The Chancellor's Runaway Concubine Becomes a Noble Consort

[#The Chancellor's Consort Is His Inferno] [#The Wife-Chasing Inferno Has Begun]

Can Niang was once a maid in the Duke of Xu's household. Later, she became the second young master's woman, Lu Dingyu, and was cherished by him, living a comfortable life for a year.

Until the second young master decided to take a proper wife.

She heard the Old Madam ask him, "What do you plan to do with the woman in your rooms?"

"Leave her for now. If my new wife won't tolerate her, I'll find somewhere else to settle her."

The passionate words her lover had murmured by her pillow only last night still echoed in her ears, yet now he sounded so indifferent, as if he were dismissing some unimportant object.

This man had no heart.

Can Niang suddenly found it all pointless.

And since it was pointless, she ran away.

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Born into a noble family, Lu Dingyu entered the imperial court at nineteen. Three years later, he became the youngest chancellor in the kingdom's history.

The emperor was incompetent, but Chancellor Lu worked tirelessly to set things right, giving the imperiled realm a glimmer of hope. The power in his hands reached its height on the day he personally helped the new emperor ascend the throne.

Though Chancellor Lu held sway over the entire court, he could not be bribed or swayed. The only thing he did was scour the land for a maid who had vanished without a trace.

Many tried to curry favor by offering him beautiful courtesans, but he turned down the vast majority of them.

Before long, people were surprised to discover that the few he did accept all bore a striking resemblance to Consort Xiao, the new emperor's favorite.

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Lu Dingyu never meant to become a treacherous rebel. Unfortunately, that night, he still stepped into Zhaoyang Hall.

"His Majesty is trapped by the snowstorm and cannot return to the palace. Your Highness, tonight, you have only me."

***Reader's Guide***

1. An outrageously dramatic wife-chasing inferno, but it has a happy ending.

2. The male lead is a real scumbag early on, then becomes powerful, unhinged, and miserable. His heart and body belong only to the female lead from beginning to end. The female lead is a beauty adored by all. No one is perfect.

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Three years later, when his friend was transferred from Fengxiang back to the capital, Xu Keli went out to meet him beyond the city.

Xu Keli was solitary and aloof. His friend was the only person in the world he could confide in.

The carriage curtain lifted, revealing the unfamiliar, bewitching face of a beautiful woman.

Oh, his friend had brought back his fiancée, too.

The old friends reunited, often sharing meals and trading verses. Each day, Xu Keli was more gratified that their friendship remained as strong as it had been in their youth.

And each day, he grew more indifferent, because he kept running into that excessively bewitching face.

Xu Keli detested his friend's fiancée.

He detested the flirtatious, affectionate look she turned on him.

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Wei Ran's family had fallen on hard times, leaving her stranded in a strange land. With her looks, it would have been easy to find a rich, powerful man in Fengxiang to shelter her. Instead, she chose an unremarkable young official and agreed to marry him.

Everyone thought she had an eye for talent and was betting on the young man's bright future. Only Wei Ran knew she had met him before.

Back then, in the capital, at Xu Keli's side.

Xu Keli was the enemy of the Wei family. Wei Ran could hardly wait.

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Xu Keli's desire for Wei Ran drove him to the brink of collapse.

With a casual stroke of his brush, he added a note to a petition and sent his friend out of the capital on official business.

Unaware of anything, his friend asked him for a favor before leaving. "I know you don't like Miss Wei, but for my sake, please look after her a little."

Xu Keli looked after her all the way into his bed.

Torn between endless self-loathing and surrender, he went mad. "Wei Ran, are you satisfied now?"

Wei Ran secretly scoffed. This is only the beginning.

Just wait until you suffer.

Theme: Unwavering devotion