Dyeing the Rouge Red

[Married First, Love Later; The Hero's Secret Crush Comes True] Du Qingru, the most beautiful woman in the capital, famed for both her looks and talent, was framed by a villain and forced to marry her former fiance's uncle. Her new husband seemed just as unwilling to marry her. They had been wed for days, but still hadn't consummated the marriage. Du Qingru couldn't understand why. By chance, her maid spotted her high-ranking, handsome husband talking with the steward in the garden. The steward said plainly that his time was running out. Du Qingru immediately understood. Her bargain-bin husband must have some hidden ailment, and probably wouldn't live much longer. "Is that news true?" "He only has a month left?" "Then I'll establish my own household and leave this place of trouble." She eagerly began planning with her maid for all the fun she'd have after becoming a widow. * Who could have guessed that just a few days later, her husband, who was supposedly afflicted with a hidden ailment and incapable of intimacy, would pin her down on the bed? Outside, the wind and rain raged. Inside, the curtains enclosed a night of passion. Du Qingru was drenched in sweat, her whole body weak and limp. One pale arm slipped out from beneath the bed curtains, swaying gently. Before long, someone pulled her, arm and all, back into his embrace. Deep into the night, the storm had passed. Du Qingru lay exhausted and dazed on an embroidered pillow. The man behind her held her by the waist and asked in a low voice, "Do you still think I'm incapable?" Capable? You are more than capable! Even the bell around my ankle has stopped ringing. It's too tired to make a sound! [Scheming, Two-Faced Rogue Hero VS Beautiful, Innocent and Sensual, Money-Grubbing Heroine] Theme: Love yourself first, then you can love others