The Exquisite Clasp

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Ji Heng is the emperor's most beloved princess. Beautiful and spoiled, with a vicious temper, she makes everyone around her feel small.

She often plays in the palace's heated pool, and all the palace attendants have to keep their distance. But the little eunuch Lu Shao has terrible luck and accidentally wanders in.

That day, she leaned against a pavilion, her misty brows slightly raised. She lifted her foot and gently hooked it under Lu Shao's chin, sneering, "You think you're worthy of peeking at me?"

Lu Shao knelt on the ground, his ears turning red.

Later, when the late emperor died, Lu Shao, the director of the Western Depot, overruled all opposition and put his only son on the throne. Ji Heng became a Grand Princess overnight.

That night, Lu Shao entered the Grand Princess's residence.

Red silk fluttered, and lamplight wavered. The beauty by the window glanced at him, a crease appearing between her brows.

He knelt on one knee and held her foot in one hand. No matter how much she struggled, he would not let go. He asked her reverently, "Your Highness, you've gotten what you wished for. Isn't it my turn now?"

Reading guide:

(1) The female lead is half a year older than the male lead.

(2) The male lead is a fake eunuch.

(3) Arrogant, seductive beauty x scheming, cunning puppy-like man.

(4) One-on-one! Both virgins! Happy ending!

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When Yu Wanyao married Lu Heng, she was told she had to bear the Lu family a child. The child's umbilical cord blood would be used as a medicinal ingredient for Lu Heng's sickly younger sister, who was not related to him by blood.

Yu Wanyao knew full well that she was out of the Lu family's league.

The Lu family was illustrious. Lu Heng was the legitimate son of the Marquis of Weiyuan and held the post of Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. He had a brilliant future ahead of him.

His younger sister was the lost daughter of the Duke of Ying's household. Lu Heng's stepmother had raised her in luxury since childhood, and all that remained was for the Duke of Ying's household to take her back.

Yu Wanyao was only the daughter of a salt merchant from Jiangnan. Her father and brother had been falsely accused of selling illicit salt and thrown in prison, where they could be executed at any moment.

But she needed Lu Heng's help to clear their names.

She and the Lu family were simply using each other. Lu Heng was cold-hearted and distant. He only came to her room on set days each month, and never stayed the night.

Even so, she did her best to keep up a peaceful facade. Once she had given birth, she would have no objection if he wanted a divorce.

Later, she finally became pregnant. It should have been cause for celebration, but she accidentally discovered the truth.

If the child was born, it would not survive.

She, as his wife, was no longer useful, and would have to make way for that younger sister. She would be demoted from wife to slave and sold off.

In the bleak night wind, she boarded a boat bound for Jiangnan. When she looked back, she saw a man running along the shore, calling for her to come back.

Yu Wanyao wiped away her tears, but still decided to make things clear to him. "I'm done being your wife. I'm going back to Jiangnan. We owe each other nothing."

But he kept calling after her until his voice went hoarse. He was so strange, sometimes cold and sometimes warm. She had never been able to understand him, and no longer wanted to try.

When the boat sank, Lu Heng plunged into the water.

**

The Lu family's wife was gone. Lu Heng fell seriously ill and became a widower.

Half a year later, the Duke of Ying's household found their true daughter. At a spring banquet, Lu Heng met her. She was alluring and dignified, enjoying the attentions of the man beside her without sparing him a glance.

Warnings!

(1) Angsty, cathartic pursuit of the wife after losing her + real and fake heiress trope + fleeing while pregnant.

(2) Aloof, unattainable male lead x gentle beauty from Jiangnan (the true heiress).

(3) One-on-one, both virgins, happy ending.

(4) Please don't yell at the author, please, please!

Theme: After weathering countless storms, hold on to your original intentions.