After the Concubine Ran Away

Please check out my upcoming title, The Noble Wife of a Marquis's Household (Reborn). The blurb is below, and there are other similar upcoming titles in my column. Feel free to add them to your reading list~

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[Blurb]

Mingzhu was known far and wide as a great beauty, but her extraordinary looks brought disaster upon her family.

Someone told her that a wealthy gentleman had come to town, and even the county magistrate had paid him a visit.

Mingzhu put on her most presentable clothes, summoned her courage, and knocked on the wealthy gentleman's door.

Kneeling in the hall, she begged him to save her family, offering to pay any price.

The man's cool, detached voice came from above. "Lift your head."

In the end, the Ming family was saved.

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Mingzhu followed the wealthy gentleman away from her hometown to prosperous, dazzling Shengjing. He sent her to a quiet little courtyard, where she became his concubine.

The master came to see her every day, leaving Mingzhu somewhat overwhelmed.

But once they were out of bed, he would warn her, "Don't let yourself grow greedy."

Then one day, the master suddenly disappeared. Later, Mingzhu heard that the head of the Rong family was about to marry a new wife: the noble Shen lady he'd pined for over many years.

Mingzhu found her courage once more and secretly took a distant look at Shen Yuezhi during the Lantern Festival. She saw a face that looked seven parts like her own.

She thought the master no longer needed her.

To avoid causing trouble for his new wife, Mingzhu quietly left.

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Three years ago, a stunning widow named Ming arrived in Fengdu and made a flourishing business out of selling medicinal herbs.

When Widow Ming suddenly announced that she was looking for a husband, countless men in the city who admired her sprang into action, hoping to win the wealthy, beautiful widow over with their looks, money, or ability.

Even the prefect, whose reputation for bringing death to his wives made marriage difficult, joined in.

On the day of the match, the wealthy gentleman, whom Mingzhu had almost completely forgotten, suddenly appeared before her.

He smiled tenderly, but with a chilling edge. "A Zhu, your husband isn't dead yet."

Reader's Guide:

1. The master is marrying someone else for his own benefit. If that bothers you, please don't read.

2. Equal emphasis on plot and romance.

3. One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced.

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The Noble Wife of a Marquis's Household (Reborn)

[Blurb]

In her previous life, Ye Danning defied her parents and married Duan Mu, a top scholar from a family fallen on hard times.

After marriage, she set aside her temper, served her husband, respected her mother-in-law, and managed the entire household. Though she struggled to have children and was worn out with worry and labor, she was content, thinking of the sweetness they'd shared before marriage.

Five years into their marriage, Duan Mu's cousin Bai Yuanxiang came to stay with them.

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His cousin was extraordinarily delicate. One day, she caught a chill and asked for her cousin; the next, she fell in her room and asked for him again. Ye Danning was unhappy, but feared she was just being suspicious and would bring discord to the household.

That was until she saw Bai Yuanxiang throw herself into Duan Mu's arms in tears, while her husband, who had promised her "one heart for one lifetime," held another woman close, his eyes full of tenderness.

Ye Danning miscarried before she even had time to realize she was pregnant.

But no one cared, because his cousin was pregnant with Duan Mu's child.

They happily discussed an auspicious date to bring his cousin into the household as his secondary wife. Duan Mu didn't refuse.

Ye Danning died of rage.

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Reborn, she saw Duan Mu, who couldn't say no; Bai Yuanxiang, frail and helpless; her mother-in-law, who praised her to her face while putting her down behind her back; and her sister-in-law, whose heart was always with outsiders. She couldn't be bothered to get involved anymore.

She would watch coldly and see how harmonious and affectionate this family could be without her, their "obstacle."

Theme: Stand on your own two feet and grow stronger.