Osmanthus Richness

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[Delicate, scheming beauty x hot-tempered, devoted puppy] [A size difference, a sweet arranged-marriage-to-love story, and a little groveling]

You Jinjin was reborn.

In her previous life, her father, who was buried in debt, sold her to the Rouge House.

Taken in by her pitifully beautiful looks, the madam of the Rouge House saw her as a cash cow and doted on her day after day, hoping to use her one day to climb into the good graces of the powerful families.

And You Jinjin did live up to the madam's hopes. The year she came of age, she caught the eye of Liang Hengye, a young master from a prominent Qingzhou family, who took her back to Qingzhou as his concubine.

But Liang Hengye's wife was domineering and jealous, and couldn't stand a delicate concubine like You Jinjin. She tormented her day after day.

In the end, Qingzhou fell, and the entire Liang clan came crashing down.

In a single night, a vast army of iron cavalry surrounded the city beneath its walls.

Liang Hengye offered You Jinjin up atop the city wall in a bid to save himself.

"I offer you this beauty. Please accept her, General."

The man at the head of the cavalry was the notorious young tyrant of Guandong. At Liang Hengye's words, the tyrant's sharp canine teeth showed slightly.

"What a peerlessly beautiful woman."

Hearing this, Liang Hengye thought the offer had worked and was about to thank him.

But the young tyrant curled his lips into a cruel smile and spoke in a chilling voice:

"Too bad I've never been one to treat women gently."

"Kill them all. Leave no survivors."

At the man's command, arrows that had been waiting for battle flew in a torrent.

Without hesitation, Liang Hengye dragged You Jinjin in front of him to shield himself from the rain of arrows.

Pierced through the heart, You Jinjin died a gruesome death.

But when she woke up, she had returned to the Rouge House.

So, determined to avoid that terrible fate in this life, You Jinjin was extremely cautious and finally managed to avoid Liang Hengye.

As fate would have it, the wife of a Jizhou nobleman was looking for a concubine for her second son, and You Jinjin was sent to the Xie family of Jizhou by mistake.

The second son of the Jizhou lady was none other than Xie Zhixiao, the future ruler of Guandong who would later have You Jinjin shot to death with a volley of arrows.

When You Jinjin heard the news, her pretty face turned deathly pale. She resisted with all her might.

In the end, she couldn't escape their schemes, and was sent off in a carriage to everyone's delight.

Xie Zhixiao was nineteen, with a fearsome reputation.

Though he had a handsome face, no one in all of Guandong dared marry their daughter to him.

When he returned from battle and learned his mother had taken a concubine for him, he grabbed his knife and went to drive her out.

When the delicate little concubine saw the icy blade, she fainted in fright.

From the day You Jinjin was brought to the Xie residence, she knew the Jizhou lady had bought her for Xie Zhixiao to teach him about sex.

Once Xie Zhixiao married a wife, her position as a concubine would naturally become awkward.

When she learned Xie Zhixiao was about to marry a noble lady from the Yu family, You Jinjin feared being tormented by a legal wife like Liang Hengye's in her previous life. She packed her belongings that very night and fled to Jiangnan.

When Xie Zhixiao returned from battle and saw the empty room, his eyes instantly turned bloodshot.

A year later, the ruler of Guandong marched into Jiangnan.

After hearing the news, You Jinjin abandoned her newly opened teahouse and tried to run, but he stopped her on the way.

The young man bent down and held the woman in his arms. He buried his face against her shoulder, his eyes reddening despite himself.

"Jinjin, do you really not want me anymore?"

Reading guide: A sweet story, truly sweet~

1. The hero is rather awful at first but becomes a devoted puppy later. He is pure in body and mind, and scores full marks in virtuous conduct.

2. The heroine is a delicate beauty with a few tricks up her sleeve.

3. This is more of a farming-and-daily-life story. I like writing about all the little everyday things.

4. The hero is strong and the heroine is weak. If that's not your thing, don't read it.

5. If you don't like it, please don't flame me.

Theme: Even in adversity, seize your chances and make the best of life.