I Became the Fourth Prince's Secret Mistress (Qing Dynasty)

Complete. My new novel next door is now underway, Scheming Beauty: After Losing My Memory, I Ended Up Happily Ever After with My Ex-Husband "My sister entered Fourth Prince's manor, but a year later, she died in the bright spring of peach blossoms.", Nan Yuan That same year, in the depths of winter. The Fourth Prince brought a kept woman back from the common folk. That day, snow blanketed the world. Riding a tall horse, the Fourth Prince personally carried her out of the carriage. The kept woman leaned into the Fourth Prince as if she had no bones. The hood of her fox-fur cloak hid her face, revealing only a chin so beautiful it was breathtaking. The women in the Fourth Prince's rear court were all on edge, calling her a fox spirit who had seduced him. Only in the end did they understand: even if she was a demoness who devoured souls, she was still the precious one the Fourth Prince held closest to his heart. The Fourth Prince had always thought his kept woman was delicate and soft, weak and obedient, a climbing vine who could only survive by depending on him. Until one day, he tore off her secret identity. The world-famous painting was hers. The priceless wine was brewed by her own hand. And... her only sister, with a strip of white silk, had hanged herself in his manor. Beneath the candlelight, the Fourth Prince looked down at Nan Yuan kneeling at his feet. His eyes bloodshot, he gripped her by the throat and asked nonchalantly, "You went to such lengths to enter my manor and take revenge. Did you ever have even the slightest bit of genuine affection for me?" His hoarse voice could not hide his despair. Nan Yuan lifted her eyes and smiled. The next second, she raised the hairpin in her hand and plunged it into his chest. Meeting his blood-red gaze, she arched her snake-like waist and leaned close to his ear, whispering intimately with red lips: "You tell me." Content warnings: 1. The female lead is a scheming black lotus, with some original setting. The story is set in a fictionalized version of the Qing Dynasty. The female lead does not suffer. Happy ending. 2. The male lead falls for her physically before falling for her emotionally. The female lead is no saint, either. Readers who require chaste characters, please stay away. 3. They are sisters through remarriage, with no blood relation. Theme: Growing through adversity, finding happiness after reaching rock bottom