The Husband I Inherited (Matriarchal Society)

---A short, sweet story. The complete work costs 1.85 yuan. Thank you for your support.--- [Homebody enthusiast heroine x ruthless, toxic husband hero] [Six-year age gap] In the thirteenth year of Yuande, Li Yi, a daughter of the imperial clan, died. Her younger sister, Li Ye, married her widower and was made heir to the Prince of Rong. * Li Ye was a carefree youngest daughter of the primary wife, an outsider who would never inherit the title. So when she came of age, she was given the courtesy name Bugong, meaning "irreverent." No one ever imagined she would become the future Prince of Rong. Zhong Lingjia was the heir's principal husband, but he was born of a concubine. The heir didn't love him, and her rear courtyard was full of beautiful male attendants. So he became devious, killing and setting fires, staining his hands with blood. His life, wealth, and position had already been made rock-solid. But he never expected Li Yi to die. A widower could be driven out by his wife's family. * The Wu dynasty practices levirate marriage: when a wife dies, her husband may remarry one of her sisters. Zhong Lingjia had no choice. The Prince of Rong had three legitimate daughters and countless illegitimate ones. The eldest was Li Yi, the second was Li Cheng, and the youngest was Li Ye. He should have married the second daughter. Becoming the heir's husband would have been a step up. That day, he really did put the poison in Li Cheng's cup, but Li Ye snatched him away. * Li Ye had another name: Wang Lu. Before she transmigrated into a book, Wang Lu was a nobody. She was insecure, sensitive, and stubborn. After transmigrating into a book, she was no longer ordinary. She was the youngest daughter of the Prince of Rong, a daughter of the imperial clan, and an heir to a noble lineage. Wang Lu was pleased with herself, complacent, proud, and vile. The first thing she did out of her newfound arrogance was steal the man who was, by name, her brother-in-law. * In the fifteenth year of Yuande, Emperor Yang died without an heir. The heir of Rong was chosen as successor to the throne. She ascended the throne and became known as Emperor Gong. Content warnings: 1. Entirely fictional setting, not intended for historical scrutiny. 2. Neither lead is perfect. Don't read if that's not your thing. 4. The romance officially begins after their familial relationship is dissolved. 3. Both are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one pairing. Theme: Life is tenacious and precious