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Wan Yi was born into a troupe of performers. She was skilled at disguises and had first-rate acting skills. To avenge her family, she married into the Cui household as the master’s concubine, becoming one of his secondary wives and keeping him wrapped around her little finger.
In everyone’s eyes, she was a delicate, charming little flower, so lovely and pitiful that anyone would want to protect her. She had been carefully laying her plans, and soon she would be able to avenge the Jiu family and clear their name.
But she never expected the eldest young master of the Cui family to be so difficult to deal with!
Not only was he a cold, merciless grim reaper with not a shred of warmth, he was always making trouble for her!
“How did you meet my father, Concubine?”
“We met at the entertainment quarter. But I don’t see what that has to do with you, Young Master.” Though she said this, the force of his presence made her palms sweat.
Luckily, he hadn’t discovered anything. She hastily made a few vague excuses and hurried away.
She thought that would be the end of it. After all, a young master and his father’s concubine should have no reason to cross paths.
But this eldest young master seemed to have set his sights on her.
“Why are you here alone, Concubine?” His gaze was as deep as a frigid pool.
Even though she was nervous inside, she put on a calm face. “I came to bring the master some pastries.”
“My father isn’t in his room. So who are you bringing those pastries to?”
He advanced one step at a time, and she retreated one step at a time.
Until her back hit the door, the sound startlingly loud in the silence.
He looked at her with dangerous eyes. “You’d better not let me catch you again, or else...”
She clenched her hand at her side, her breathing turning shallow and unsteady.
“...I’ll make sure you learn the price of lying, Concubine.”
She had done her best to keep a low profile, but he still wasn’t satisfied. He even took her along when he went boating with his betrothed. More absurdly, everyone else seemed to approve.
He handed his betrothed a paper parasol and reminded her to shield herself from the sun. But when he turned to Wan Yi, all he had for her was a mocking remark. “You’re older, Concubine. Surely you don’t need to worry about sun exposure like a young lady.”
Older, your @##%...!! She was only eighteen!
But she could only grumble to herself...
She had to investigate the case while keeping an eye out for a grim reaper like him. When would this life ever end? She looked up at the sky and sighed in despair!
While the eldest young master was away on an expedition to the Li Kingdom as a military strategist, she moved quickly. She pinned the Cui family with the charge of lending money at exorbitant interest and exploiting the common people, then faked her death in a fire.
She thought she would never see him again, but he traveled thousands of miles and pursued her all the way to the frontier!
“Where do you think you’re running, Concubine? I can catch you even at the ends of the earth.” His gaze fixed on her as if he meant to take her apart and devour her.
Guilty, she dared not meet his eyes. She tried to run several times. “I’m sorry I avenged the wrong people... Your Cui family didn’t really suffer any losses...”
The man before her laughed in anger. “No losses?! Jiu Yuezhi, where is your conscience?”
She had admitted her mistake and already tried to make amends. What more did he want?
He gave a cold snort. His eyes were dangerous and enticing as he grabbed her wrist and pinned her to the wall. “You’ll make it up to me with yourself!”
Reader’s Guide:
1. This is a serious story, though it gets a little unhinged at times, with revenge and political scheming.
2. Neither the male nor female lead is perfect. They both have a darker side to their humanity.
3. The female lead grows as she pursues revenge and reflects on life. This isn’t a mindless revenge story where she just hacks everyone to pieces.
4. There is nothing between the female lead and his father. The two leads are both sexually inexperienced.
5. The romance and intimacy begin only after the leads are no longer related by marriage.
6. The characters and story are fictional. Readers seeking historical accuracy, please proceed with caution.
Theme: Don’t let hatred blind you. Believe in yourself.
Why is the plot becoming more and more confusing?
The male protagonist's character must be stable and must not fall apart.
Cui Kuo will never dare to talk like that in the future 🐶 or he won't be able to coax his wife back 😏
The character of the heroine is very clear-headed and prepared, so she can reach her goal step by step.
In fact, before I fell in love with the male protagonist, both the plot and the heroine's character were well developed, and she was calm and steady. The existence of only one male lead is too buggy. After the male and female protagonists begin to express their feelings in the subsequent plot, whether it is the hasty description of revenge or the subsequent plot of the female protagonist becoming independent, they are all designed to set the stage for the male protagonist to save the beauty. The heroine gradually transformed from an independent image into a reckless, delicate and dependable love-minded wife. What a pity. The first thirty chapters are obviously a good article, but even the plot of the last dozen chapters made me feel like it was written by two people.
That's why there are so few scenes between male and female protagonists.
It's beautiful. Please update it soon. I'm crying.
It was tied in one breath. It's really not enough.
The writing is very good, and each character is portrayed in detail.
I like the character of the heroine very much, she is very smart and wise[666]