Seizing the Jade Lord

[※ Coercive Pursuit, 50% Anti-Theft, 1h]

1.

Her husband was promoted and transferred back to the capital, so Xue Yuqing went with him, bringing their daughter along.

Her husband was kind and ambitious, and the two of them lived in perfect harmony.

She had thought their days would go on peacefully like this.

Until the day she saw her husband’s most admired superior through a curtain.

The Marquis of Yongning.

In an instant, the teacup in her hand nearly slipped. She silently hid her daughter behind her.

The man before her should have been dead.

After she had deliberately seduced him, then heartlessly abandoned him.

Yet now he sat high in the imperial court, the most powerful minister in the realm.

2.

Instead, she received word that her husband had been imprisoned.

With the mighty fallen, their former allies scattered, and disaster loomed over them.

Yuqing wiped her daughter’s tears and went alone to the deepest secret chamber of the Zhao residence.

Dark clouds roiled, and rain poured down.

Xue Yuqing knelt in the secret chamber, her head bowed, tears falling, her face pale.

She pleaded softly, “Cousin, please save me.”

The man seated above her did not stir. He only looked down at her coldly.

Suddenly, he reached out and gripped her soft chin. His fingers brushed her jade-like cheek as his gloomy gaze searched every inch of her pale face.

His childhood sweetheart, Madam Lian, still as beautiful as ever, had come to him for the sake of her husband and daughter.

Zhao Jin knew her well, and hated her to the core.

So he leaned close to her ear, his voice vicious.

“Duan-duan, it’s only at times like this that you remember me, your cousin.”

“If you want something, you have to pay a price.”

*

A love that is deliberate may be worse than one that is not, and the passionate are tormented by the coldhearted.

The world sings the tale of Yingying, praising Cui Yingying for daring to love and hate, while condemning Zhang Sheng for seducing her and then abandoning her.

But this time, Xue Yuqing became the faithless Zhang Sheng, and Zhao Jin the betrayed Cui Yingying.

P.S.:

1. The female lead is not a virgin, while the male lead is.

2. The female lead is no paragon of goodness. The male lead is a total nutcase who adores her.

3. Coercive pursuit (emphasis!!!!)

4. An alternate setting, with countless authorial liberties. Everything serves the romance.

5. A happy ending for everyone.

(Inspiration: 2024.9.24)

Theme: Even in adversity, keep striving and face life with a smile.