

"I don't blame her." Li Shuchen smiles, but his eyes stay fixed on the hand supporting her slender waist, growing colder and colder.

"She has always been so delicate."

So delicate that she never let him have his fill.

The Li family of Qinghe is a prestigious clan with a century of history. Though they appear wealthy and noble, Li Pingyue is one of many illegitimate daughters and suffers the servants' scorn.

Her mother is frail and on the verge of death. With no other choice, she personally begs her powerful elder brother for help.

Li Shuchen is as handsome as jade and impeccably self-possessed. He readily agrees to help her, but in private, he gradually coaxes her across the boundary between siblings.

The stronger his desire grows, the more frightened she becomes. She only wants to put an end to this absurd affair as soon as possible.

Li Shuchen says nothing, but when he arranges marriages for the younger members of the household, he is the only one who keeps delaying her marriage.

So she seizes the chance to leave the capital and escape the Li family through marriage.

She thinks they can finally leave each other in peace.

In the bridal chamber, the red candles flicker as the man grips her trembling waist and speaks slowly, one word at a time:

"Was your elder brother not good enough to you?"

"Why has my little sister grown so bold as to climb into another man's bed?"

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Xie Lingyu (pronounced Lingyu)

All male leads are chaste; the heroine has had previous partners

Reading Guide:

1. Love at first sight, all in. A family of four: two fathers and one child.

2. They have a wedding ceremony but do not register their marriage! She is not related to any of the men by blood.

3. Most of the blurb covers the first half of the story. The eldest male lead ranks fourth; the third ranks third.

Theme: Pursuing true love