In the depths of winter, Yun Jingsha finds a badly wounded man by the river and takes him home.
The man has a handsome, jade-like face. He softly calls her, “Miss Yun.”
His gaze shifts gently, full of warmth.
To treat his injuries, Yun Jingsha spends all her savings and stays up late embroidering until every finger is wounded.
Two months later, the man has recovered. He says he will take her away to look for her brother.
Only then does she learn that he is Xu Yuhuai, the young and promising Marquis Changyuan from the capital.
The villagers envy her, secretly saying she is about to become a phoenix perched on a branch.
Yun Jingsha lowers her head shyly and follows Xu Yuhuai to the capital.
As soon as she arrives at the Marquis Changyuan's residence, a lady in fine clothes and jade hairpins rushes over and throws herself into Xu Yuhuai's arms, tears in her eyes and joy in her choked voice at having him back.
“My husband, I knew you'd be all right!”
Yun Jingsha stands frozen.
So Xu Yuhuai had lied to her.
He was already married.
The Marquise, Shu Hanzhao, comes from a duke's household. She has a noble family background, with the Empress Dowager as her aunt and the emperor as her cousin to back her up. She is domineering and flamboyant, and cannot abide the slightest offense.
She regards Yun Jingsha as a thorn in her side and wants her gone. She and Xu Yuhuai argue over Yun Jingsha again and again.
One accuses the other of harboring improper intentions.
The other retorts that she is simply jealous.
Later, when Xu Yuhuai defies everyone's objections and decides to take Yun Jingsha as his concubine, Shu Hanzhao agrees, seething with resentment.
Just then, an imperial decree arrives from the palace.
Yun Jingsha, younger sister of the new top scholar, is blessed with exceptional grace and intelligence, and is to enter the palace on a chosen date.
Under the shocked and disbelieving gazes of everyone present, the young woman shyly lowers her lashes, hiding the smile in her eyes.
No one knows that while the loving couple argued over her, Yun Jingsha encountered another man in the residence.
Peach blossoms filled the branches. Holding a pink blossom, she ran straight into his arms.
Under the man's cool gaze, Yun Jingsha blushes, her eyes rippling like autumn waters.
“I startled you, sir.”
At midnight, as the household searches for an assassin, Yun Jingsha forces down her embarrassment and sinks into a bath with the man who suddenly barged in, helping him evade the guards.
Later, tears in her eyes, she tells him, “I don't want to be his concubine. Will you take me away?”
After a long silence, the man nods.
And so Yun Jingsha enters the palace in a grand procession.
Only she knows that she used Xu Yuhuai to gain entry to the Marquis Changyuan's residence, then schemed at every turn to drive a wedge between him and Shu Hanzhao, making them grow to despise and abandon each other. But from the very beginning, her true target was the man on the dragon throne.
She will make the marquis's household a stepping stone on her road to glory.
She will become the most exalted woman in the world.
She will make sure the entire Shu family meets a terrible end.
[Soft, scheming black lotus x cold-faced, charming emperor]
Reader's Guide:
1. Set in an invented world.
2. The heroine and the marquise share a blood feud. The heroine is solely focused on revenge, and nothing physical happens between her and the male lead before the emperor. This is not a strong, powerful heroine story. Readers with high moral standards for heroines should avoid.
3. The hero is the emperor. This is not a palace-intrigue story. There is a five-year age gap, and both leads are sexually inexperienced, by the author's personal preference.
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Remarrying with My Stepson
After her father goes to war and vanishes without a trace, Yao Yingshu is raised by her uncle and aunt.
Life under someone else's roof isn't easy, but fortunately she is cheerful by nature and can always persuade herself to look on the bright side.
Until the year she turns sixteen, when her uncle and aunt arrange a marriage for her.
Her prospective husband is wealthy, kindhearted, and known far and wide as a great philanthropist.
His one flaw: he's well past sixty, old enough to be her grandfather.
Yao Yingshu cannot bring herself to accept it. She hurriedly packs her things and prepares to run away.
Her rotten-hearted uncle and aunt are ready for her, knocking her out and stuffing her into a bridal sedan.
On her wedding night, Yao Yingshu prepares to fight to the death. But before she can even draw her knife, the groom suddenly dies at the wedding feast.
Yao Yingshu: “...”
From then on, Yao Yingshu's life changes completely.
She becomes a widow, and a very rich one at that.
She also gets a stepson only six years younger than herself, a spoiled little rascal.
The pampered young master dislikes her in every way and causes her trouble every day.
Yao Yingshu tells herself to look on the bright side. Her days may be chaotic, but at least she's rich.
She never expected that her late husband's business was so vast that it would attract all kinds of covetous eyes.
Exhausted by the constant demands, Yao Yingshu wears a weary expression and seems faintly dead inside every day.
Afraid she will abandon him and run off, her stepson comes up with a terrible idea.
“Why don't you remarry? I'll come with you.”
Yao Yingshu's eyes light up. “Great idea!”
After a long search, the two of them independently set their sights on the same impoverished scholar.
His family has a gambling-addicted father, and he's short on money.
He's a good student, smart, and has a bright future.
Most importantly, he's in a difficult position. If they help him out, won't they get to call the shots at home?
They slap their thighs in agreement, then promptly marry her off (their stepmother).
When people talk about Tan Yunzh, they praise him first, then lament his misfortune.
He's a famous child prodigy for miles around, but his gambling-addicted father holds him back.
Under the pitying gazes of those around him, Tan Yunzh remains unruffled and smiles faintly.
He has endured for years, and just as he is about to climb out of the mud, two fools show up and offer to help him.
Their one condition is that he marry into their family.
Tan Yunzh calmly watches the pair excitedly make grand promises, then nods with a smile.
Only a fool would turn down money that's freely offered.
He never expected that the people he brought home would be not fools, but two walking disasters.
Each one is more talented at causing trouble than the last.
Tan Yunzh takes a deep breath and tells himself to stay calm, then stoically cleans up after them.
But the two of them go from causing trouble in the county town to causing trouble in the capital, offending everyone from the county magistrate and prefect to princesses and princes, each more powerful than the last!
Tan Yunzh: “?!”
What can he do? He can't get rid of them, so he can only grit his teeth and do everything he can to climb the ranks for the sake of his “wife and child.”
[Probably a laid-back, clever, husband-doting heroine (not really) x a cold, calculating, stingy scholar x a mischievous young master, living a chaotic but loving life.]
Reader's Guide:
The stepson and the two leads share only a familial bond.
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After Mistaking the Wrong Person for My Savior
Jade Waist Trapped in Snow (Reborn)
After Failing to Save the Villain
The Female Cultivator of the Hehuan Sect Is an Omega
My Husband Turned Out to Be My Brother-in-Law
My Lady Longs for Me to Rebel Every Day (Both Reborn)
After My Identity Was Exposed, I Stole the Cold and Aloof Immortal Lord
The Shu family is really evil and has ruined so many happy families. It's such a cheap death 🌈
Shu Changwan is so pitiful, and finally has a happy ending. Did Zhuo Jun show up for so long because he was recovering from his injuries? Why didn't the emperor and Yun Jingsha tell Shu Changwan?
It's so well written. It's so awesome. It's just that I'm really sorry for my eldest sister. Seeing her and Shu Jin die together make me sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... Dow…
After all, I still didn't know that Aunt Lian was the eldest sister.
Sister, it's true that her whole life is a tragedy 😭 😭 😭
It was well written, but the eldest sister was so miserable 😭 The heroine and younger sister didn't react to her death 😭 Also, could Brother Jing have a good ending 😭
Finished with flowers. The girls brought back by Mr. Hou have seen similar settings in the past, and most of them are not positive characters. Mrs. Hou often appears as a positive character. This story goes in the opposite direction, and it can't help but make people's eyes shine. Although Yun Jingsha is a black lotus, she is actually kind-hearted because everything she does is for revenge. She is a good girl who is smart, witty, brave and tolerant, and affectionate. She and Meng Huanqi reunited after a long separation, and they were even more in love. Yun Jingsha's psychological changes are described in detail, from being deliberately flirtatious to being unknowingly attracted, and finally to being completely sincere. Shu Changwan is the one with the greatest sense of contrast. In front of others, she is a domineering concubine, and behind others, she is a pitiful and infatuated girl. Although she is from the Shu family, she is also a poor person bullied by the Shu family. Even though she lost her child, she did not lose her mind or be misled by the Queen Mother. She was actually very smart and very heartwarming. She and Zhuo Jun went through ups and downs, but fortunately they finally got together. Madoka is also very tenacious and powerful. She disguised herself as a man and passed the exam, and finally became "Xiao Qingtian", which is admirable. The relationship between her and Ye Jianglin has quite a comedic effect. Ye Jianglin seemed like a silly boy. It's a bit sad that Yun Jingzhou's love can't be given away, but it's a good thing to let go in the end. The eldest sister is so miserable. She obviously did nothing wrong. Such a strong woman did not indulge in the past love after recovering her memory, but decisively died with Shu Jin. I always felt that she shouldn't have ended up like this, but I couldn't tell whether it was better for her to live in her sister's heart like this, or for her to recognize her sister. Can only leave a sigh. The villains such as Shu Hanzhao and Shu Jin are extremely vicious, crazy and disgusting. However, they also have their own characteristics. Shu Hanzhao is determined to retaliate, Shu Jin is paranoid and overbearing, and the Empress Dowager Shu is scheming. The most difficult thing to understand is Shu Jin. When he is about to die, he still asks his eldest sister if she ever loved him. He killed her family. It would be strange if she doesn't hate him to death. I really don't understand what he thinks. There is another thing that I can't figure out. Although the eldest sister has lost her memory, even if Shu Jin made up an identity for her, has she never doubted it? Doesn't she have any curiosity about her blank memory in the past? The characters of each character are very distinct. Basically, except for the villains of the Shu family, every other character has its own cuteness, which makes me like it very much. This story is quite interesting, with echoes from before and after, a theme at the end, many twists and turns, and the ending can be considered a happy one. Ah Zhi and Zhen Zhen are very cute, and the scenes of fighting and quarreling reflect the same good times of Xiao Yu and Xiao Yuan in the past. It is touching and makes people hate the Shu family for ruining so many beautiful families. And because Xiaoyu and Madoka are twins, it won't be awkward for Xiaoyu and Madoka to have twins. In fact, from another perspective, this is a story about several poor people with ruined families who intentionally or unintentionally unite to defeat their enemies and gain happiness. Love this story.
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So innocent, when will the male and female protagonists have a side story, and Concubine Shu, I hope it will have a good ending [Spread flowers]
"Two hands holding each other tightly" - two hands?