The Jade-Stealing Beauty [GB]

The Sage held a memorial banquet for the Governor, who had died unexpectedly. Prince Yan Shen had fallen out with her favorite attendant, so he showed up at the banquet to mooch some drinks.

A little tipsy, Yan Shen stood outside a pavilion, enjoying the night breeze. In the distance, he spotted a handsome young man in plain mourning clothes beneath the pavilion.

Yan Shen immediately summoned a palace servant, pointed at the slender figure, and asked, "Which family's young actor is dressed up like a widower?"

The servant shook her head. "That's not an actor. He's Gu Yu, the Governor's widower. He's observing the mourning period."

So he really was a widower.

The mourning period lasted three years, which meant he couldn't take another wife for three years.

Yan Shen gazed at his gorgeous, striking features and slender, alluring waist, but... could only wait until the banquet ended tonight.

*

After much careful thought and a good deal of sulking and making a scene, Gu Yu decided to go with Yan Shen after all. At least she had money and power, and he wouldn't have to end up destitute again.

At the very least, he could get something out of her.

It had taken Gu Yu a long time to make this choice. He climbed into Yan Shen's bed and shed his mourning clothes, and Yan Shen readily accepted his advances.

Then a servant came to report:

His deceased wife had returned.

1. The male lead is sexually and emotionally inexperienced.

2. Not a one-on-one romance; the second male lead has a substantial role.

3. The career plot is simple, with the focus on romance. Many elements are the author's own invention; written to suit personal tastes.

4. All characters have normal anatomy.

Theme: Establishing sound values