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First comes sex, then love + coercive possessiveness + groveling redemption + love triangle + intense push and pull
Xiao Tang is a princess by imperial decree, though she is not of the royal family.
Everyone envies her good fortune. Though her title is all but nominal, the Crown Prince is kind and gracious, and has repeatedly looked after her.
Only Xiao Tang knows how cruel Wei Xun, usually the picture of noble virtue, can be in private.
By day, she is his cherished younger sister. By night, she is no more than a bedchamber maid for the Eastern Palace to toy with as it pleases.
She regrets countless times having provoked this demon in the guise of a saint. But every time she tries to escape, the man easily pins her down, calm and condescending. "That's not enough."
Later, Xiao Tang asks to give up her title as princess in exchange for the emperor arranging a marriage for her.
Wei Xun ought to be displeased that she has presumptuously demanded a formal status.
But when he realizes she's been planning this for a long time and sees her so nervous that her voice trembles, Wei Xun inexplicably lets her continue.
Then he sees Xiao Tang looking shyly at another man.
Wei Xun's gentle face turns terrifyingly cold.
He remembers that every time Xiao Tang came to the Eastern Palace, his study companion was there. He'd paid her no attention, giving the two countless chances to exchange flirtatious glances.
II A short scene II
In the pitch-dark palace tent, a man lifts Xiao Tang's chin from behind, forcing her to look at the debauchery in the mirror.
"I'll give you one more chance," he whispers in her ear, his voice almost freezing. "Who do you love?"
- One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending
- The male lead is a sanctimonious, deranged bastard. He's awful but not a cheater. The female lead is a clever, irresistible darling who charms everyone.
After Many Years of Marriage with a Baby on the Way
A rigid, old-fashioned patriarch who doesn't realize he's in love x a voluptuous, scheming beauty
After an unexpected mishap, the powerful Marquis of Jing'an, Pei Xu, marries Yun Yi, an unloved concubine-born daughter, because she's pregnant.
Pei Xu dislikes Yun Yi, not only because she deliberately schemed to bring about their marriage, but also because she's too seductive and doesn't seem suited to be a proper mistress of the household.
But over six years of marriage, Yun Yi bears him a legitimate son, manages the marquis's household and takes care of every family affair, obeying him in everything without ever clinging to him.
Pei Xu gradually changes his opinion of her. Though he doesn't love Yun Yi, he's willing to treat her as she deserves.
He stands up for her in public, and in private, no matter how busy his government duties are, he always finds time to return home to spend time with his lovely wife and young son.
Until the Pei family finds their younger son, Pei Xu's long-lost little brother.
At a banquet, his usually gentle, demure wife stares at his younger brother in a daze and accidentally knocks over her wine cup.
Never before has she lost her composure like this since they married.
Pei Xu looks at his brother's eyes, so much like his own, and says nothing, his face expressionless.
That night, the man grips Yun Yi tightly by the waist, taking her from the brocade bed to the writing desk, and only letting go at daybreak.
A sweet story of love after marriage
Theme: We should actively seek ways to reconcile with the shadows of our families of origin.
