The Sickly Young Lord of Miaojiang Is a Sweet-and-Sour Black Sesame Bun

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A gentle, delicate Central Plains princess x a Miaojiang young lord with a secret identity

Taking in a pitiful stray + abduction and a forced wedding

Shi Yanluo is the Ningle Princess of the Yu Kingdom. She is gentle and lovely, with a kind, mild temperament, though she can be a little absentminded at times.

One day, she happened to take in a young man who had fainted by the roadside.

He was strikingly beautiful, worthy of being called a beauty himself. He seemed harmless, always by her side, his features warm and welcoming.

Who could have guessed that this innocent little stray, who circled her and bleated like a lamb, would abduct her to Miaojiang when she was about to be married!

Jiang Huo smiled gently. "I have no way to repay you, so I can only offer myself to you."

Shi Yanluo was terrified. A melon forced from the vine wouldn't be sweet. How could she go with him?

She had to escape!

Jiang Huo was obsessed with manipulating Gu. His methods were far more terrifying than Gu poison. As the sole ruler of Miaojiang, he was sinister and mad, and everyone knew he fed himself to his Gu.

One day, he went to the Central Plains and was saved by a princess. The young woman spoke gently to him and was often tender and considerate.

At first, Jiang Huo sneered at her kindness.

Later, he became fixated on her innocence.

Watching himself become consumed by possessiveness, he finally used Gu magic to lure her to Miaojiang, then slowly showed her the scars left by half his life.

But all she wanted was to escape.

Jiang Huo's smile never changed, yet he nearly turned Miaojiang into a living hell.

One day, after she was caught trying to run away again, the moonlight shone cold and bright, and people knelt all over the ground.

Shi Yanluo watched him approach unhurriedly. The young man's long, fine brows and eyes seemed tinged with crimson, his narrow lashes radiating allure.

He was nothing like his refined and gentle daytime self.

Jiang Huo was actually the terrifying young lord of Miaojiang from the rumors?!

Shi Yanluo could hardly believe it.

Jiang Huo locked her tightly in his arms and pinched her pointed chin, his face still gentle. "Xiao E, stay by my side."

His expression was half-smiling, but his tone was crazed, repressing a great deal of resentment and anger.

Shi Yanluo shook her head again. Her face was pale, yet she felt his touch, tinged with pity, caress her.

Her whole body stiffened. Suddenly, he scooped her up in his arms.

The night seemed ready to catch fire.

With red-rimmed eyes, she begged him again to let her go.

But he smiled brightly, his eyes rippling with warmth.

"I insist on having my way."

"I insist that your every joy and sorrow be in my hands, that you have nowhere to hide from me and nowhere to run, and that I fill your every thought."

"All things in this world have their cause and effect. A moth flies into the flame, and the flame burns it to ash."

"But if you behave, I alone will be the one reduced to ashes."

Reader's Guide:

1v1, both are virgins and faithful to each other. She takes him in first, then he abducts her and forces her into marriage.

A small amount of mistaken-sibling tropes from the heroine's perspective.

A sweet romance. The hero is utterly devoted, brooding and possessive, and has been coveting her for a long time.

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Description

Liu Qinghuan is the daughter of an official, peerlessly lovely and refined. Before her father was wrongfully imprisoned, she was an aristocratic young lady envied by everyone in the capital, like a cloud in the sky, fit only to be admired from afar and never touched.

Later, she fell into the hands of the Music Bureau. She intended to die to preserve her virtue, but that treacherous official saved her and took her as his beautiful concubine.

That man was named Gu Jin, the eldest son of the main branch of the prestigious Gu clan. He had handsome, gentle features that seemed full of affection, yet his temperament was capricious and cold.

Years earlier, his father had backed the wrong side at court, bringing ruin upon the entire clan. Gu Jin later used his connections and scheming to restore its fortunes. Soon he was a man of immense power, courted and flattered by countless nobles.

He spent money like water and drowned himself in pleasure.

Liu Qinghuan had once offended Gu Jin. She had personally broken off their engagement.

Her words calling him a treacherous villain had become a thorn in his heart. Even years later, he would still burn with rage in the middle of the night. He swore he would never rest until he avenged that humiliation.

Everyone in the capital eagerly waited to see how that high-born official's daughter would be tormented by the treacherous minister after falling into the world of courtesans.

After all, he was a man who never let an insult go unanswered.

Unable to bear the humiliation, Liu Qinghuan planned to escape. After failing several times, she finally faked her death successfully and found a good man to marry.

But Gu Jin laid an inescapable net, broke her wings, and toyed with her as if she were in the palm of his hand. Then he arranged a laughable wedding night, trying to make everything seem peaceful.

"Who is your beloved?"

She did not answer.

He used a knife to lift her red veil, smiling softly. "You've run away so many times. Still not giving up?"

Liu Qinghuan's hands were bound. Her wedding dress was bright as blood, but she stubbornly refused to shed a tear.

Gu Jin's smile faded a little, and his eyes grew frighteningly dark.

"Qinghuan, you can only be with me."

Reader's Guide:

1. 1v1, both are virgins and faithful to each other. A possessive, coercive romance.

2. Enemies become lovers. She is first his kept woman, then his concubine, and finally his principal wife. A small amount of domestic and court intrigue.

3. A cool, aristocratic woman who is gentle on the outside and strong within x a powerful official who is obsessive, brooding, and black-hearted beneath a fair exterior.

Description screenshotted on June 30, 2024.

Theme: Respect your partner's wishes.