The Spoiled Little Princess Crooks Her Finger, and the Cold-Faced Official Follows

[A bewitching, foxlike sweetheart who doesn't know her own allure X a cold-faced, fatherly heir]

[Devoted couple + sweet married life]

After her beloved elder sister, adored by everyone, got engaged, Shen Ruyi inherited her whole pond of admirers.

She thought Xie Yan was the county magistrate's son and her sister's most devoted suitor.

One unexpected encounter, and they spent a passionate night together.

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Under pressure from all sides to marry, Shen Ruyi said reluctantly, "I'll make a sacrifice and give you a proper status."

Xie Yan was silent for a long while, then said, "Your approval is an honor to me, my lady."

*

On their wedding night, Shen Ruyi and Xie Yan spent the whole evening going over the accounts.

It turned out her new husband was the heir to a Duke's household, newly arrived to take up his post.

A hapless man who had merely passed by the pond, only to be dragged into the water by the fish inside...

*

Shen Ruyi asked tentatively, "Then should we get a divorce? You can pretend you never married me, and still count as a first-time groom."

Xie Yan said nothing. He put her red bridal veil back over her head, then lifted it again.

"Now I'm a second-time groom."

*

After they married, Shen Ruyi complained to her elder sister, "He's too old to know how to treat a woman! He's no fun!"

That night, Xie Yan backed her toward the end of the bed. "Haven't I been treating you well every night, my lady?"