(The daily push and pull between a fierce, rough-mannered concubine and a refined, scheming man.)
Ruan Jiaojiao is a courtesan at Mingyue House and the madam's chosen candidate for its top beauty. The madam has spent a fortune training her.
But after several years, she has not mastered a single skill worth showing off.
Instead, she secretly learned martial arts at the school next door. Any customer who dares come near her gets a bruised face at best, and loses an arm or a leg at worst.
When she learns that her fiance has used the money she saved to marry someone else,
she storms into the wedding hall and beats the two shameless lovers until they're begging for mercy.
The madam can't keep covering for her after all the trouble she's caused, so she gives up on her and sends her away.
By a twist of fate, Ruan Jiaojiao becomes a prospective concubine in the household of Qi Siyuan, the newly arrived prefect.
She thinks she's simply had good luck.
But the truth is that she's just a pawn on Qi Siyuan's chessboard,
used to restrain someone as he pursues his own ambitions.
Later, after Ruan Jiaojiao is injured and loses her memory, she mistakes Qi Siyuan for her true husband. She falls for him and becomes deeply dependent on him.
When her memories return and she remembers Qi Siyuan's true nature, she wipes away her tears and walks off without looking back.
*
As a concubine-born son, Qi Siyuan managed to survive his stepmother's attempts to kill him. He seems like a refined gentleman, but in truth he's ruthless and cunning.
He never expected that the person even more ruthless than he was would be Ruan Jiaojiao, the only woman he'd ever fallen for.
At first, he brought her into his household because he saw a use for her.
Then, without realizing it, he fell in love and could no longer bear to let her go. To keep her, he not only broke his word to others, but kept changing his plans.
Who could have guessed that just as he finally got to taste the fruit he'd carefully ripened, she'd want to leave? How could he possibly let her go?
Reader note: Both leads are each other's only romantic and sexual partners.
The heroine is beautiful and can fight. The hero is refined and elegant, and specializes in being sinister and crafty.
Coming soon: My Daily Journey of Self-Redemption as an Abandoned Consort
(Chasing-love crematorium, face-slapping, one-on-one romance)
Xue Nuan is the daughter of the lord of Fufeng City. She is beautiful and gentle, yet she falls for a guard at the city gates.
Although his family is poor, he is handsome and tall.
At first, he is very cold toward Xue Nuan.
But Xue Nuan keeps pursuing him day after day, and at last he begins to respond to her feelings and slowly accepts her.
On their wedding day, Xue Nuan thinks she has finally found happiness.
But the groom she has been longing for turns out to be the leader of a rebel army. He has been waiting for this chance to break through Fufeng City's defenses.
He takes Fufeng City with ease.
Later, he rises to the throne. He reserves the empress's position for the woman he loves and the noble consort's position for a noblewoman who can be useful to him.
She, the discarded pawn whose usefulness has run out, is given only the lowly title of Talented Lady.
She sees everything clearly. She has no tears left to shed and no expectations of him anymore.
She willingly leaves the palace to practice Buddhism in a temple.
*
The emperor, Xie Ge, comes from a distinguished family and is both learned and skilled in warfare. He was originally a general stationed in Nan Commandery. He watched as the country was consumed by war and carved up by rival powers.
With the support of many generals and soldiers, a desire to unite the country took root in his heart.
Fufeng City is strategically important, lying at the border between north and south.
It has always been guarded by the Xue father and son, and its defenses are so strong that it is impregnable.
Xie Ge doesn't want to waste his troops there. He wants to take the city by strategy.
When Xue Nuan happens to fall for him, how could he let such an opportunity slip by?
After enduring countless hardships, he finally achieves his ambition. But Xue Nuan grows more and more distant from him, even asking to leave the palace.
He has always been cold and merciless, yet he suddenly panics for no reason and forcefully rejects her request.
She responds by refusing to eat.
Once again, he gives in to her.
After half a year of enduring life without Xue Nuan by his side, he goes to the ancestral temple and discovers that she has already escaped.
When he finally finds her again, all that remains in Fufeng City is a lonely grave.
At that moment, his world collapses with it. He drops all his pretenses and clings to the grave, sobbing uncontrollably.
Later, everyone says the emperor has gone mad. He dismisses his harem and never takes another concubine.
He gives the title of empress to the memorial tablet of a dead woman.
Coming soon: His Childhood Sweetheart Won't Be Bent
Fu'er's mother is a cook in the household, and Fu'er goes there every day.
She knows that the young master's nanny will prepare sweet, pretty pastries for him an hour before lunch.
The young master doesn't like her, but he loves the orange cat in her arms.
He always gives her a couple of pastries.
Before she turns ten, Fu'er covets the pastries in the young master's room.
When she grows up, she covets the young master's house.
She has never coveted the young master himself.
The young master is handsome, talented, and born into a distinguished family. He's destined for an official career and will return to Chang'an one day.
She doesn't want the young master. She only wants his house in Yunzhou.
The shortcut is to become his concubine.
*
Ning Shiyu has been aloof since childhood. After moving to his residence in Yunzhou, a girl named Fu'er starts following him around every day.
The household staff privately say that Fu'er is foolishly dreaming of winning him and coveting him.
At the time, he also thinks that Fu'er has impure thoughts about him. At least she's obedient and well-behaved.
Who could have guessed that after Fu'er comes of age, she would ask Ning Shiyu to take her as his concubine?
Ning Shiyu angrily refuses, thinking that she's finally shown her true colors. But then she starts arguing as if she has every right to.
"You left your grand house in Chang'an and moved here. Wasn't it so you could take a concubine when you grew up, without anyone interfering?"
"You're going to take a concubine anyway. Since we know each other so well, why not take me?"
Ning Shiyu's face turns bright red with anger. He throws her out on the spot, but she takes the initiative and licks his face.
Ning Shiyu asks furiously, "What are you doing?"
"We're consummating our marriage. Little Orange and Gray Cat do it this way."
Theme: Instead of placing your hopes in someone else, you should learn to love yourself.
Pre-collection of "The Daily Life of Abandoned Concubine's Self-Redemption" (Chasing love in the crematorium, so fragrant, slap in the face, 1V1) Xue Nuan is the daughter of the city lord of Fufeng City. She has a beautiful appearance and a gentle temperament, but she fell in love with a guard at the city gate. Although the guard was from a poor family, he was handsome and tall. At first he was also very indifferent to Xue Nuan. Helplessly, Xue Nuan waited all day, and the man finally began to respond to her feelings and slowly accepted her. On the wedding day, Xue Nuan thought that her happy moment had finally arrived. Unexpectedly, the groom she longed for suddenly turned into the leader of the rebels, waiting to take advantage of this opportunity to attack Fufeng City. Fu Feng City was easily captured by him. Later, when he ascended to a high position, the latter position was left to a beloved person, and the position of concubine was reserved for a noble lady who was useful to him. Only she, an outcast who had been completely used, was just a talented person with a low status. She saw everything clearly, she had no tears left to shed, and she no longer had any extravagant hopes for him. Voluntarily left the palace and entered the temple to practice Buddhism. Emperor Xie Ge came from a family of literary and military talents. He was originally a general stationed in Nanjun. He saw that the country was plunged into war and divided by all parties. With the support of many generals and soldiers, the will to unify was ignited in their hearts. Fufeng City has an important location, located at the junction of the north and the south. It has been garrisoned by the Xue family and his son, and the defense is tight and impregnable. Xie Ge didn't want to waste his troops here, he just wanted to outwit them. At this time Xue Nuan happened to take a fancy to him, how could he miss such an opportunity. Later, after going through hardships and finally achieving great success, Xue Nuan became increasingly alienated from him and even asked to leave the palace. He, who had always been cold-hearted and ruthless, panicked for no reason and had no choice but to reject it forcefully. But she resisted with a hunger strike. He compromised for her again. After suffering for half a year without Xue Nuan, when I went to the ancestral temple, I found that she had already escaped. Once again, there was only a solitary grave left in Fu Feng City. At this moment, his world collapsed. He took off all his disguises, hugged the grave and burst into tears. Later, everyone said that the emperor was crazy, dispersed the harem, and stopped accepting concubines. Confess a dead person's tablet as queen.
I feel like I haven't seen enough yet, it's over!
"She only has the role of appointment." This is a big bug for the author~accepting her fate
Oops, the heroine's work was in vain again.
The woman is really funny and beautiful!
The heroine finally remembered.
Congratulations. I have a few chapters. I just bought them all.
It's great to be in V. Looking forward to tomorrow's big fat chapter
I'll follow up on the review soon. The author is really good at writing.
Very nice! Come on!!