Beauty and the Bandit

Overnight, Luo Yuzhu went from a pampered young lady to the daughter of a convicted official. Her whole family was exiled to the bitterly cold land of Wula. To keep her family safe, she had no choice but to accept a bandit's marriage proposal.

At first, all she heard about the man was that he was a former bandit chief, ruthless and bloodthirsty, a devil everyone feared.

After marrying him, Luo Yuzhu discovered that although he had once been a bandit and had all sorts of faults, he was at least reasonable. She settled in and waited to divorce him after a year. Later, though, she realized he was nothing but a shameless rogue who never kept his word.

Chen Qian, the former bandit chief, fell in love at first sight with a young woman and, as he wished, married her. But she was fragile and sensitive, and terribly afraid of him, so he could only wait patiently.

As for letting her leave? That was out of the question.

Once she had entered his home and shared his bed, she was his.

Down-on-her-luck beauty VS formidable former bandit chief

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A year ago, Shen Yi made a promise of lifelong love with a stranger so she could escape Wuliao Nunnery, and spent one night with him.

A year later, when they met again, he hid his face and teased her with suggestive words. Only after he had enjoyed watching her panic did he reveal himself and ask if she still remembered him.

Yuan Yu had known for a long time that Wuliao Nunnery was a den of vice. Who would take words spoken in the heat of passion seriously?

Shen Yi was taken back by her biological father, while Yuan Yu had reached the age to start a family. His father wanted him to marry a daughter of the Shen family. He never expected to see Shen Yi there. At the time, the First Prince passed through Yingcheng, saw Shen Yi, and was instantly captivated by her beauty. He immediately declared his affection and asked for her hand in marriage.

Naturally, Shen Yi chose the First Prince and sneered at Yuan Yu. "In terms of family background and character, how do you measure up to His Highness the First Prince?"

Yuan Yu gave a cold laugh. "I hope you won't regret it."

"I never will!"

But it was only after arriving in the capital that Shen Yi learned the kind and amiable First Prince had married her for another reason. On her wedding night, the man who entered her room was not her groom, but her father-in-law in name.

She learned that the emperor was obsessed with summoning his sons' wives to his bedchamber. To win his favor and seize the throne, the princes scoured the land for beautiful women to offer him.

Later, the First Prince killed his father and usurped the throne, and Shen Yi was confined in the Cold Palace. Yuan Yu came to see her and, looking at her wretched state, asked once more if she regretted her choice.

Eyes red, Shen Yi stubbornly replied, "No."

But she wanted to live. There were things she had yet to do, so she had to put away her claws and beg Yuan Yu for help. A year later, Yuan Yu rode into the palace with his head held high and rescued her. He told her that a beautiful widow who went out alone would only be torn apart and devoured by others.

Shen Yi became Yuan Yu's kept woman, and he supported her that way. One day, looking at Shen Yi asleep beside him, he thought this arrangement was rather nice. She might not be able to help him with anything, but a pretty little widow who couldn't hurt a fly was hardly likely to betray him.

After plotting for a long time, Shen Yi finally ran away on a fine, sunny day, leaving Yuan Yu with a mess to clean up and the words, "We owe each other nothing."

Beautiful young widow VS fierce military scion, a warlord

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