When the Blossoms Have Fallen, I'll Be Waiting for You

Next up: Warm Water Cooks a Husband. A small flame keeps things cozy; a big one can burn you. Coming November 18.

In the imperial capital of Yuan'an, who is the most admired by the ladies, and whose doorstep has been worn down by matchmakers?

The answer: Vice Minister Wei.

This handsome, charming catch never visits brothels or takes concubines. He has turned down every lady in Yuan'an and even refused the emperor's arranged marriage, all because he already has a betrothed chosen for him as a child.

Ye Huayi thinks she's terribly unlucky. Whoever wants this catch can take him away; she doesn't want to be stuck holding on to him for even a moment. Having a handsome, wealthy, devoted, talented husband who is adored by everyone is exhausting.

Outside, she has to dodge the open and covert attacks of every lady in Yuan'an. At home, she also has to watch out for her cousin and aunt, who are always digging pits for her to fall into!

Let me make this clear! This isn't showing off our love, and it's definitely not bragging!

Vice Minister Wei says he's helpless, too. Before they married, he could still brew tea, read books, and play the qin. After they married, he had only one thing left to do: search the whole city for his wife, afraid she might be mistreated.

Vice Minister Wei stood with his hands behind his back by the wall, looking up at the person perched atop it with an amused smile. "Still climbing over the wall?"

The vice minister's wife blushed, her voice soft and sweet. "Husband, I won't do it again."

On a dark and windy night:

Ye Huayi: I don't think we seem like a married couple at all.

Wei Jingshu: We are already married.

Ye Huayi twisted her handkerchief, her face demure. "But... we haven't done a single thing that married couples are supposed to do."

Wei Jingshu put down his book, his expression serious and proper. "Whatever you want to do, your husband will gladly oblige."

The vice minister's wife suffered in silence, sob sob sob!

Blurb:

Lian Youruo is an assassin with blood on her hands, beyond the Buddha's salvation. Mo Liansheng is a hostage prince, full of compassion, abandoned by his own country and forcibly ordained as a monk by his enemy.

She first met him atop a pile of corpses.

"Little monk, take off your clothes and give them to me."

Beneath a phoenix-flower tree, he looked at her with a peaceful smile.

"Youruo, I love you."

"I was born surrounded by slaughter. I can only remain in the darkness; I cannot enter your world of light."

Years later, the Emperor of Shengyun repeatedly arranged marriages to bind them together, driving them onto a path of bloody revenge.

He cast aside his heart of Buddha, slaughtered all those who had betrayed him, and gripped his bloodstained sword as he stood hand in hand with her, gazing at the imperial city shrouded in thick smoke and running with blood.

"If you cannot come to the world of light, then I will go into the darkness to be with you."

An angst-filled story! There is physical and emotional torment, but the love between the protagonists is never cruel.

Raising a Little Bun to Be Emperor by Qing Yue Xian (a domineering big sister heals a sweet little puppy, and together they rise to the top)

The Former Empress's Guide to Imperial Favor by Yun Zuo Shang (I will dote on you for the rest of my life)

Reborn: Winning a Sweetheart for a Wife by Jiu Yue Lu Gongzi (a cool goddess transforms into a sweet little darling)

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