[Read the bonus stories in the author's collection, *Bonus Stories*]
[Seeking bookmarks for the upcoming novel *Marrying Into a Poor Family*]
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[This novel features a groveling ex, melodramatic angst, a substitute, third-person narration, and a heroine who runs away while pregnant.]
After the Shen family fell, I nearly got sold into a singing house.
The heir to the Duke of Xian's title, my former fiance, Pei Chi, rescued me.
He hid me in a three-courtyard residence in Hulu Lane.
He gave me the finest food and clothes, cared for me, and never neglected me.
I had accepted my fate. At least he had remembered our past and saved me, giving me a home to shelter me from the wind and rain, studying and writing with me, and keeping me company.
If I hadn't overheard the maids who served me whispering:
“His wife at home is expecting twins, and he's over the moon.”
“Why do you think our lady is so favored? It's because she looks a little like the madam at home.”
“So she's just a substitute.”
I wouldn't have stolen travel permits and documents after discovering I was pregnant.
I quietly fled to Jiangnan, where no one knew me.
There would be no caged canaries kept in mansions, no disgraced daughters of traitors, and no noble ladies' substitutes.
There would only be a free and unrestricted life.
I thought Pei Chi and I were finally even.
[Content warnings:]
1. If the blurb already touches on something you dislike, please don't read further. The author doesn't believe a novel should be used to judge an author's morals. I have no problem with my own morals. Reading is a way to relax and enjoy yourself, so there is no need to get angry. Let's agree to disagree and respect each other's preferences. Thank you.
3. There will be plenty of melodrama, including but not limited to: the second female lead's child isn't the hero's; there's more to the second female lead's marriage to the hero than meets the eye; the hero falls for the heroine without realizing it and treats her as a substitute; the hero's close friend, the second male lead, falls for the heroine after crossing a moral line; the heroine falls for the hero at first but later turns into an emotionless nun; the hero goes mad after the heroine runs away while pregnant; the groveling hero suffers a broken leg and other injuries; and the loyal second male lead turns against the hero.
4. The author's writing is average, but I'm working hard to improve. The author welcomes all comments, but not personal attacks. Such comments will be deleted. Thank you.
Upcoming novel, seeking bookmarks
*Eyes Like Silken Threads*
She was not to blame for having eyes that were naturally alluring.
Her breathlessness when she walked was due to her weak constitution.
Her melodious voice, like the song of an oriole, had been with her since birth.
But her aunt and cousins all believed she was a wanton seductress who couldn't stay in the house.
They usually praised her to her face and disparaged her behind her back. Now, they had even set their sights on ruining her reputation.
To avoid the advances of a dissolute playboy,
she turned her attention to the refined nobleman in the household.
The nobleman was the celebrated heir to the Duke of Fu's title, a man of great learning and virtue, whose every gesture was elegant and warm.
Qingsi tried all sorts of clever tricks, but she could not win his favor.
In the end, she had to give up and stopped swaying her hips in front of him.
At noon the next day,
Qingsi was feeding the fish by the river when someone suddenly pushed her into the water from behind.
The rushing water filled her nose.
Just as she gave in to despair, someone grabbed her tightly around the waist and pulled her out in a matter of moments.
She blinked her misty almond eyes and made out the nobleman's smiling lips.
Then she heard him whisper in her ear:
“I heard you exchanged betrothal letters with that scholar?”
“Now you can only marry me.”
Theme: Never give up in adversity
Only... Can express my feelings. Let alone the male protagonist chasing his wife, I feel that even the guilt and remorse are very light. After forcing the female protagonist a few times, the female protagonist got over it lightly for the so-called revenge. The second female protagonist also handled it lightly. I really don't understand that you can't divorce your wife, and other people saw that the male protagonist and his pregnant wife were getting divorced, and they had no idea. It was like a joke between the hostess and the emperor. They died inexplicably and let go of each other inexplicably. There is no outline, so I write whatever comes to mind. The plot is full of errors and omissions, which is unspeakably strange.
Is this the end? Feels like shit
Is it said that the heroine is the master of extinction in the later stage? Abuse the male protagonist? Where is the crematorium? ? ? The abusive female protagonist strikes hard, and the abusive male protagonist is gentle and drizzle, haha
What kind of ending is this...???, A waste of money
I jumped to see the end. Where is the crematorium? The male protagonist used the female protagonist as a leaking tool throughout the whole process. I kept waiting for the male protagonist's subsequent reaction. What was the result? What about pain? Regret? What about guilt? Not at all, just the self-esteem that was hit after learning the truth. Then look at what the heroine said. Your father wanted to avenge your mother. You blamed your father for only wanting revenge and not thinking about the people of the world. So why doesn't the Holy Mother want to think about the two men and three men who were killed because of you? The male and female protagonists are truly a match made in heaven, great!
This heroine is really, in addition to relying on men, only stupid and bad. If Lu'er hadn't also had the intention to fly on the branches after entering the palace, wouldn't she have harmed someone? Only her family's life matters, right? I hope she can change in the future.
So what did the heroine get? Xu died for her and her father and brother. The heroine felt that she should not waste her mother's heart and give up revenge for the people. The two men and three men who were devoted to the heroine all had their legs broken. One lost their previous power and the other lost it. Before the wealth, the heroine married into the hero's family, and the rights of the hero's family began to shift downwards. I couldn't understand the reunion after the broken mirror, but the broken mirror was written clearly, and the reunion really felt like a forced perfect ending. The heroine, the second male, and the third male were all quite miserable. I didn't feel that the male lead suffered any loss. He originally came here to see if the female lead could kill the emperor and kick the male lead out. But I knew it would end like this. I stopped watching when the female lead left the male lead. I was so disappointed.
Really ugly. . . .
I have always believed that death is the best matchmaker. When the hero and heroine face danger and die, they can forget their grudges and face their hearts. But this pair was exposed too lightly.
The heroine cannot take revenge on her own. She is too fragile and needs to be protected by others. It seems that the hero will not help her! He has too many worries, he can't possibly put his family on the line because of her!
Only... Can express my feelings. Let alone the male protagonist chasing his wife, I feel that even the guilt and remorse are very light. After forcing the female protagonist a few times, the female protagonist got over it lightly for the so-called revenge. The second female protagonist also handled it lightly. I really don't understand that you can't divorce your wife, and other people saw that the male protagonist and his pregnant wife were getting divorced, and they had no idea. It was like a joke between the hostess and the emperor. They died inexplicably and let go of each other inexplicably. There is no outline, so I write whatever comes to mind. The plot is full of errors and omissions, which is unspeakably strange.
Is this the end? Feels like shit
Is it said that the heroine is the master of extinction in the later stage? Abuse the male protagonist? Where is the crematorium? ? ? The abusive female protagonist strikes hard, and the abusive male protagonist is gentle and drizzle, haha
What kind of ending is this...???, A waste of money
I jumped to see the end. Where is the crematorium? The male protagonist used the female protagonist as a leaking tool throughout the whole process. I kept waiting for the male protagonist's subsequent reaction. What was the result? What about pain? Regret? What about guilt? Not at all, just the self-esteem that was hit after learning the truth. Then look at what the heroine said. Your father wanted to avenge your mother. You blamed your father for only wanting revenge and not thinking about the people of the world. So why doesn't the Holy Mother want to think about the two men and three men who were killed because of you? The male and female protagonists are truly a match made in heaven, great!
This heroine is really, in addition to relying on men, only stupid and bad. If Lu'er hadn't also had the intention to fly on the branches after entering the palace, wouldn't she have harmed someone? Only her family's life matters, right? I hope she can change in the future.
So what did the heroine get? Xu died for her and her father and brother. The heroine felt that she should not waste her mother's heart and give up revenge for the people. The two men and three men who were devoted to the heroine all had their legs broken. One lost their previous power and the other lost it. Before the wealth, the heroine married into the hero's family, and the rights of the hero's family began to shift downwards. I couldn't understand the reunion after the broken mirror, but the broken mirror was written clearly, and the reunion really felt like a forced perfect ending. The heroine, the second male, and the third male were all quite miserable. I didn't feel that the male lead suffered any loss. He originally came here to see if the female lead could kill the emperor and kick the male lead out. But I knew it would end like this. I stopped watching when the female lead left the male lead. I was so disappointed.
Really ugly. . . .
I have always believed that death is the best matchmaker. When the hero and heroine face danger and die, they can forget their grudges and face their hearts. But this pair was exposed too lightly.
The heroine cannot take revenge on her own. She is too fragile and needs to be protected by others. It seems that the hero will not help her! He has too many worries, he can't possibly put his family on the line because of her!