The Concubine [Taking Her by Force]

When Song Heng was promoted and recalled to the capital, a minor official spent a fortune to send him a beautiful woman as a way to curry favor.

She had skin as smooth as jade and a face like a flower. Even Song Heng, a man with a heart as still as water and no interest in women, couldn't help being tempted and kept her by his side.

But beneath her gentle appearance lay an unyielding spirit, and her temperament was fierce in the extreme.

Song Heng used every means at his disposal before he finally managed to tame her, more or less.

As they lay together, passion running high, he gently stroked her raven-dark hair and said with tender pity, "As long as you stay by my side and behave, I won't mistreat you in the future."

The beautiful woman, whose spirit had always been unbending, obediently wrapped her arms around his neck and softly murmured her assent.

Half a month later, Song Heng was ordered to inspect Jiangnan. But when he returned to the capital, all he received was news of the beautiful woman's death.

He was devastated and lost himself for a long time. He even called off his arranged marriage, sinking so deep into grief that he planned to marry a memorial tablet.

Three years later, Song Heng traveled south to Jiangnan. By then, he had become a powerful prince of a different surname. To his surprise, he encountered a beautiful woman.

She was gorgeous, radiant with every glance, and looked exactly like his dead wife.

At the sight of her, fury surged in Song Heng's deep eyes. If he had been able to tame her once, he could tame her a second time.

One day, he would make her submit to him completely.

To Fu Qingyu, Song Heng was a prison she could never escape. No matter how hard she tried, she could never get away from him.

But she was no swallow in his hand. Even if they both had to be destroyed, she would leave him for good.

Song Heng was born into nobility, enjoyed a smooth official career, and possessed the world, yet in matters of love he suffered one torment after another.

Even though Fu Qingyu hated him to the bone, he would never let her go.

Theme: Perseverance and indomitable spirit.