Springtime on the Huai River

- Seeking follows for my upcoming novel, Bound by Desire. Blurb at the very bottom.

----- Blurb for this novel -----

[Completed]

[Sweet, scheming daughter of a military family x Gentle, devoted heir to a marquisate]

In her previous life, Lu Jinyi was set up by Fourth Prince Xiao Chenye, forced to give herself to another man, and then poisoned to death.

Reborn, she wants only to send her enemies to hell with her own hands and spend her life with the man who loves her.

At her coming-of-age ceremony, the Fourth Prince swears that he will marry no one but her. She rejects him outright, then turns and throws herself into the arms of Fu Mohuai, heir to the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness.

Everyone is shocked. The heir, Fu Mohuai, is aloof and antisocial, a violent man with disabled legs.

But Lu Jinyi knows full well that he is the man she has had her eye on for a long time.

And so Lu Jinyi goes into protective-husband mode:

At the palace banquet, she steps in ahead of the other officials' daughters to push his wheelchair.

At the poetry gathering, she verbally spars with the Fourth Prince and helps restore the heir's dignity.

Only when Fu Mohuai personally raises her to the empress's throne does she realize: Wait, have I really made something of myself in this life?

By chance, Fu Mohuai and Lu Jinyi join forces against their enemies, and he discovers that she doesn't always mean what she says.

In public,

when he wants to punish a villain, Lu Jinyi urges him to let it go.

In private,

his subordinate reports, "Your Highness, Miss Lu has taken care of him."

Fu Mohuai has never bowed his head in his life, but for Lu Jinyi alone, he makes an exception, kneeling outside the palace gates all night to plead for her.

People gossip behind their backs: With a wife like that, Fu Mohuai's future can't be easy.

On their wedding night, after they drink their nuptial wine, Lu Jinyi gazes at the person across from her and softly calls out,

"Husband."

Reader's Guide:

- Cover art by @Awu

- Set in an imaginary historical world, so please don't overthink the details

Recommended: Raising the Male Lead of an Imperial Exam Novel (Transmigrate into a Book) by Sanqian Yili

----- Blurb for the new novel -----

Bound by Desire

[Debauched, scheming son of a powerful family x Timid, silly beauty]

Xie Churou was born into the Duke of Dingguo's household. With her skin like ice and bones like jade, she attracted countless families seeking to arrange a marriage with her.

The Crown Prince once helped her while on an inspection tour. She has always loved him, and openly says she is willing to become a pawn of her family and serve as the Crown Prince's concubine.

At a flower-viewing banquet, she meddles in someone else's business and saves a boy from drowning.

The boy has delicate features and bright, lively eyes. He stares at her, grabs her sleeve, and laughs boldly. "Sister, remember my name: Shen Zhixian."

Rumor has it that Shen Zhixian is cursed by fate. His birth killed his mother, he poisoned his father, and he was once driven into the snow to fight wolves for food. He appears refined and gentle, but is actually cold and ruthless.

He thinks everyone in the world wants him dead. He never expected a pair of slender, delicate hands to pull him out of the depths of despair.

She is like a pristine lotus just beginning to bloom, while he is the muck in its pond. Once he clings to her, she will never again be able to remain unstained by the mud.

At the hunting grounds, Xie Churou carefully stages a hero-rescues-beauty scene, hoping to offer herself to the Crown Prince in gratitude and use the opportunity to move into the Eastern Palace.

But at the critical moment, Shen Zhixian risks his life to save her. He grabs her foot and speaks shamelessly: "I saved you. So are you going to give yourself to me?"

Xie Churou's plan falls apart. She kicks him away in displeasure. "Let go of me, you lecher!"

Thinking of how her wishes have repeatedly gone unfulfilled over the years, and how this man has harassed her time and again, she looks at Shen Zhixian and understands: he really is a heartless ingrate!

The day the Crown Prince hands Xie Churou over to the enemy camp to be married, Shen Zhixian charges into their tent alone.

He lifts her veil and sees her tear-streaked, flowerlike face. Softly, he says, "I told you long ago that sooner or later, I would make you mine, Sister."

Xie Churou stares at the bloodstained sword in his hand in terror.

Shen Zhixian smiles, gently strokes her cheek, and wipes away her tears. "Anyone who covets you besides me deserves to die."

#Three-year age gap#

#A melodramatic story about a powerful family's son, gentle on the outside but cold and calculating within, secretly in love with a beautiful older woman#

Upcoming novels:

1. Bound by Desire: A possessive, obsessive younger man x a pure, innocent older woman

2. Your Joy: A cold, distant cousin goes mad with love, then chases his wife after losing her

3. Cherishing You: A seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young master raises the wife who will one day be his

Theme: Always keep kindness in your heart, and always believe that justice exists.