Cloudlike Hair, Loosely Pinned

After Shen Zhiyi's husband, Prince Huai, was defeated, he offered her to his legitimate younger brother, the crown prince, to save himself and his family.

The crown prince had been overseeing the government from a young age. He was gentle, refined, pure and upright, and the very embodiment of a noble gentleman.

Shen Zhiyi sneered at her husband. "His Highness the Crown Prince is noble in character. He would never act like a filthy villain like you."

Prince Huai didn't listen. That very night, he sent Shen Zhiyi to the Eastern Palace, despite the fact that she had only recently suffered a miscarriage.

The Crown Prince, Xie Shuxue, was known for his fastidious cleanliness. Like snow-white jade beneath the moon, he was clear and radiant, noble and aloof. He often wore a pair of translucent silk gloves, and was constantly washing his hands.

Shen Zhiyi didn't think the crown prince would be interested in her. She was a married woman who had recently suffered a miscarriage, and her postpartum bleeding had not yet stopped. Her body was unclean. The crown prince, on the other hand, was pure of character and disinterested in women, like a cold, immaculate moon.

But the crown prince kept her by his side.

Once, Prince Huai went to the Eastern Palace and happened to see the heir to the throne, usually so lofty and untouched by worldly concerns, take off his icy silk gloves and pull Prince Huai's consort into his arms.

He wrapped his arms around Shen Zhiyi from behind, resting his jade-white chin on her shoulder and revealing a face of peerless beauty.

The corners of his usually cool eyes were tinged red, and his long lashes almost brushed against his prince's consort's neck.

"Your subject pays his respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Xie Shuxue opened his eyes lazily but didn't answer. Prince Huai looked up and saw the crown prince's long, pale hand resting on the woman's slightly rounded belly.

Content warnings:

The heroine is not a virgin, while the hero is. The male lead has an extreme aversion to dirt, in both mind and body. He is practically ready to ascend to immortality by drinking snowmelt and eating dew, and even his mouthwash smells of orchids. He has never let a woman within three feet of him.

The heroine suffers a bit before the main story (for details, see the content warning in the afterword of Chapter One). After her miscarriage, her postpartum bleeding continues, and her scumbag husband infects her with an STD.

But in the male lead's eyes, the heroine is the most noble saint in the world. He only thinks that he isn't worthy of her.

Not recommended for readers who are fans of the male lead. Readers who are extremely devoted to the heroine should proceed with caution.

Written according to the author's personal tastes, a treat made for myself.

(The heroine does not cheat. The supporting male character sells his wife for his own advancement and sends her to the male lead. By the time she and the male lead become intimate, she and the supporting male character are no longer legally married.)

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