She and the Rebellious Minister

Synopsis:

In her life, Jiang Fu excels at two things: being the perfect noblewoman, and being the perfect wife.

At sixteen, she married into the Qinghe Cui clan. Her husband was a celebrated scholar, and they treated each other with respect, earning everyone's admiration.

That is, until Xie Wei led the rebel army into the imperial capital and massacred the noble families.

That night, she stood on the steps and watched the young man she'd once rejected with her own hands walk over the corpses to stand before her.

"Madam Cui, you said I was unworthy back then."

He stood with his sword in hand, eyes roiling with madness suppressed for years. "Now you've finally fallen into my hands."

Jiang Fu met his gaze calmly. Her cool, frostlike eyes reflected the bloodshed, but showed not the slightest fear.

"Lord Xie, are you going to kill me or humiliate me?"

He suddenly pinned her against a pillar, his breath scorching. "I want you alive, fully aware as you feel..."

"...how I defile you inch by inch."

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Later, Xie Wei held power over the entire court, yet never married.

Rumor had it that he kept a beauty locked away in his residence, a widow of the former dynasty's Cui clan.

At a banquet one day, someone boldly asked, "Lord Xie, since you love this beauty, why not take her as your wife?"

He swirled his wineglass and replied nonchalantly, "If she were willing to bow her head, I would have married her long ago."

Behind the screen, Jiang Fu sneered. "Xie Wei, in your dreams."

Clear-headed, rational noblewoman with a hidden dark side vs. mad, obsessive warlord

Jiang Fu: "You want me to hate you? Sorry, I can't even be bothered to hate you."

Xie Wei: "I want you to give yourself to me willingly, but waiting is driving me mad."

"Every night, she begs and cries on my bed, then acts like nothing happened as soon as day breaks."

"But the calmer she is, the more I want to tear apart her composure, to see her eyes redden and hear her call my name in a trembling voice."

Content warnings:

1. Both leads have no prior sexual experience. The heroine has been married, but the marriage was never consummated. The hero is mad and obsessive. Includes coercive courtship and a pursuit-after-rejection arc.

2. The heroine seems cool and dignified, but is actually strong-willed. Her later comeback is extremely satisfying.

3. The hero is crazy and a total jerk, but possessive to an extreme when it comes to the heroine. He loves her to the point of madness: "You want your freedom? Fine. Once I'm dead in your bed."

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