The Marquis's Secret Mistress

In brief: After the marquis dies, I set my sights on his son [New story now available: The Eunuch's Guide to Keeping a Wife (Reborn). Please add it to your collection! Coming soon: Spoiled by Invitation and Seeking Love Together. Blurbs below.] *Blurb: Luo Tang spent two years as the mistress of the Marquis of Anning, who was on his last legs. One day, she dreamed that after the marquis died, she would be left without anyone to rely on, dragged through the streets in disgrace, and finally sealed in a pig cage and drowned. Luo Tang woke up shaking like a leaf and decided she couldn't just wait for death. As soon as the marquis passed away, she turned her attention to her "stepson." But the gentle, refined heir treated her with the utmost respect from beginning to end. He called her "little mother" with heartfelt sincerity, and even when bringing her water or tea, he did so from behind a curtain. Forget seducing him, she could barely even win him over. * Xie Fengchi had spent over twenty years as a gentle and refined heir, upright and graceful, praised by everyone in the capital. That was until he unexpectedly met the little mother his father kept outside the household. She was a few years younger than him, with limpid eyes and a pliant, boneless grace. The slightest discomfort made her eyes redden as she cried out in pain, and she was always pretending to be naive as she swayed her slender waist and delicate feet to tempt him. But one day, he discovered that he wasn't the only one she was seducing. There were another 2,345 men... * It was too late for Luo Tang to run. He dressed and made her up with his own hands, then crushed it all in his grasp, along with her pleading and soft sobs. Xie Fengchi kissed the young woman's cheek, his voice hoarse and burning with passion. "Little Mother, isn't having only me enough?" Reader's guide: 1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads are virgins. The little mother and the old marquis were neither married nor intimate as husband and wife. There is more to her status as his mistress. 2. Neither lead is perfect. Includes possessive romance and groveling-after-the-breakup elements. I'm working hard to convey it. 3. The setting is fictional. Take the political intrigue with a grain of salt; no need to research it. If it's not your thing, let's part on good terms. Hope you all enjoy! 4. Updates daily between 6 and 9 p.m. Any exceptions will be announced in advance. Please add my new story to your collection! [New story now available] A foul-mouthed, unhinged fake eunuch x a sweet, soft-spoken little green tea. A simple, sweet romance! In her past life, Lin Jiaoyue schemed and calculated everything, yet still misjudged people's hearts and died horribly in the back courtyard of Prince Ning's manor. Reborn, she turned over a new leaf and decided to be quiet and obedient, never again provoking the people who had brought her grief in her past life. But at a corner where she was trying to avoid someone, she accidentally ran into a stunningly handsome young man, whose entire body radiated a chilling, murderous aura. His gaze was like a knife, slowly sweeping over every inch of Lin Jiaoyue. Only later did Lin Jiaoyue learn that he was the Eunuch Gu Xuanli, known as the Ninth Thousand Years, to whom the mistress of the household had originally planned to send her as a bed warmer. Lin Jiaoyue was shocked and afraid, but could only keep reassuring herself: So what if he's a eunuch? At least the back courtyard will be peaceful. She had been sent as a concubine by his rivals to humiliate Gu Xuanli. Whether he rejected or accepted her, they would enjoy the spectacle. But as everyone waited, no bride's blood splashed across the wedding chamber, and the Ninth Thousand Years never disgraced himself before the throne. All they saw was him helping her reclaim her dowry, protecting her family, and buying her a beautiful lantern on a bustling street. Beneath a heavy snowfall, the vicious, cruel Ninth Thousand Years cut off the heir to Prince Ning's head and walked toward Lin Jiaoyue one step at a time. His voice was soft and intoxicating: "Yue'er, you don't like this sort of corrupt official, do you?" He hadn't expected his little wife to tremble only at first, then redden her eyes and throw herself into his arms: "No, I... I only like you!" Gu Xuanli was a blade, a bogeyman everyone feared to criticize. They wished him dead, yet day after day could only watch as he did whatever he pleased right over their heads. Only Lin Jiaoyue was afraid of him and cried in front of him, but she also pouted, acted cute, loved him, and wanted him to hold her. Then he would shield her from every ugliness in the world, cradle her in his palm, and cherish her day and night. Bonus scene: A certain noblewoman who tried to ruin the little wife's reputation was punished in return by the Eunuch. When the little wife heard that the Eunuch had even gone easy on her, she blinked. "? The Eunuch did a good deed today." (Applauds.) The Eunuch clicked his tongue, smiled, and leaned in to nip her ear. "That kind of pleasure is reserved for my little wife." [Coming soon 1] Spoiled by Invitation The heroine isn't a virgin, but the hero is. A beautiful, ruthless, promiscuous heroine x a puppy who's been a little monster since childhood and grows into a wolf. Before He Xingqiu made his fortune, he was bought under contract by the infamous Princess Luojia. The young man was handsome, with cold, deep-set phoenix eyes, broad shoulders, a slim waist, and an unyielding pride. Luojia gazed at him with a smile. "Don't like it?" After much torment, his thin body lay on the ground, panting, while lash marks covered his back like winter plum blossoms painted on snow. Her slender hand, its nails painted red, lifted his chin. "What are you?" His still-lean muscles tensed. He gritted his teeth, trying not to cry, but his eyes reddened, and he couldn't suppress the bitter hatred surging within them. "Your dog!" When the prince's household fell, everyone said it was because Luojia had raised a dog that couldn't be tamed. For years, that dog had endured everything, going from a ragged stable hand who tended her horse to a naked man warming the princess's bed. He grew from a frail young slave into a tall, powerful young general. In the end, he seized his chance and struck at the heart of the prince's household. Everyone craned their necks, thrilled and eager to see what would become of Luojia. That day, the newly risen Prince of Zhennan came under imperial orders to burn down the prince's manor and assert the emperor's authority. Those who came to watch, those who came to condemn her, and even those who wanted to take advantage of Luojia all gathered there. But before they could have their way, the newly risen nobleman deftly drew his sword atop his tall horse. Through the rain of blood and flames emerged a handsome face that brooked no offense. "He Xingqiu, I told you I wouldn't see you again." Luojia wore red, her expression calm and serene. The Prince of Zhennan, who had been brimming with murderous intent just a moment earlier, suddenly had red eyes again. He dismounted and walked toward Luojia one step at a time. At last, he dropped to one knee and looked up at her, his voice trembling and hoarse: "You also said I was your dog, and that you wouldn't abandon me!" * She had once been his bane, and she was also his goddess. [Coming soon 2] Seeking Love Together "Sister-in-law, I'm young and strong. I'm better than he is." Includes a man disguising himself as a woman, no yuri romance, a heroine who isn't a virgin and a hero who is, a little bit of household intrigue, and a male lead who's a stunning beauty in women's clothes but is a bit of a jerk. Her sister-in-law returned from a long journey, tall and voluptuous, with phoenix eyes like dewy begonias and a bewitching allure. At the family banquet, Jin Shu noticed that her sister-in-law's gaze seemed to hook into her. Remembering the servants' private gossip that her sister-in-law was improper, she suppressed the strange flutter in her heart and reminded herself: I married into this ducal household to bring good fortune to my family. I shouldn't meddle in other people's business. Whether her sister-in-law was proper or not, she was the only person in the household who showed Jin Shu kindness. When she learned about Jin Shu's family troubles, she sympathized so much that she wept in front of her. It turned out her sister-in-law wasn't improper. She was just a concubine-born daughter who had no one to care for her and knew nothing about women's affairs. From then on, Jin Shu brought her nourishing soups and applied medicine to her wounds, skin against skin. Before her period, they slept side by side beneath the same covers. Jin Shu intertwined their fingers and patiently taught her the private things a young woman ought to know. And when Jin Shu's husband mistreated her, her sister-in-law came quietly at night, took Jin Shu's scarred hand as it reached out from the window, and held it. Her sister-in-law's eyes concealed a surging, sinister darkness. She covered Jin Shu's hand with her lips and gently licked and kissed it. Behind her sleeping brother's back, she soothed Jin Shu in a husky voice: "Sister-in-law, don't cry." At that moment, Jin Shu's heart suddenly skipped out of control. Fate was cruel, but Jin Shu thought she could still endure it. Until one day, she discovered that her husband intended to "loan her out" as part of his grand scheme, shattering the peace she had clung to. Overwhelmed with grief and anger, she resolved to go down in flames with him during their final intimate night. But after drinking strong liquor and waking up, she found herself holding not her sickly husband, but her sister-in-law, whose eyes had already turned blood-red, along with the secret "she" should never have revealed: "Sister-in-law, don't look for anyone else. I'm young and strong. I'm better than he is." Theme: Accept yourself and bravely pursue what you want.