Flowers Hating Spring

An aggressive, domineering male lead / A true monk sets his sights on a nobleman's wife and wants to claim her for himself / A forceful, possessive romance (main story complete; next novel: Lotus Blossoms Weep Dew) Bao Yan is a married noblewoman. She was married off far away to a high-born son of the Qinghe Yan clan. As her family falls into decline, its women are all used as bargaining chips in marriage alliances with powerful noble clans. If all went as expected, Bao Yan would be like most noblewomen: a high-born mistress of the household, involved in her clan's struggle for power, managing her husband's concubines, raising children, and living out a peaceful life. Unfortunately, Bao Yan has terrible luck. On their wedding day, before her husband could consummate the marriage, he was attacked and seriously wounded. Bao Yan only knows that she is still a virgin to this day, and that her husband has not entered her room since the day they married. She doesn't know where he was hurt. At the time, Bao Yan had no experience with men and knew nothing. < Then another major event took place. The Yan clan's legitimate heir and next head of the family was in danger, which meant Bao Yan's husband would take his place as clan head. Her family also began urging her to bear a legitimate son as soon as possible to secure her position. Having a child would bind the two families together more tightly. So Bao Yan took the initiative and asked her husband to consummate their marriage. That night, a man who looked almost exactly like her husband, but had a completely different air about him, came to her room. His name was Lu Daolian, and he was a monk. Bao Yan had never met anyone like Lu Daolian. He was exceptionally gifted and breathtakingly handsome, yet wild and unrestrained, arrogant and bloodthirsty, and wicked by nature. He was nothing like a man of religion. He lifted the curtain, gripped her chin, and said cruelly, "What's your name? Your husband gave you to me in exchange for my help in his bid to rule the land. Tonight, I'll take his place and consummate the marriage with you." Bao Yan didn't believe him. No matter how much she shouted, no one outside answered. Lu Daolian was the only one there. He held her on his lap, poured a cup of wine, took it into his mouth, then pinched her chin and fed it to her. He patted her cheek and said, "Be good. One day, I'll let you rule this land too." Only later did Bao Yan learn that Buddhism has eight precepts that must not be broken, and that on that one day Lu Daolian broke both the precept against killing and the precept against sexual misconduct. Announcement: The novel will go premium on Friday, May 26, with an update of ten thousand words! Notes: The female lead and her husband are in a political marriage, with no marital affection / a somewhat slow burn / both leads are virgins, one-on-one romance / Upcoming novels: - Indulge the Beauty, a concubine story - Mandarin Duck Bed, reborn, reunited after divorce - Crossing with Compassion, a ruthless emperor takes what he wants - The Ninth Palace in Penglai, a mortal cultivation and romance story The release order will be based on which one gets the most saves. Screenshot filed on 2021.8.22 Theme: Learn to adapt in difficult circumstances.