In the fifth year of Shen Zhiyi's marriage into the County Duke's household, her husband's career was flourishing, and her parents-in-law were kind and gentle.
Everyone said that a minor official's daughter like her was blessed beyond measure to have such a marriage.
Only she knew that beneath the glittering surface lay her husband's indifference and her family's contempt.
Her husband told her that a woman like Shen Zhiyi should be grateful she had met him. Otherwise, no one would have married her in her whole life.
That wasn't true. Once, a gentle, bright-eyed young man had told her she was the best person in the world.
But he had died too young, before he could live long enough to marry her.
When her husband's family drove her out and she curled up dying in a corner, she saw someone approaching with an umbrella.
The umbrella tilted slightly, revealing a pair of familiar phoenix eyes.
It was Chen Xiyu, the man who loved her most, whose grave had long since been overgrown with grass.
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When Chen Xiyu was young, he temporarily stayed with the Shen family to learn about the lives of ordinary people.
Shen Zhiyi had blushingly given him a purse made of fabric so expensive that he could not have afforded it with a year's allowance.
He accepted it, and the shy girl rose on tiptoe to kiss him.
Later, he hurried back day and night, only to see her married life with her husband, sweet as honey.
He stood outside the Duke's residence all night with an imperial decree naming her empress in his hands. In the end, he left with his sword.
Shen Zhiyi had not had an easy life. Since she had made a good marriage, he decided to let her be.
Until he learned that she was unhappy. Not at all happy.
On a snowy night, as the cold plum blossoms bent beneath the weight of the snow, he lifted a strand of her hair and said solemnly, "Don't fear the wind, snow, cold, or frost. I'll bear every charge myself."
They had missed their chance when they were young, but this time he would never let her go.
A wronged official's wife x a gentle emperor
A few notes:
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending. The heroine has only been with the hero, while he has been with other women. The heroine never crossed any lines before her divorce.
2. The heroine grows over the course of the story. The hero is gentle and restrained. See the author's note in Chapter 2 for specific content warnings.
3. Dramatic twists, the hero loses his memory, and they save each other.
4. New chapters every night at eleven.
Coming soon: The Virtuous Wife Marries Again
Yan Huan spent ten years in her marriage to Zhao Shi'an, devoting herself heart and soul to it. All she got for her efforts was a reputation as a "virtuous wife" and a divorce decree.
Childless and jealous: those were the charges Zhao Shi'an laid against her.
She was childless because she had followed him to his post in a remote border region and suffered a difficult birth on the journey, leaving her body damaged.
As for being jealous...
Yan Huan still remembered how Zhao Shi'an had held her hand when they married and promised, "Huan Niang, you'll be the only woman in my life. I won't take any concubines."
Yan Huan knew the real reason: Zhao Shi'an had fallen in love with a noble young woman who was younger, prettier, and from a better family than she was.
Yan Huan couldn't be bothered to expose him. She only wanted her dowry back so she could start a business and support herself and her daughter.
But on the very day she divorced, He Yunzhou, the current chancellor, came to her and said he wanted to marry her.
Yan Huan asked him why.
He was silent for a moment, then said, "I need a wife to manage my household."
Yan Huan accepted He Yunzhou's proposal.
She believed their marriage had nothing to do with love or desire. They were simply getting what they each needed.
Until one day, while helping He Yunzhou organize his bookshelves, she accidentally triggered a mechanism and entered a secret chamber.
The room was full of portraits and countless love poems, all about Yan Huan.
Yan Huan also saw a finely embroidered handkerchief.
Her hands had grown rough while accompanying Zhao Shi'an to his official posts. She could never have embroidered something so lifelike.
It had to be something she had made as a young unmarried girl.
That had been more than ten years ago.
In his youth, He Yunzhou had been poor and came to the capital to study. He buried himself in his books, and his classmates never saw him lose focus.
That wasn't true.
Whenever Zhao Shi'an's fiancée came to see him, He Yunzhou would look up.
He would gaze at the girl named Yan Huan, lost in thought for a very long time.
A few notes:
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending. The heroine has only been with the hero, while he has been with other women. Both leads are 28 at the start.
2. The heroine has a biological daughter. The hero has three children, none of them his own. The leads will not have any more children after they marry.
3. The heroine's perspective is a marriage-first, love-later story; the hero's perspective is a long-held crush come true.
4. There will be some domestic family drama.
Theme: From regret to fulfillment
Chen Xu almost died in the palace, he almost thought that he was Chen Fan who harmed him until his death, and they almost missed it all their lives.
I don't quite understand. Did the eldest prince exchange with the second prince?
In the end, fortunately, they both lived in each other's eyes
I hope you not only have my love, but also the ability to protect yourself and the ability to live well even if one day we are separated. After all, because it is you, I not only give you love, but also give you power and teach you how to control all this. You are not the canary in the palace, you are the eagle that has not yet spread its wings.
Oh my god, the male and female protagonists are so miserable. They are really walking towards each other step by step.
Why wait until tomorrow! ! !
So... Wang Ziyi and Pei Yingchi are half-siblings. But why do I feel that Wang Ziyi's feelings for Pei Yingchi are admiration rather than family affection.
Ouch yo [dog head] seems to be very active in any world.
Yes, there will always be someone who remembers it, and the truth will definitely come out. Maomao hopes you will come back soon.
The donation was not particularly large. Thousands of kilograms of food for an army of 10,000 people can only last for two or three days. For vehicles, ten vehicles are enough. If someone needs to be written on it, tens of thousands of catties of food need to be donated.
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Chen Xu almost died in the palace, he almost thought that he was Chen Fan who harmed him until his death, and they almost missed it all their lives.
I don't quite understand. Did the eldest prince exchange with the second prince?
In the end, fortunately, they both lived in each other's eyes
I hope you not only have my love, but also the ability to protect yourself and the ability to live well even if one day we are separated. After all, because it is you, I not only give you love, but also give you power and teach you how to control all this. You are not the canary in the palace, you are the eagle that has not yet spread its wings.
Oh my god, the male and female protagonists are so miserable. They are really walking towards each other step by step.
Why wait until tomorrow! ! !
So... Wang Ziyi and Pei Yingchi are half-siblings. But why do I feel that Wang Ziyi's feelings for Pei Yingchi are admiration rather than family affection.
Ouch yo [dog head] seems to be very active in any world.
Yes, there will always be someone who remembers it, and the truth will definitely come out. Maomao hopes you will come back soon.
The donation was not particularly large. Thousands of kilograms of food for an army of 10,000 people can only last for two or three days. For vehicles, ten vehicles are enough. If someone needs to be written on it, tens of thousands of catties of food need to be donated.