My Minister's Wife Becomes a Concubine

All of Furong's misfortunes happened in the year she turned sixteen.

On her wedding night, her new husband, Li Jiang, was ordered by imperial decree to lead an army into battle.

The next day, the Furong family was arrested. Her parents were thrown in prison and were in mortal danger. Afraid of being implicated, her husband's family found an excuse to send her off to a country estate.

When she was at the end of her rope,

a man living next door offered her a way out.

He lifted her veil, his tone three parts serious and seven parts teasing.

"Furong, be mine, and I'll save your father."

The emperor's third son, Si Jianian, was ruthless and resolute.

He was the most favored son in the imperial family.

From being the Li family's principal wife to becoming Si Jianian's secret concubine, Furong never blamed anyone. Her only wish was for her parents to be safe.

On the day the Furong family was exonerated, Li Jiang returned from the war.

With nothing left to hold her back, Furong drank poison and took her own life.

Later

For the rest of his life, Si Jianian could never understand why Furong had to die. He admitted that he'd been a bastard at first, and it was only natural that she disliked him, but he wasn't an unreasonable man.

If she truly loved Li Jiang, all she had to do was tell him. No matter how much it hurt, he would never have wanted her to pay with her life.

He was terribly unhappy. He never married, and he made Li Jiang stay a bachelor alongside him for the rest of their lives.

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After being reborn, Si Jianian genuinely intended to be a good man who did good deeds without seeking recognition, and bring the two of them together.

But when he saw Furong and Li Jiang standing together, looking so perfectly matched... He tried to hold back, but couldn't.

In the end

He decided to force her into his arms once more.

One-on-one romance,

Both leads are virgins

Male lead is reborn

Theme: Learn to be strong and keep going