Spring Blossoms in the Brocade Bedchamber

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[Synopsis]

Song Qingyi was delicate and beautiful, a hereditary servant who had grown up by the side of the Old Madam of the Duke of Zhenguo's household.

Everyone in the household knew she had a gentle disposition. Her father was the deputy steward of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, and her mother was Madam Zhenguo's right-hand woman. She was a lovely beauty whom everyone coveted but no one dared to touch.

But disaster struck, and both her parents died. Qingyi was left without protection.

Her beauty became a crime. Harassment and humiliation followed one after another, and Song Qingyi had no choice but to seek another way out.

The Second Young Master, who had just returned to the household, was the perfect choice.

That day, the Second Young Master saved her virtue, and she became his one and only concubine.

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An Jiyun, the legitimate second son of the Duke of Zhenguo, was born to a noble family, excelled at literature, and had a bright future ahead of him despite his youth. As handsome as Pan An, he was refined and dignified, and countless noble ladies admired him.

The only thing people found fault with was that, despite his youth, he refused to take a proper wife and instead doted on a seductive concubine!

As for why the Second Young Master still hadn't married, it surely had everything to do with that pampered, jealous concubine!

A legitimate son couldn't go without a wife, so they waited and waited until they heard that Qingyi had been promoted to primary wife.

[Little Scene]

Noble ladies: “Vixen! Know your place. The position of primary wife is mine!”

Vixen Song Qingyi: “Huh? Young Master... I'm innocent...”

The woman in his arms looked up at him with tear-filled eyes. An Jiyun sighed softly, drew her into his arms bit by bit, and gently stroked her slightly rounded belly, soothing her in a low voice. “Don't cry, Qingyi. The position of primary wife is yours. No one can take it from you.”

Note: The heroine isn't kindhearted. She's calculating and a delicate beauty.

This is a story about a calculating, fake innocent hereditary servant and a refined, principled Second Young Master.

The pacing is slow, and the characters aren't perfect. Just enjoy the story as you like.

The history is fictional, with original worldbuilding. Please don't nitpick.

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[Completed short story: "I Was Born a Villainess"]

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[Wicked Supporting Actress x Purehearted, Devoted Hound]

[Synopsis]

Tao Hengyue was born to a noble family and was famous for her spoiled, domineering ways. At sixteen, a marriage contract saw her wed Bo Youchu, the only son of the Marquis of Xuanping, a wooden young man who rarely showed any expression.

She liked the palace graduate, not Bo Youchu.

The two had been married for three years, and you could count their nights together on your fingers. But she wouldn't let Bo Youchu take a concubine, or touch another woman.

That same year, her cousin came to visit, and the two of them ended up in bed together. Bo Youchu even wanted to take her as a concubine! Tao Hengyue had a huge fight with him, clawed her cousin's face, and returned to her family home.

At the same time, her family lost power, and she was dragged down with them. The palace graduate came to find her and said he would take her far away. On their elopement journey, she died beneath a gang of bandits' blades, her skin torn and her face disfigured.

As she lay dying, she saw her dull, uninteresting husband stumble and throw himself toward her. His voice was anguished as he wept and begged her not to die, promising to agree to anything if she woke up, even a divorce.

The young master who valued cleanliness above all was filthy now, crawling beside her. He didn't even dare touch her. His warm tears fell one by one onto her eyelids.

So he could cry. So there was a place for her in his heart...

She died, only learning at the very end that she was the wicked supporting actress in a storybook, while the heroine was her uninteresting husband's distant cousin.

After she died, the heroine would take her place and spend a lifetime in loving harmony with her husband, forgetting her completely.

When Tao Hengyue opened her eyes again, she was back six months after her wedding to Bo Youchu!

The first thing she did after being reborn was put aside her domineering, vicious ways and cling to Bo Youchu, making him devoted to her!

Second, she would stop him from taking his cousin as a concubine! She would make sure the palace graduate met a gruesome end!

“Bo Youchu, you can only love me.”

[Secret love becomes mutual / Supporting actress reborn]

[The story of a wicked primary wife disguising herself after being reborn.]

(Conceived August 10, 2023; began writing in mid-June 2024; blurb finalized July 20, and set on February 18, 2025. Screenshots saved for all dates.)

Theme: Seize opportunities and climb higher.