Blurb
Gongsun Qiniang was a notorious seductress in Duling County. Raised from childhood in brothels and pleasure houses, she had perfected the art of seduction, and her slender, sinuous waist could bewitch any man.
She was lucky, too. A wealthy merchant took a fancy to her and planned to marry her as his principal wife.
But fate had other plans. Before her bridal sedan chair even reached his door, the wealthy merchant suddenly died!
What terrible luck. Utterly inauspicious.
From then on, she was branded a husband-killer. Men lusted after her, yet one by one, they kept their distance.
Gongsun Qiniang had no interest in those ordinary men. The only one she liked was the blacksmith at the west end of the street, Song Min.
Why would she single out a blacksmith?
She put it this way: "That blacksmith. I've walked past his shop three times, nearly twisting my waist off, and he hasn't looked at me once. It's downright insulting."
Besides, Gongsun Qiniang cared about looks, and the blacksmith was handsome and strong. Since she just wanted to pick up some man to be her husband on the cheap, she might as well choose a good-looking one.
She thought their life together would be as calm as still water. But Song Min disappeared for a few days every month, and each time he returned, he brought her several gold ingots.
Gongsun Qiniang: ...You wouldn't happen to be a bandit, would you? Is it still too late for me to divorce you?
Song Min only caught the part about divorce and immediately objected: No divorce.
Gongsun Qiniang: That's not the point!
A sweet one-on-one romance with a rugged, loyal hero.
Theme: Love overcomes every obstacle
