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[This novel is complete and has been thoroughly revised. The correct version is only on Jinjiang.]
During the years Yu Shu was blind, she became separated from her older brother and was sold into the Duke of Dingguo's household to be Fifth Master Zhan's concubine.
Fifth Master Zhan had only one wife, and they were deeply devoted to each other. He was strongly opposed to having concubines. But after years without a child, he had no choice but to let Yu Shu, his blind concubine, bear him one.
He was extremely strict, making Yu Shu keep to her place and never overstep her bounds.
Even after they lay together each night, he made her leave immediately and forbade her from staying.
That might have been all right, but Yu Shu was blind and could not see in the dark. She kept falling and bruising herself from head to toe...
Yu Shu never complained. She watched her words and actions carefully and played the part of a proper concubine.
After all, her own brother was outside raising a rebellion against the very court that Fifth Master Zhan, Duke of Dingguo, had sworn to defend!
And she was perfectly positioned to keep supplying her brother with the Zhan family's secret military intelligence...
She had only one thought:
Once her brother overthrew this corrupt court, he would rescue her from captivity!
*
Fifth Master Zhan was the duke of the Duke of Dingguo's household, a trusted minister entrusted with the court's future, and the foremost commander of the empire's armies.
His lifelong wish was to pacify the realm and bring peace to all under heaven.
Then he met someone and hid her in his heart... He wanted to end his sham marriage and make her his wife!
But he never imagined that she was not just anyone...
She was the sister of a rebel and a pretender king...
[Read this before you start!]
* The male lead's wife is not his real wife.
* One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, old-school HE, serious historical romance. If it's not for you, don't read it. Finding a story that suits you matters most!
---New novel, The Marriage Pact, now available---
After the Xiang family fell into ruin, the family patriarch became a hated and reviled official. Xiang Yi was left without support, struggling to get by with her young siblings.
She dug up the old engagement agreement between her family and the Tan clan, a prominent aristocratic family. It was a match between her and Tan Ting, the clan's eldest son, so she went to the Tan residence herself.
As soon as word got out, everyone mocked the Xiang family's daughter for scheming to cling to the Tan family, with no shame at all.
Even her younger siblings urged her to give up. Even if she married into the Tan family, no one there would truly care for her.
Xiang Yi only smiled. She stood quietly at the Tan family's gate and waited to see how her betrothed, the clan's eldest son, would respond.
*
Tan Ting didn't meet her. He simply and decisively acknowledged their engagement.
He didn't like her, or this scheming, calculating woman. But if she dared to marry him, he had no reason to refuse.
After their wedding, they had nothing to say to each other. He watched coldly as she observed the Tan family's strict rules for the head wife: paying her respects morning and evening, managing the household, caring for the clan, and, of course, providing him with an heir...
He wouldn't stand up for her or support her, and he never spoke gently to her, even after they lay together.
But she never complained, not once, and never let her feelings show.
Tan Ting thought that as long as she stopped scheming, he could live with her like this.
Then one day, he saw Xiang Yi laughing and talking with someone else.
Her brows arched, warmth and gentleness shone in her bright eyes, and her lips curved into a smile. She stood quietly among the crowd, yet she was so radiant.
Tan Ting froze for a moment.
But the instant she saw him, the softness vanished from her face...
[Neither of them will give in or yield to the other.]
An old-school historical romance with a bittersweet flavor. One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, marriage first, love later.
Theme: A wise person knows how to read the times.
Yu Li should be He Yanwen, it would be nice if their story could be written.
Damn it, the protagonist group is complete, why is the body of my little general Mu hanging at the Meridian Gate!
This is my favorite article in the past year. Ever since I read "The First Beauty in Chang'an", there have been few such wonderful articles! ! I hope you will be able to produce more, and the new book you just opened is also good?
I haven't seen such a good old saying in a long time. It's not that the big heroine is better than the big heroine. The male and female protagonists are equally matched in battle of wits and courage. The protagonist and supporting characters are plotting their own affairs in their respective positions, and the plot arrangement is very careful. Come on, author (? ??_??)?, I'm optimistic about you
I was wondering, how do people who give one star and think it is difficult to finish the book subscribe all the way to the end?
It felt like I had read this article in my dream. I skipped through it.
I stayed up all night and finally finished reading it. I have been reading for more than ten years. I didn't want to order the whole book for fear of being disappointed later, but I couldn't help but order the whole book. I just want to say that it is really beautiful. The author describes the court, the relationship between the male and female protagonists, the relationship between brothers, the rise and fall of the country, and the changes in people's hearts. The clues are well laid out. After reading the latter, it gives people a feeling of sudden enlightenment. It is step by step, but the extra chapters are not enough. Hahaha
After watching the engagement, I regretted all the bookings. The plot of the second half is too far-fetched, and the rebellion depends entirely on the surrender of the other party... Is the emperor counting on a fool like Ding Guogong's legitimate daughter? The entire court has no one available? The male protagonist has rebelled against his family. Why hasn't he been executed by the Emperor of the Nine Tribes and he has repeatedly sent his retainers and brothers to fight against him? I was also dissatisfied with the relationship line and didn't see the pursuit of his wife at all. The male protagonist's attitude was so bad in the early stage. Later, the two sweet-hearted female protagonists suddenly fell in love with the male protagonist in Stockholm. I was still waiting to see when they would pursue his wife. The misunderstanding between the two laid the foundation for most of the story, but they finally reconciled after meeting in a few words?
After reading the story of Spreading Flowers [Rose], I came here just because of the pull between the male and female protagonists. After reading the full text, I found that the author's writing style is really good. In just a few strokes, he has established many vivid supporting characters and their unique story lines. In the process of reading, every character is so three-dimensional, including The heroine, she is so pitiful and yet so tenacious. She and her brother are trapped in troubled times. A grain of time that falls on a person is like a mountain. They fight unyieldingly and at the same time pity the weak. Look at the Dog Emperor and Zhan Shuxian. They enjoy the world but treat the people like dirt. They are selfish and reap the consequences.
It's a pity that the author didn't include a comment, otherwise I wouldn't have imagined how exciting it would be
I want to ask how Meng died? I skipped and read some in the middle, please kindly ask sisters to tell me.
Yu Li should be He Yanwen, it would be nice if their story could be written.
Damn it, the protagonist group is complete, why is the body of my little general Mu hanging at the Meridian Gate!
This is my favorite article in the past year. Ever since I read "The First Beauty in Chang'an", there have been few such wonderful articles! ! I hope you will be able to produce more, and the new book you just opened is also good?
I haven't seen such a good old saying in a long time. It's not that the big heroine is better than the big heroine. The male and female protagonists are equally matched in battle of wits and courage. The protagonist and supporting characters are plotting their own affairs in their respective positions, and the plot arrangement is very careful. Come on, author (? ??_??)?, I'm optimistic about you
I was wondering, how do people who give one star and think it is difficult to finish the book subscribe all the way to the end?
It felt like I had read this article in my dream. I skipped through it.
I stayed up all night and finally finished reading it. I have been reading for more than ten years. I didn't want to order the whole book for fear of being disappointed later, but I couldn't help but order the whole book. I just want to say that it is really beautiful. The author describes the court, the relationship between the male and female protagonists, the relationship between brothers, the rise and fall of the country, and the changes in people's hearts. The clues are well laid out. After reading the latter, it gives people a feeling of sudden enlightenment. It is step by step, but the extra chapters are not enough. Hahaha
After watching the engagement, I regretted all the bookings. The plot of the second half is too far-fetched, and the rebellion depends entirely on the surrender of the other party... Is the emperor counting on a fool like Ding Guogong's legitimate daughter? The entire court has no one available? The male protagonist has rebelled against his family. Why hasn't he been executed by the Emperor of the Nine Tribes and he has repeatedly sent his retainers and brothers to fight against him? I was also dissatisfied with the relationship line and didn't see the pursuit of his wife at all. The male protagonist's attitude was so bad in the early stage. Later, the two sweet-hearted female protagonists suddenly fell in love with the male protagonist in Stockholm. I was still waiting to see when they would pursue his wife. The misunderstanding between the two laid the foundation for most of the story, but they finally reconciled after meeting in a few words?
After reading the story of Spreading Flowers [Rose], I came here just because of the pull between the male and female protagonists. After reading the full text, I found that the author's writing style is really good. In just a few strokes, he has established many vivid supporting characters and their unique story lines. In the process of reading, every character is so three-dimensional, including The heroine, she is so pitiful and yet so tenacious. She and her brother are trapped in troubled times. A grain of time that falls on a person is like a mountain. They fight unyieldingly and at the same time pity the weak. Look at the Dog Emperor and Zhan Shuxian. They enjoy the world but treat the people like dirt. They are selfish and reap the consequences. It's a pity that the author didn't include a comment, otherwise I wouldn't have imagined how exciting it would be
I want to ask how Meng died? I skipped and read some in the middle, please kindly ask sisters to tell me.