Wen Ying, the legitimate eldest daughter of the main branch of the Wen family in Hezhou, has been engaged to Pei Yu, the second son of Grand Secretary Pei, since they were young.
On the eighth day of the sixth month, with the wedding date approaching, the bridal gown and dowry ready, and the wedding sedan about to depart, Wen Ying suddenly elopes with someone and vanishes without a trace.
The Wen family is in a panic. With no other choice, they turn to Wen Shang.
Wen Shang is the daughter of the second branch. After her parents died, she was sent to be raised in the countryside because her birth charts clashed with Wen Ying's. But they share the same blood, and she looks nine-tenths like Wen Ying.
The main branch uses threats and temptations, alternating pressure with kindness. To get her parents' ashes back, Wen Shang can only agree.
But she never expected that on the first day of her marriage, as the bride served tea and Pei Yu took her to pay respects at the various courtyards, she would meet his older brother:
Pei Yu, the Grand Secretary's legitimate son, peerlessly beautiful, aloof and restrained, cold as ice, and the most famous scholar in the capital.
Pei Yu's stern older brother;
And Wen Shang's former lover...
Wen Shang feels uneasy and leaves after paying her respects. The next moment, Pei Yu, who is never one to smile, suddenly calls them back.
"Won't you introduce me?"
Wen Shang doesn't dare raise her head.
That night, Pei Yu grips her waist and pins her in a corner, his voice low. "I remember my younger brother's wife has a red mole here."
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Six years ago, Pei Yu came to Hezhou to investigate a case. He was attacked and seriously wounded, but a country girl saved him. As they spent more time together, they fell in love and were even perfectly matched. Yet before Pei Yu left, he leaned close to her ear and asked, "Do you want to come with me?"
Wen Shang rose from the bed and pulled her clothes from his hand. "We were nothing more than a brief affair, Young Master. You flatter me."
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Later, Wen Ying was found and Wen Shang, having fulfilled her part, stepped aside. Each returned to her proper place.
Pei Yu was a notorious playboy, but he suddenly went to his older brother and said he was willing to mend his ways, asking only to take Wen Shang as his concubine.
Beneath the bed curtains, the woman about to become a concubine lay fast asleep, naked, her soft, fragrant body marked with purple bruises.
He pinched her waist until it reddened and urged her, "Sister-in-law, wake up."
#My Husband's Older Brother Is My Ex
#Substitute Bride / Rekindled Romance / Taking by Force
Theme: Perseverance brings victory.
