The Sweet, Gentle Concubine Runs Away Pregnant, and the Noble Heir Pulls Her Close and Coaxes Her

[Overbearing heir vs. sweet maid, devoted couple + household intrigue]

Everyone knows the Marquis's heir is elegant and refined, with an exceptionally noble air.

No one expected a lowly maid to climb into his bed.

The Marchioness is furious and wants to have the vixen executed.

But the heir licks his lips. "Li Ruanruan, that's a pretty name. Stay and be my concubine."

Everyone says Li Ruanruan has risen to the top overnight, but they don't know that her life is growing more and more miserable.

The young lady of the Marquis's household humiliates her, the senior maids bully her, and even the matrons make trouble for her...

Li Ruanruan is just a little too soft.

She has no choice but to cling to the heir's favor, climbing step by step from bedchamber attendant to favored concubine, until he spends every night with her.

At last, the heir puts an arm around her waist and tells her he is betrothed to the Prime Minister's daughter.

"She's virtuous and tolerant. You don't need to be afraid. Just think of her as a new mistress of the household, and everything will stay as it was."

Li Ruanruan nods in agreement, her delicate body melting into a puddle.

But on the day the new bride enters the house, she steals her contract of servitude, takes the gold and jewelry, and runs without looking back.

The heir, who should be spending the wedding night with his bride, goes mad and vomits blood. He rides a thousand miles, searching everywhere, but cannot find her...

Later, in the bitter cold of the borderlands, the heir kneels in the snow outside her bustling restaurant and presses against the door, pleading desperately. "My sweet Ruanruan, I was wrong. It's cold out here. Let's go inside and talk."