The Fragrant Beauty of a Noble House

[Complete. Please leave a five-star review!] [My new novel in the same genre, The Noble Wife from a Humble Family (Double Rebirth), is now underway. Check it out in my author page!] Liu Xiang, a girl from a humble household, travels with her mother to the capital to visit the Yun family at the Yuyang Marquis's residence. But she is caught up in the Yuyang Marquis's household's infighting and loses her virginity to Zhao You-nan. Zhao You-nan is the second legitimate son of the Lieying Marquis. He has won many honors on the battlefield and is brave and decisive, but in the capital, he is a notorious, unruly playboy. Liu Xiang thinks that her life is probably ruined. She has lost her chastity and is pregnant. If she wants to survive, her only way out is to go to the Zhao estate and become Zhao You-nan's concubine. But to her surprise, the Zhao family sends a wedding sedan carried by eight bearers to fetch her. Zhao You-nan intends to marry her properly. Zhao You-nan makes a poor first impression on Liu Xiang, and she knows he is a womanizer. She simply prepares to ignore him after they marry. But after the wedding, Zhao You-nan changes. And this marriage turns out far better than she ever imagined. With a considerate husband and a clever son, her life is more or less complete. -- When they meet at the Yuyang Marquis's residence, Zhao You-nan sits beneath the window frame. Hearing a noise behind him, he glances over and asks in a deliberately flirtatious, sexy voice, "Did the Yun family send you?" Liu Xiang lowers her head and straightens her clothes, forcing herself to stay calm and saying nothing. Zhao You-nan gives a cold, mocking laugh. When they meet again, Zhao You-nan says earnestly, "I'm marrying you only to give the child in your belly a legitimate identity. After the child is born, if you want to leave, we can divorce. Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly." Liu Xiang couldn't be happier. "All right." After giving birth to a chubby little boy, Liu Xiang wants a divorce and to go home. Zhao You-nan says she is still in confinement and needs to recover first. Once her confinement is over, Liu Xiang asks for a divorce. Zhao You-nan says their son is still young and can't be without his mother, so they should talk about it later. When their son turns one, two, three... By then, Liu Xiang understands that this marriage is never going to end in divorce. An unruly, favored son of Heaven as son-in-law X a gentle, beautiful, resourceful daughter -- Reading guide: 1. A cozy, sweet everyday-life story. There are some awful characters, but the overall tone is sweet. 2. Romance-focused, but with a career storyline. Next novel, A Spring All to Herself, blurb: Xu Xing is the real daughter of a marquis's family, but she was switched at birth and raised elsewhere. By the time the family finds her, she is the most popular courtesan at the Fengyue House, waiting for a group of noble young men to buy her first night. Fortunately, her parents find her in time, and she is still a virgin. Xu Xing thinks that once she returns home and reclaims her identity, life will finally be smooth and comfortable. But who could have guessed that she would become a tool for the family to secure the favor of the fake heiress, and a pawn sacrificed in a political struggle? Reborn, she returns to the age of fifteen and decides to find herself a new way forward. Xu Xing sets her sights on the future Imperial Grandson~ The future Imperial Grandson is currently just a poor little thing whose mother has recently died, while his father is too busy with state affairs and military matters to spend time with him. Xu Xing caters to his tastes and tempts him with delicious food. But who knew she'd tempt not only the future Imperial Grandson, but his father as well? Xu Xing looks at the handsome, refined, and dignified man before her, completely forgetting that her mouth is covered in red oil, and asks ingratiatingly, "Would Your Highness the Crown Prince like some?" (The blurb is provisional and may be revised when the novel launches, but the story will stay the same.) Theme: Don't fear adversity. Strive onward, stay positive, and work for the good of the people!