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Liu Qingqing's mother died when she was young, and she grew up struggling in the Liu household.
Her father and brothers favored others, her stepmother was unkind, and her legitimate younger sister was spoiled. Fortunately, while her mother was alive, she had arranged a betrothal between Qingqing and Xie Lang, heir to the Marquis's household.
They grew up together. Although Xie Lang was aloof and reserved, and strictly followed the rules, he had always treated her more dearly than her legitimate younger sister. She loved him and didn't mind his coldness. Surely decades would be enough to warm him up.
Then she accidentally overheard him speaking with her father and brothers: "Qingqing is gentle and refined, but she falls short of Qingying."
Was Qingying really so wonderful? Everyone doted on Qingying.
She had only ever had him, and now she had nothing left.
Her heart turned completely cold. That night, she hid in the bamboo grove and wept. Her last tie to this bustling capital was gone.
If she fell short of Qingying, then he could have Qingying instead.
Xie Lang realizes his wife has changed. She even starts turning down their twice-monthly marital visits.
She used to avoid being seen in public. Now she slips away from others to laugh and chat with her cousin, recently returned from the northwest, in a back alley, and accepts a brocade box from him.
He secretly has someone bring it to him that night. Inside are three finely made pills.
He sends a servant to have a physician examine them.
One prevents pregnancy, one induces a false death, and the purpose of the third is still unknown.
Another day, he overhears his wife sounding out her younger sister.
"If I were gone, would you be willing to enter the household and keep the master company?"
Her younger sister blushes, feigning reluctance while inviting the question. "What kind of company?"
His wife smiles, still gentle. "The kind where you grow old together and stay by each other's side forever, of course."
Behind the bamboo grove, Xie Lang crushes his teacup.
Does she not know what a first wife is?
*Slow burn, fictional setting, relationship-focused, happy ending
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Upcoming novel: A Match Made in Heaven, Hard to Mend
Liu Xiyue and Xie Lanchuan grew up together and shared a deep affection. Both families had long since tacitly approved their marriage.
But disaster struck, and Xie Lanchuan was gravely injured while protecting her, falling into a coma.
When he woke, he was still the same gentle, refined gentleman, but he had forgotten how to love her.
One winter and summer passed in the blink of an eye. He suddenly grew cold and distant. "I can't keep holding you back. You should find a gentleman who truly loves you."
By a twist of fate, a young lady saved his life at the cost of her own, just as he had once done for Xiyue. She watched helplessly as he began to feel indebted to that young lady.
Now that he didn't know how to love, perhaps a sense of debt would bind him even more tightly. Another day, she saw him enjoying a boat ride on the lake with that young lady.
Just like that, he casually cast her into the shadowy past.
Later, she falls and stubbornly insists that someone go fetch him to help her. A servant reports that he is with the young lady who saved his life.
She waits until her blood congeals and the sky grows light, but he never comes.
That night is so cold, just like his heart. She decides to grant his wish and set him free, agreeing to her elders' arrangement and traveling south to Jiangnan to clear her head.
Xie Lanchuan hears that the Liu family has begun looking for a match for her. There is the rising star General Fu and the young Master Li of the Grand Preceptor's household. Both are from good families.
He has already held her back. It is only right that things should be this way. But why does his heart ache so much when he sees her boating on the lake with another man?
They meet again at a spring banquet. Liu Xiyue accidentally takes a drug that affects her judgment and hurriedly staggers into an empty hall to hide. Hearing someone behind her, she whirls around and sees him.
She uses the last of her strength to shut the door. "Don't come near me!" she cries sharply.
Her voice trembles as she bites out, "Please go find someone to help me, Young Master Xie. General Fu or Young Master Li of the Grand Preceptor's household will do."
Young Master Xie? He freezes.
"Why do you need someone?" he hears himself ask quietly.
But she doesn't answer. He hears a helpless sob, like the song of a spirit bird.
Xie Lanchuan's hand, reaching for the door, stiffens and clenches into a fist. Suddenly, he laughs.
Any of them will do, but he won't?
---Second Upcoming Novel---
Taking the Bride by Force
The new dynasty has only just been established, and customs are open-minded. Men and women pursue romance freely and boldly.
The Liu family, to which Liu Yi belongs, is the largest medicine merchant in the capital. After she and Xie Baihan, heir to the Marquis's household, are apart for several months, he has a cousin at his side. This is the first time the refined and elegant young heir has admitted to having someone he loves.
Rumors say their wedding is imminent, and he spoils her endlessly. If she wants the stars and the moon, he grants her every wish.
The business connections and farming partners Liu Yi has built are all taken from her by Xie Baihan and given to the woman he loves. His cousin's medicine shop prospers rapidly, nearly leaving Liu Yi on her last legs.
Medicine merchants gather in the capital. At a banquet, someone curiously asks Liu Yi about a rumor: Is it true that she once discovered a new medicine called Cold Dawn and named it after her beloved?
Across the room, Xie Baihan abruptly looks up at her. His delicate, gentle cousin anxiously tugs at his sleeve.
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Even the family business that survived the ravages of war is about to fall apart in her hands.
Driven into the mountains by her creditors, Liu Yi falls into a ravine and breaks her arm. In a daze, she thinks she is going to die there.
She doesn't know how much time passes before she hears a sigh and is pulled into someone's arms.
"After leaving me, you've ended up in such a sorry state."
It is Xie Baihan's uncle, the current head of the Xie family and the Grand Preceptor of the dynasty, Xie Yanxing.
Theme: Think carefully before you speak and act
The Third Year of Marriage
Stealing My Brother's Wife
Forcefully Claiming the Match
The Rose’s Taboo
A Gentle Knife
Forgetting the River of Waves
After My Cool Childhood Friend Abandoned Me
Prey
A Guide to Romance After Marriage
Winning Over the Abusive Romance Novel's Male Lead's Archenemy
Beneath the Gentle Night
Don't Start What You Can't Finish
Dirty man deserves it, I like this ending
I've finished reading it, overall it looks pretty good! The relationship between the male and female protagonists was really clear in the early stage, and it was very comfortable to watch. The reason for leaving was also very sufficient, and there was no lame reason. It was only after the female protagonist left that the male protagonist realized that he actually loved the female protagonist, but he didn't have the string in his brain to start chasing his wife! Reconciliation is also very natural and there is no pretentious literature. It is difficult for the female protagonist to let go. In the early stage, no one paid attention to her, so the male protagonist's attention made her feel very happy. Her heart and eyes were full of the male protagonist. She liked the male protagonist cautiously, but she was also afraid that the male protagonist would find out that she was not a dignified and aristocratic type and dared not talk openly to the male protagonist. The author grasped this little entanglement of the character very well. There is also the fact that the male protagonist gradually gets to know the female protagonist in his daily life, but also feels that the female protagonist is hiding it from him. The author really grasped the small conflicts in the early stage very well! In the later period, when chasing his wife, he transformed into a dank puppy, but there was no plot like before where he stabbed himself at every turn, which was really reassuring. The story of Wanyan and Mingzhao is also good! The eldest daughter of a noble family who dares to love and hate x the young master of a down-and-out family. In order to seek revenge, he becomes the cold-faced King of Hell and pursues his wife endlessly. I also really like the pairing of Aunt Jia and Uncle Er. The author's character setting in the book is super vivid! He is also very considerate in his words and deeds, without any OOC, and his respectability is very good. But some parts feel unexplained, a bit of a pitfall. The regent asked his brother to get close to the heroine in the early stage, and he told his brother mysteriously to ask the heroine to trust him. What he thought he was going to do was handled lightly, and the result was not mentioned at all. What is the role of gaining trust? The story between the mother and the regent was not told much. The regent seemed to be an NPC, and the brother's affection for the heroine The relationship is a bit inexplicable. It can be said that her mother lost her memory for ten years and only recovered three years ago. In the past three years, how can his younger brother have feelings for his sister? She is still the sister he learned from his mother's mouth (I feel that they have not peeked at the heroine, but if any of them peeked at the heroine, they would not find out what kind of life the heroine was living, wearing shabby clothes and eating bad food). The character design of the heroine's younger sister is also weird. In the early stage, it was written that she was the little princess in the family, everyone liked her younger sister, and her younger sister always competed with her. Later, it was written that the younger sister liked her older sister very much, and she wanted to attract her older sister's attention... And later she gave her sister a drug? The character of seducing her brother-in-law is too strange. Let's just say she is the capriciousness of human nature. There is also the heroine's maid looking for her sister, and the little emperor and the regent talking about him picking up a child. I don't know if these two are connected, and I haven't elaborated on it, but I don't know why these two plots are told together. But it's really harmless. I just feel that if we talk about the male and female protagonists, there can be more sequels. It's because I haven't read enough. This is the author's first ancient novel. I think the column is all modern words. The first one is so well written, I really praise it! But I don't like to read modern novels. If you read ancient novels, you might still be able to see me. I hope we can continue to see you in the next book.
The pure love between Xia Rushi and Xie Pan makes people feel happy 😳
The interaction between Aunt Jia and Xie Pan is so interesting [crying with laughter]
Ahhhhh this ending is so good TAT I like this ending
I thought it was 1v2 at the same time 🤷
Xie Dang and Xia Ru are childhood sweethearts. They have been married for more than ten years. Xia Ru is only 20 years old and Xie Pan is 30. Xie Dang is older than Xie Pan. Is there a gap of more than ten years between childhood sweethearts? Xie Lang was married when Xia Rushi disappeared. Xie Lang was at least a teenager, right? But Xia Ru is only twenty years old? What nonsense.
I am a new reader [Let Me Kangkang] read Dada's work for the first time. I couldn't stop reading it for the first time when Dada wrote ancient poems. It's really amazing [like]. In addition to the plot of the main CP, the deputy CP also likes it very much [like] Aunt Jia dares to love and hate, and can afford to take it up. She is worthy of being a girl from a military commander's family. Xie Pan's honest and simple love is also very popular 😳, and I look forward to the next one being more exciting 💪 💪 💪
"The young couple has not returned home for a long time, but when Xia Ru saw Lang'er's elegant handwriting in his heart, he knew that everything was fine, and he felt relieved." This is a big bug for the author~ It should be reading the letter
OMG. It's really well written. The writing is good. The deputy CP is also super nice. Woo woo woo. Those scumbags should pay the price for pretending to be nice. Fortunately, everyone has a better destination!