Cui Chaoxue's twin sister was fed contraceptive soup by her husband for years. He even used her three years without a pregnancy as an excuse to force her to agree to his taking a secondary wife. Her sister was literally angered to death. Cui Chaoxue returned to the Marquis's residence in her sister's place.
She would make them pay back every bit of the suffering her sister had endured.
He wants to divorce his wife for being barren and keep her dowry? Easy. She just saved a man's life, so why not have him repay her kindness with a child?
Her revenge was complete, and her shame avenged. She even had a lovely son and daughter. It was time to kneel before the Crown Prince and confess her sins.
She accidentally gave him a drug that would make him infertile. What else could that be but a capital crime?
The Crown Prince's gaze was peculiar. "This crime will take a long time to atone for."
He pulled her straight onto the bed.
Cui Chaoxue was baffled.
Was this supposed to be atonement?
It felt more like a reward.
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When Crown Prince Xu Chen was poisoned, he fell into the arms of a woman who smelled of gardenias. After their passionate encounter, he was forced to drink a bowl of infertility medicine. The woman left behind ten thousand taels of silver and disappeared.
Xu Chen's eyes roiled with fury. He would find her alive or dead.
Before he could find her, the Marchioness came to him and asked him to be her protector. He caught a faint scent of gardenias on her.
He began visiting the Marquis's residence more and more often. When she suffered a difficult labor, he appeared just in time to save her and her children.
Overwhelmed with gratitude, she struggled to climb out of bed, her body smeared with blood. "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life."
His eyes brimmed with emotion as he barked, "Get back on the bed, now!"
Theme: The flowers you plant with intent may not bloom, but the willows you plant by accident may thrive.
