Spring's Colors Burn into the Bones

- Xie Tingyu was born into a poor family. After placing first in the imperial exams, he went to Liangzhou to put down a rebellion, where he befriended several sons of noble families. They formed a deep bond. After three years of quelling the rebellion, he would return to Yujing and find a path to power paved with flowers and blazing prosperity. And his wife would be a noblewoman from a great house. Not a lowly, humble, frail, utterly unremarkable little maid from the Zuihua House. But why When she tried to sever their ties, did he scheme every which way just to see her, even stooping to drug her? Why did he use the promise of a free status to force her to return to the capital with him? Why did he wield his brush and ink just to give her a new name: Tang Jingyu? Why, after she made it clear she wanted to leave, did he use every means at his disposal to make her “willingly” stay? She would clearly damage his reputation and stand in the way of his marriage to a noblewoman, yet he repeatedly dragged her back to his residence whenever she ran away, repeatedly forgiving her “tantrums.” He even decided to take her as a concubine. - Later, Xie Tingyu was gravely wounded by assassins while saving the Prime Minister’s daughter, Third Miss Jia. Tang Jingyu, more miserable than ever, took the opportunity to escape the Xie residence once again. The Xie household searched the entire city for the precious treasure their lord had lost. Rumors spread through Yujing. People said Lord Xie had lost his treasure, and now he pined for it day and night, coughing up blood. White silk hung all over the Xie residence, and a coffin had been prepared. Surely he was about to die. Everyone thought the treasure must be a rare gold, stone, or jade artifact. Only Tang Jingyu knew what it really was. She wept and cursed, “Go die. Who’s your treasure?” Still, she went back. Xie Tingyu lay in bed, no longer the man he once was, pale and gaunt, unconscious from his grievous injuries. She held his hand and cried without stopping. The man she thought was about to die suddenly clamped his fingers around her wrist, his grip as unyielding as iron. He opened his bright eyes and stared straight at her. “Caught you.” / #He falls for her at first sight# #A man of power takes what he wants from someone beneath him# . [Formal statement: The author only publishes on Jinjiang and has no connection to any other website. Please use memes in moderation. Thank you.] . ■■■[Readers who dislike mixed genres, please do not start this novel!]■■■ ■■■[Readers who need advance warnings, please move along!]■■■ . . ■ No writing advice, please! I don’t accept policing or pressure. . ❤️ Wishing everyone who loves me a fortune of gold every day ❤️ . [About the comments section] ■ I once naively said I shouldn’t interfere with reader comments after finishing a story. I got what I deserved. Respect goes both ways. The author is not here for you to vent your resentment. I won’t be so accommodating anymore. I’ll delete comments and block users without hesitation. ■ Since I began publishing under my own account, I have never sought out or run any marketing. Anyone who makes a scene in the comments will be treated as a jealous fellow author. I’ll delete comments until Jinjiang gives me a “fifty-year ban.” . [Read Before You Start] · The male lead seems radiant and noble in public, but in private he is hypocritical, creepy, vicious, and arrogant. He’s madly in love but refuses to admit it, insisting that the heroine deliberately seduced him. · The heroine is slow to grasp matters of the heart, wise in her own way, and has her own way of dealing with the world. The male lead’s words don’t sway her. · Friends who enjoy both sweet and spicy scenes, come on in! · This story has a happy ending. The author has a way of making it work. Whether you believe it is your business. I say it’s a happy ending, so it is. If you don’t like it, write your own. . * The cover and character illustrations are cropped from works by the Ming dynasty painter Lu Zhi. Theme: Have the courage to face your truest feelings and choices, fear no hardship or adversity, and build a wonderful life.