This is a mutually exclusive relationship, clean on both sides! The male lead is only imprisoned and beaten.
From childhood, Jin Liang'er was taught by Madam Jin to be filial to her mother-in-law and obedient to her husband.
But right after their wedding, her husband used an excuse to neglect her on their wedding night.
In fact, she hadn't seen him for three whole days.
Of course, she was determined to be a virtuous wife and good mother, so she didn't care that her husband was neglecting her.
She went back to her parents' home alone, only to find her closest friend crying to her.
Jin Liang'er listened carefully. It turned out her friend's husband had been visiting male courtesans.
Her friend was even planning to go to the brothel and confront one of them, shouting that she would kill him and take back her husband.
Two days later, Jin Liang'er went to check on her friend.
But her friend blushed, spoke evasively, covered her face, and said,
"Liang'er, that place is wonderful. Shen Chanyin really is no ordinary man..."
At a loss for words, Jin Liang'er went home, only to run into her drunk husband.
He pushed her away and stammered out a name: Shen Chanyin.
The next day, Jin Liang'er's husband disappeared again. Her mother-in-law scolded her for failing to keep her husband's heart.
Jin Liang'er was determined to be a virtuous wife and good mother. She certainly wouldn't forget her principles.
So she made a daring decision: she would go to the brothel and demand her man back.
1. Set in an imaginary Song dynasty. No need to nitpick the history.
2. Use the title to decide for yourself whether this is for you. Don't come here just to make your presence felt or insult people.
3. The male lead is an arrogant, tsundere, scheming sweetheart of a husband. The female lead wants to be a virtuous wife and good mother, but loses sight of her principles. She's the sort of person who'll do anything except act like a virtuous wife and good mother.
4. The widowhood plot comes later. It involves too many spoilers to include in the blurb.
5. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. Happy ending.
5. Blurb written on May 27, 2025.
Thesis: Meet the right person, and discover the cause of enlightenment anew.
