Wen Wan is the eldest daughter of the Vice Minister of Personnel. To curry favor with Xie Qian, the new dynasty's chief councilor, her father sent her marriage-betrothal document to the powerful minister's residence. But who knew Xie Qian already had a fiancée? She could only lower herself to become his concubine.
Rumor had it that Xie Qian was already thirty, with a hideous face and countless lives on his hands. They called him the "Black-Faced King of Hell."
Wen Wan would rather die than comply, so her father punished her by sending her to a country estate to reflect on her behavior.
Along the way, Wen Wan cursed Xie Qian from head to toe and swore an oath: she'd sooner pick up some beggar from the roadside and marry him than become that chief councilor's concubine!
Who could have guessed she'd actually rescue a "beggar" who'd been beaten unconscious? She brought him back and cleaned him up, only to discover he was a stunningly handsome scholar on his way to take the imperial examinations. Before leaving, he said:
"I have no way to repay the young lady for saving me and giving me shelter..."
Wen Wan felt quite responsible toward the scholar she'd been flirting with for some time, so she pressed a bag of silver into his hands.
"No, you can repay me by marrying me. This is your travel money for the capital. Consider it the betrothal gift. Once you pass the examinations, come back and marry me."
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Xie Qian single-handedly secured the new emperor's ascension to the throne, killing every disloyal subject in his path. He became the living King of Hell, feared by everyone in the court.
The officials below him tried to curry favor by sending him gold, land, and their daughters, but the sinister chief councilor remained unmoved.
Then, after he was injured while investigating a case outside the city and spent a month recuperating, the chief councilor finally made up his mind. He found a marriage-betrothal document and prepared to propose.
At the Wen residence, a maid asked Wen Wan:
"What will you do if that scholar doesn't pass the examinations, my lady?"
Wen Wan replied:
"I'll wait for a few more scholars along the road to the capital. Surely one of them will pass. Once I become a successful candidate's wife, I won't have to be that King of Hell's concubine!"
Outside the wall, Chief Councilor Xie turned livid...
When they met again, he pinned the beauty against a wall. "If my benefactor becomes a successful candidate's wife, who will I give myself to?"
Reading guide:
One-on-one romance, both leads have had no prior partners, happy ending; older male lead who dotes on his sweetheart.
Theme: Hard work is always rewarded.
Qin's mistake cannot be blamed on Wen Qing, so didn't Wen Qing herself lock her sister in a small dark room? Locked in a small dark room where no one will go, this is a murderous rhythm. Can this be forgiven?
Very sweet, very sweet, but later on it becomes more and more silly and sweet emmm...
The moonrise is a bit intellectual. I used to say that it would be smarter to follow a young lady since I was a child, but in the end I just accept men's things...
"Junmian" is a big thorn in the side of the author~
The female protagonist is too reckless. She ran out alone like that and was in trouble when she met a kidnapper. The same goes for the male protagonist. He actually let the female protagonist run around. Even if it is a peaceful and prosperous age, it is still relative.
Thank you to heaven, thank you to earth, thank you for your hard work~
Haven't you already peeked at the scene between the princess and the fake chief assistant? How could you not know how to do it?
In the subway, I saw 😍 😍 😍
This chapter is very well written, getting better and better from the first chapter to now 😍
The male protagonist felt so happy when he heard the last sentence...