Drunken Beauty (Both Reborn)

Blurb (complete):

Song Qingshi and Wei Yuanzhou married young. Her husband was an ambitious young man with grand aspirations, and he was rarely home, leaving their marriage cold and distant.

Fortunately, her husband, Wei Jiu, was as handsome as an immortal, gentle by nature, and kept himself chaste without taking concubines. He entrusted all the household finances and affairs to her, and in bed, he was... Well, Song Qingshi was satisfied with him in every way.

Who could have guessed that one day, when Song Qingshi opened her eyes, she would find herself back at eighteen, living as an unmarried daughter in the Song household? But could someone tell her why she was about to elope with the impoverished scholar standing in front of her?

A dilapidated temple with a leaking roof, stale steamed buns, coarse clothes, and an ugly man who made empty promises...

Before she could make sense of it, someone kicked open the temple doors. Her refined and elegant "ex-husband" stood there with a sword in hand and a terrifying expression, each word ground out through clenched teeth: "Eloping? Song Qingshi, you've really outdone yourself."

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Wei Yuanzhou, the chief minister, came from a prestigious family. He was disciplined and courteous, and his words and deeds set an example for his entire clan. He was the very model of a gentleman.

Preserving his family's honor was a duty etched into his bones. A marriage alliance with another great family was simply part of that duty, and the identity of his wife was of no importance to him.

After they married, he pursued his brilliant future while she lived her own quiet life. Their lack of interference in each other's affairs suited him perfectly.

But when the delicate woman tugged timidly at his sleeve, her voice choked with tears, he couldn't help softening and giving in to her again and again.

Realizing something was wrong with him, he deliberately distanced himself from his gentle, beautiful wife so he could regain his composure. Who could have imagined that when he opened his eyes, his usually obedient, well-behaved wife would have run off with someone else...

Reader's Guide:

The male and female leads are both reborn. One-on-one, both virgins, with the romance as the main focus.

Coming next: "The Beauty Thrives on His Favor"

Zhou Yuanbai was handsome and distinguished, born into a prestigious family and famous from a young age. After entering government service, he rose rapidly through the ranks, a true heaven-blessed prodigy. Everyone praised him as the very picture of a gentleman.

But no one knew that he loved sneaking into his "sister-in-law's" room late at night, binding her with his belt and holding her beautiful feet as he listened to her beg and whimper.

On the chaise longue, the man gripped her chin with his rough palm, forcing her to face the bronze mirror. His thin lips drew close to her snow-white neck, marked with red bruises, as he sneered, "Look closely. Who am I?"

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Jiang Nanxu was a rare beauty in the surrounding villages, with a charming face and lively grace. But she came from a poor farming family, where neither parent loved her, and at best she could hope to marry a prosperous merchant.

She wasn't willing to settle for that. She was determined to marry into a powerful family.

Ever since she was young, she had known how to use her advantages. A little coaxing could get the village scholar to teach her to read, the butcher at the village entrance to give her extra meat, or the peddler to throw in a couple of extra hairpins...

Eventually, she coaxed her way right into the marquis's manor and became the young heir's favored concubine. But the man who came to her room every day was...

He had leverage over her, so she had no choice but to let him have his way every night without restraint. But gradually, her belly began to swell. What was she going to do?

[Reading Guide]:

1. [Delicate, soft-hearted scheming beauty x strong, ruthless, obsessive official] One-on-one, both virgins. The history is fictional, so please don't nitpick the historical details.

2. Includes tropes such as a groveling husband seeking forgiveness and a forced marriage. If you dislike melodrama, don't read.

3. The heroine isn't a traditional good person. She's determined to climb the social ladder and puts her own life and interests first.

4. The hero seems gentle and refined on the surface, but is actually a depraved, obsessive lunatic. He is not a good person.

5. The blurb was written in the summer of 2022. I can't remember the exact date, and it's been revised.

Theme: Keep love in your heart and support each other.