[A groveling-after-the-divorce story where he can't win her back, with coercive romance, a wish-fulfillment heroine, and a satisfying takedown of the scumbag]
Yao Jinzhi was the pampered daughter of the richest family in Yucheng. When she married Wei Linjie, who had nothing to his name, he was just an ordinary soldier.
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Later, Wei Linjie led a rebel army and became sworn brothers with its leader, Qin Chuhuai. After the rebels captured the capital, Qin Chuhuai became emperor, while Wei Linjie became a powerful general, with countless families hoping to send their daughters into his household.
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Unable to resist temptation, Wei Linjie secretly took two concubines.
Furious, Yao Jinzhi argued with him. In a fit of anger, Wei Linjie pointed at her and said, "I'm not the man I used to be. You should be grateful you can still be my legal wife. How dare you stop me from taking concubines!"
Only then did Yao Jinzhi understand that a man's heart could change, and that she had given her love to the wrong person.
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Yao Jinzhi wanted a divorce, but Wei Linjie was powerful and influential. He threatened her family's lives and safety, leaving her no choice but to give in.
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Then the tall, handsome new emperor appeared before her. He showed her affection without restraint in private, time and again, and repeatedly helped her out of the troubles before her, freeing her from Wei Linjie's harassment.
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At last, Yao Jinzhi obtained her divorce. Only when he lost her did Wei Linjie begin to regret it. He wanted to marry Yao Jinzhi again, but never imagined that his divorced wife would vanish without a trace.
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The next time he saw Yao Jinzhi was at a palace banquet. She sat demurely beside the emperor, exchanging smiles with him, their affection plain to see.
Wei Linjie, seated below them, knocked over his wine cup and stared in a daze.
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Qin Chuhuai had never cared for women. He loved nothing but martial arts, training himself into a towering, muscular man before leading his brothers in rebellion against the wicked emperor.
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But on the way to the capital, he fell for Yao Jinzhi, his subordinate's wife. He thought of her day and night, utterly captivated.
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But at the time, Wei Linjie and Yao Jinzhi were deeply in love, and Wei Linjie was his sworn brother in rebellion...
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Qin Chuhuai could only bury his feelings for the time being, occasionally stealing a glimpse of his minister's wife's gentle charms.
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After entering the capital, Qin Chuhuai used a scheme to secretly send two beauties to Wei Linjie.
Wei Linjie, just as he expected, didn't turn them away.
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Qin Chuhuai knew his chance had come.
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[Dark, rugged emperor x sweet, gentle minister's wife]
★ The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is.
Theme: Cherish the person by your side.
