I Became the Concubine of a Cold and Powerful Minister

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Powerful man lowers his head | Both are inexperienced

Plain, beautiful country girl x Cold, unhinged aristocrat

Lin Rong was sold into the Pei household as a child and became a servant responsible for cleaning the outer courtyard.

Every servant in the residence dreamed of climbing the social ladder...

They could earn a future by serving the young master as a study companion;

work hard to become a young lady's personal attendant;

or catch the eye of one of the masters and be raised to the status of a concubine.

Only Lin Rong had her sights set higher. She wanted to save enough money to buy her freedom, leave the residence, and live as a proper wife.

Unfortunately, luck was not on her side. The eldest master of the Pei household accidentally drank an aphrodisiac wine and urgently needed an antidote.

Lin Rong had only taken over a job serving tea and water, but by a twist of fate, she became the antidote he needed.

Innocent and unaware, Lin Rong was dragged by Pei Zan into the red bed curtains...

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Pei Zan of Jiangzhou was peerlessly handsome.

Before he even turned thirty, he had risen to the highest ranks of government.

At a court banquet one day, Pei Zan was set up and accidentally drank drugged wine.

He had always kept his distance from women and had no concubines in his household.

With the poison of desire tormenting him, he had no choice but to allow his subordinates to bring him a maid.

Lin Rong was obedient and sweet, and did not displease him, so he took her to his bed.

She was only an antidote, but since Pei Zan had used her, he ought to give her a title and raise her to concubine status.

But when he awoke, the little maid was nowhere to be found... No one in the entire household could locate her.

Pei Zan's phoenix eyes turned icy.

She had refused his favor. She certainly was a proud one.

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Lin Rong did not want to be a concubine, trapped in a gilded cage.

Fortunately, they had acted under cover of darkness. Pei Zan had only removed his outer clothes and told her to turn around; there had been no other intimate contact...

Pei Zan had never seen her face, which meant Lin Rong could escape without a hitch.

Lin Rong went on with her work and saved her money as usual,

dreaming that one day she could shed her status as a servant and live a free and easy life.

But she never expected that, after that night, Pei Zan would repeatedly dream of the woman who had covered her face and whimpered softly...

Pei Zan's desire would not be quelled.

He resolved to turn the whole earth upside down if necessary, but he would capture that audacious maid!

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One day, Lin Rong finally saved enough money to buy her freedom and leave her servant status behind.

She slung her bundle over her back and happily left the residence. Before she had taken three steps, a grand carriage blocked her path.

The curtain lifted, revealing Pei Zan's cold, handsome face.

The man strolled over and gripped Lin Rong's chin, tightening his hold.

"Now that you're no longer a servant, shall I make you my concubine? How does that sound?"

At that moment, tears filled Lin Rong's beautiful eyes. She was so frightened that her heart nearly stopped.

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1. Lots of melodrama. The male lead is nine years older than the female lead. He is clean in both body and heart, and a virgin.

2. The male lead is a real bastard. Read with caution if that's not your thing!

The male lead is strong and the female lead is weak. The male lead is probably an unhinged, bad seed.

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Carrying the Powerful Minister's Child, by Cao Deng Daren

Both inexperienced | Powerful man lowers his head | Taking by force

Lu Jun, the Grand General Who Guards the North, was sent to defend the border amid a struggle for imperial power and was forbidden from returning to the capital for three years.

The old madam feared that blades on the battlefield might injure her eldest grandson. She wanted the in-laws to hurry up and arrange the wedding so that the new bride could be sent to the borderlands and bear the eldest branch a child.

But the in-laws were shrewd. Afraid that Lu Jun might meet with an accident while away on an expedition, they deliberately put off the marriage, claiming their daughter would not come of age until the end of the year.

The old madam was furious. If her in-laws showed no decency, she would show them none in return.

The old madam had a plan. If the legitimate son could not produce an heir, there would have to be a child by a concubine.

She patiently began selecting a bedchamber maid for her eldest grandson.

Lu Jun was peerlessly handsome and blessed with an imposing bearing. Even a bedchamber maid had to be beautiful, good-natured, and no troublemaker.

Once the maid had borne a boy, the old madam would give her a generous sum of money and send her away, so the bride who joined the family would not be troubled by her.

After much searching, the old madam settled on Yun Fu, a maid who worked in the outer courtyard.

Yun Fu was beautiful and gentle, and she had signed a contract as a hired servant. The old madam took an immediate liking to her.

Knowing Yun Fu's family was seriously ill, the old madam gave her a large sum of money for medicine.

If Yun Fu bore Lu Jun a child, she would no longer have to work in the residence, and her family would have money to rely on as well.

With no other way out, Yun Fu could only agree.

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A month later, on the old madam's orders, Yun Fu went to the borderlands to serve General Lu.

Inside the bed curtains, Yun Fu looked at the tall, imposing figure and, for the first time, felt her legs go weak and the urge to run away rise within her.

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To Lu Jun, Yun Fu was merely a bedchamber maid there to relieve his desire.

She was a servant, and he had no need to show her even a little consideration.

Then one day, Yun Fu became pregnant, and Lu Jun ordered someone to send her back to the residence.

Looking at the timid young woman, as shy as a rabbit, Lu Jun rarely softened his voice to coax her. "Go back and take good care of the baby. If you give birth to a boy, I'll raise you to concubine status."

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At first, Lu Jun thought: She is only a lowly servant. Give her a son by a concubine and a little dignity, and that will settle the matter between us.

But when Lu Jun returned victorious, he found only his young son in the residence. He searched the entire estate, but the bedchamber maid was nowhere to be found...

Only then did he understand that Yun Fu had no heart. Her delicate, dependent act had all been a trick to deceive men.

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Several months later, Yun Fu left the Lu household and started a new life, going out to work as usual.

Before she could even enter the house, a troop of armed soldiers came rushing toward her.

Hundreds, even thousands, of soldiers surrounded her.

Yun Fu trembled in fright, tears in her eyes.

In the distance, a man in a black fox-fur cloak came toward her, one hand on his sword.

It was Lu Jun. His phoenix eyes were stern beneath lowered lids as he said coldly, "Abandoning your husband and child? You've got some nerve."

[Reader's Guide]

1. Both leads are inexperienced. The male lead is 26, the female lead is 17, with a nine-year age gap.

2. Powerful man lowers his head; taking by force. The male lead is an arrogant, unhinged tyrant who stops at nothing and has no regard for others.

3. Honest bedchamber maid x unhinged, tyrannical young master

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