The Imperial Uncle Imprisons Me

The historical romance next door, "My Husband's Funeral Pyre After I Faked My Death," is now underway. Its blurb is at the bottom ↓

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A gentle, sweet girl × a possessive, restrained, dark-hearted man (updated daily)

Taking by force, raising her from a young age

[1] Regent Song Heng is as fair as snow and jade, with an otherworldly air. No young man in the capital can compare to him. When Song Yan fell on hard times, he saved her. After living together for years, Song Yan gradually fell in love with him.

On the day she came of age, she heard that he was going to marry.

That night, after drinking a little, she vaguely felt her lips brush against something cool and soft. It carried the bitter scent of a green lotus, a scent she had only ever noticed on Song Heng.

The next day, she summoned her courage and pleaded, "Imperial Uncle, could you please not get married?"

His phoenix eyes gleamed with a cool, amused smile, as if he could see through everything. "Of course your imperial uncle will marry. I'll also personally choose a suitable husband for you. Seventeen, you've crossed the line."

Song Yan felt she had nowhere to hide and fled in a panic.

The day before Song Heng's wedding, Song Yan looked at the palace covered in red decorations, crowded with people, and left a short letter before departing alone.

He was married now. The palace would no longer be her home, so she had to leave.

[2] In a small house in Taowan County, Jiangnan, Song Yan woke thirsty in the middle of the night, as she often did. She called sweetly, "A Nan, I'm thirsty." A Nan was her husband.

Beneath the thick bed curtains, a fair hand as smooth as jade reached in and elegantly held a cup to her lips. Song Yan instantly woke up. How could this be A Nan's hand, roughened by years of manual labor?

Then a familiar, clear voice came from outside the curtains, gentle yet strangely unsettling. "Little Seventeen, you have such a cruel heart. You've been away from home for so long. Do you still remember your imperial uncle?"

Outside the curtains, her husband lay unconscious on the cold floor.

[3] When she woke again, everything around her was silent and dark. The bitter scent of green lotus filled her nose. When she moved, the only sound was the chain around her ankle.

In the darkness, the man held a cold golden lock. "Didn't Ah Yan promise to stay with me forever? How can you go back on your word? Your imperial uncle had no choice but to resort to this."

Note: The male and female leads are not blood-related.

The male and female leads are exclusive to each other, both physically and emotionally.

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Upcoming novel: "My Husband's Funeral Pyre After I Faked My Death"

[1] Yun Li knew that if her father hadn't happened to save Lu Qian when he was drowning, she could never have married Lu Huaiyan. She also knew that Lu Huaiyan hated her father for using his favor to pressure him, and hated her just as much.

The Lu family might not be part of the imperial clan, but they were one of the most prominent families in Fenghe County. And the Lu family's eldest son, Lu Huaiyan, had been brilliant since childhood. He passed the imperial examination at seventeen, becoming the youngest third-place scholar in the dynasty.

Besides that, Lu Huaiyan was handsome and refined, with bright eyes and well-defined brows. After he passed the examination, matchmakers seeking his hand in marriage had worn a path to his door. Yet he quietly married a fisherman's daughter. Everyone said Yun Li was unworthy of him, and Yun Li herself agreed.

[2] After the wedding, aside from the two nights a month they were expected to share a bed, the two rarely interacted, since Lu Huaiyan was devoted to his official duties. But the few times they slept in each other's arms left Yun Li with the mistaken impression that he might have some affection for her.

After their last night together, Lu Huaiyan received an imperial order and left for his post in Yuzhou.

On the day Lu Huaiyan returned home after completing his assignment, Yun Li covered her slightly rounded belly and happily went to the main hall.

The crowded hall was packed with people. Lu Huaiyan stood tall in a blue robe, and beside him stood a woman whose belly was just as prominent. Yun Li felt as if she had fallen into a freezing pool.

Lu Huaiyan's gaze passed through the crowd and fell on her, seeming meaningful, yet also like a warning. "From now on, Ruoyin is a member of the Lu family. Do not treat her poorly."

[2] Yun Li had once asked for a divorce, but all Lu Huaiyan said was, "A divorce now would damage the reputation of the Lu family and Ruoyin."

But in the end, her child died, and her brother was falsely accused and executed. In his final letter, her brother had kept hoping she would come save him.

Before long, Yun Li finally faked her death and left the suffocating cage she had been trapped in.

They met again in a little tavern Yun Li had opened, where Lu Huaiyan stopped for the night.

When they saw each other, Lu Huaiyan accidentally knocked over his wine cup. "Ah Li?"

Yun Li was both frightened and shocked. She forced herself to remain calm and replied gently but firmly, "You've mistaken me for someone else, sir."

For countless days afterward, Lu Huaiyan looked for chances to see her, but all he ever got was the same reply: "You've mistaken me for someone else, sir." Just as cold and indifferent as he had once been to her.

Theme: Love gives people the courage to face any hardship.