The Beauty Bows Her Head

Upcoming story: Just in Time for Spring

Story blurb:

The Changping Marquis's household falls overnight. Yuan Yuan, the marquis's second daughter, who has been pampered since childhood, ends up in a government-run brothel. Fortunately, someone redeems her before she is forced to receive clients.

But that person gives her to General Xie Jinyi, the northern commander infamous for his unpredictable temper and vengefulness.

Everyone knows that Yuan Yuan, the second daughter of the Changping Marquis, and Xie Jinyi were childhood sweethearts, betrothed from birth.

But five years ago, the Xie family fell into disgrace, and Yuan Yuan personally sent him a letter breaking off their engagement. After that, Xie Jinyi's disposition changed completely. He took up his spear and went to war, and was gone for five years.

Now the entire capital is waiting to see how Xie Jinyi will torment the faithless ex-fiancée who betrayed him.

When they first meet again, Xie Jinyi lifts her chin and asks in a cool, indifferent tone, "What's your name?"

The last thing he said to her when he left five years ago was: "Yuan Yuan, watch closely. Watch how I forget you."

Yuan Yuan closes her eyes with a bitter smile. So he really has forgotten her completely.

But she will never know how the seventeen-year-old boy spent every lonely, agonizing night longing for her five years ago.

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"I've loved you for so long, I've forgotten how not to love you."

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The Jiang family has a daughter, gentle and beautiful, graceful and charming. Even her fiancé is the eldest son of the Cui clan of Qinghe, a gentleman of impeccable character and extraordinary talent.

After marrying him, Jiang Yingzhu is certain to enjoy a blissful life together with him.

Until, overnight, her father is imprisoned and the household servants scatter. Jiang Yingzhu, daughter of a convicted official, cannot escape being sent to a brothel.

Her wet nurse urges her to ask the Cui clan to take her in, so she can escape the Jiang family's disgrace.

Jiang Yingzhu coughs until she sways, but grips the dagger in her arms. "How could a distinguished clan possibly take in the daughter of a convicted official?"

Just as she steels herself to go with the soldiers to the brothel, the clatter of hooves rises, and a silver spear sweeps down with imposing force.

"Cui Yuan of the Qinghe Cui clan, here to marry my brother's bride on his behalf."

Jiang Yingzhu looks toward the voice. On a fiery red horse sits a black-clad youth, haughty and unruly, his face cold and handsome.

The one who has come is not the eldest Cui son, but Cui Yuan, the infamous fourth son of the Cui family, a rebel who flouts convention and has no regard for others.

His elder brother is gravely ill. Before he dies, he asks Cui Yuan to bring the eldest daughter of the Jiang family into the household and save her life.

Cui Yuan does as he asks, riding through the night for a thousand miles and exhausting eight horses.

At their first meeting, Cui Yuan thinks little of Jiang Yingzhu. She looks so frail and sickly that a gust of wind might snap her in two.

As it happens, sickly people are what he dislikes most.

But later, every time she calls him "brother-in-law," it sets his heart ablaze and leaves him suffering.

His obsession spreads like wildfire, until it finally consumes all his reason.

"I was the one who brought her home and performed the wedding rites, so why can't she be mine?"

Reading Guide: One-on-one romance, both leads' first love.

The heroine is a young widow from the start. The hero says one thing but means another, and is straightforward at heart.

Theme: May lovers be united in the end. Have the courage to pursue true love and build a beautiful life together.