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Mother said that children born to concubines were common-born. A daughter who wasn't valued could only contribute to the family through a political marriage, marrying someone as a concubine.
Mother said a concubine had to serve her husband and his primary wife, be honest and proper, and be content with food and clothing. She mustn't ask for more.
Mother said a concubine mustn't get jealous or compete for favor. She mustn't covet her husband's affection, or she would incur the primary wife's dislike and lose her place in the household.
Mother said...
Ran Wan remembered every word her mother said and did as she was told.
But Mother never said what to do if her husband insisted she get jealous and compete for his favor, and even made a fuss about having a romantic relationship with him...
Sigh. Being a concubine is hard.
P.S. There is no primary wife. The heroine is the only woman. See the main story for details.
Entirely fictional, with no specific historical dynasty. Just enjoy it, don't take it too seriously. If you argue with me, you're right.
I Won't Be This Outer Mistress
In the thirteenth year of the Xing Sheng era, a report reached the emperor that Qiu Yueqi, the outer mistress kept by Zhang Qi'an, Minister of Works, was the daughter of a criminal. Before the soldiers ordered to arrest her could arrive, a sudden fire buried everything beneath the ashes.
Until the day she died, Qiu Yueqi waited for someone she was destined never to see.
After dying in the flames, her soul lingered. She wandered the world for years before learning that the man she had given her heart to had only ever treated her as a pawn. Once she had served her purpose, he discarded her like something worthless.
From the moment they met, everything had been part of a grand scheme.
Scheming to get the Qiu family's wealth, secretly gathering its business connections, then fabricating charges to bring the family down: every step had been planned and carried out by the man she thought she loved!
Dozens of members of the Qiu family were sentenced to death. He alone rescued her, promising to find a way to clear the family's name.
Blinded by love, Qiu Yueqi believed him. She concealed her identity and became his outer mistress in Willow Leaf Alley.
But once she was no longer useful, he had his men set a fire and burn her to ashes.
One day, Qiu Yueqi awoke back on the day she first met Zhang Qi'an.
The spring sunshine was bright, the breeze gentle, and the bustle around her was a sound she had not heard in a long time.
Without looking back, Qiu Yueqi headed in the opposite direction from the one she remembered.
She was going to find someone, someone who had once tried to pull her out of danger, only to be rejected by her, blinded as she was by so-called love. In the end, he had been the one to gather her remains.
In her previous life, she had been blind, mistaking a weed for a good man.
Now that she had finally come to her senses, she would never again be an outer mistress who humbled herself to the dust for love.
In her previous life, he gathered her remains. In this life, she would be the one to arrange his affairs after death.
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The fourth prince of the empire had been a frail, sickly child since birth. The imperial physicians had declared he would not live past the age of five.
Yet he dragged his failing body onward, surviving year after year, despite no one believing he would.
No one knew that he kept someone in the deepest place in his heart, someone he dared not profane.
Dark thoughts had crossed his mind many times: to take her by force and keep her by his side so she could never leave. But he feared his failing body would only drag her down.
If he could not stay with her for life, then he could at least watch her find a good man and have someone to rely on for the rest of her days.
He had suppressed his jealousy and let her go, only for her to end up with a shameless wolf!
If that was how it had to be, then he might as well bind her to his side so she could never escape, and drag her down with him.
Content warnings:
1. Both leads are reborn.
2. In her previous life, the heroine was a naive love-brain who became an outer mistress for love.
3. The heroine grows in stages. She won't become clever all at once.
Theme: Strive for a better life.
Don't miss it if you pass by, use your little hands to make a fortune, click to see Pre-collection of "I don't want to be in this outer room", please collect it ah ah ah ah ah Copywriting: Thirteen years after the prosperity of the country, it was brought to the emperor's desk that Zhang Qinian, the Minister of Industry, had raised a concubine who was the daughter of a criminal. Before the soldiers ordered to arrest him arrived, a fire broke out and buried everything. Until her death, Qiu Yueqi was waiting for someone she was destined not to wait for. After being killed in the sea of fire, her soul remains immortal. She wandered in the world for many years, and then she realized that she had given her sincere heart to someone, but she was just treated as a chess piece. From the moment she met him, it was a huge conspiracy. She plotted against the Qiu family's property, secretly gathered the Qiu family's business connections, and then brought down the Qiu family with Luo Zhi's accusations. It was all planned and done by her so-called "favorite"! Dozens of members of the Qiu family were all questioned and executed, but he rescued her alone and promised to find ways to commit crimes for the Qiu family. Qiu Yueqi was blinded by love and believed it to be true. She kept her name anonymously and became an outhouse in Liuye Lane. But after it was useless, it was burned to ashes by a fire set off by his order. Once she woke up, Qiu Yueqi returned to the day she met Zhang Qi at the beginning of the year. The spring scenery is bright, the breeze is just right, and the long-lost bustle can be heard in my ears. Qiu Yueqi didn't look back and walked in the opposite direction in her memory. She was going to find someone, someone who tried to pull her in, but was blinded by the so-called love and she pushed him away, but he collected the body for her at the end. She was once blind and mistook Cao Gong for her beloved. Now that she has woken up, she no longer wants to be an outsider who humbles herself into the dust for love. In the last life, he collected the body for her, so in this life, she should take care of his funeral. The fourth prince of the current dynasty has been a frail and sick child since birth, and the imperial doctor declared that he would not live to be five years old. But he managed to survive year after year with his dilapidated body that everyone disliked. No one knows that he has a person who is hidden in the apex of his heart but dare not blaspheme. He had had dark thoughts several times - snatching her away by force, keeping her by his side and never wanting to leave, but he was afraid that his unsatisfactory body would drag her down. If we can't stay together forever, then it's good to see her find a husband and have someone to rely on for the rest of her life. But she never thought that he suppressed his jealousy and fulfilled her, but what he got in exchange was a shameless jackal! In this case, why not just tie her to him, so that she can no longer escape, and sink with him——
Let the male protagonist pamper the female protagonist for me
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Madam, madam, when will the update be updated? Hehehe
It makes people faint from the thunder at the beginning Which family will make such a big fuss about choosing a mistress before the main house enters the house? Who will be willing to be the main wife in the future?
Ended at 23:05 on 2023.10.22
The "Qin family" gave the author a big worm~ Isn't it the Ran family?
In fact, the prince's intuition is quite accurate, Wanwan does regard him as his master hahahaha
"Pampering Ran Wan as the apple of his eye" is a big bug for the author~
Why did the painting style suddenly start to look "greasy"? This destroys everything. Don't!!! (Erkang face)