Blurb:
Lu Yaozhi is one of the most sought-after unmarried young women in the Jizhou Prefecture region. Ever since she reached a marriageable age, matchmakers have nearly worn down the threshold of the Lu residence.
Her mother, the prefect, was a woman of swift action and soon arranged her marriage. Her husband was a refined, well-mannered, gentle young man from an aristocratic family with a scholarly background, a perfect match for Lu Yaozhi.
It should have been a joyous occasion for everyone, but no one expected Lu Yaozhi to run away on her wedding day!
No one knew that the runaway Lu Yaozhi was in turmoil: What should she do when her newlywed husband was her friend's first love, the one who got away?!
Lu Yaozhi steeled herself and decided to go all out, doing something outrageous to force the two families to end the marriage.
So, on the second day after the wedding, someone saw Lu Yaozhi at the biggest pleasure house in the prefecture, spending a fortune just to make its star courtesan Bai Yueqiu smile. On the seventh day, she was spotted having a lively chat with a stunning widower in the south of the city. On the tenth day, she went up the mountain to gather herbs with a sickly physician in the east of the city. On the thirteenth day, she was with...
She thought that after all these outrageous antics, her husband would be furious and ask for a divorce. But who could have guessed that this seemingly gentle and submissive man would cling to her tighter and tighter, like a venomous snake...
Please read:
1. Everyone's feelings are unrequited. The heroine has a lost love, but he exits the story very early and only appears briefly in flashbacks. There is a body-double romance element.
2. None of the characters are good people in the traditional sense of being virtuous.
3. The woman is not a virgin, but the men are, including the widower (Note: this is equivalent to a widower, but in a matriarchal setting he is called a widower).
4. This is a matriarchal setting where men can give birth. No need to elaborate.
5. The heroine is adored by everyone. Just enjoy the story without overthinking it.
6. Set in an imaginary ancient world. The main plot won't be too long.
7. I'll add more if anything comes up.
Theme: Love a beautiful life.
Damn, are you going to start relatively stable updates? 🧋