The Aloof Powerbroker and My Pregnancy Nausea That Shook the Capital

The Duke of Guo's household fell, and Song Tianli went from a noble young lady to the daughter of a convicted official.

Her cousin took the chance to steal her fiance, and the two of them even tried to force her to become a concubine, crushing the last of her dignity.

With nowhere else to turn, she swallowed her pride and sought help from her fiance's uncle.

That uncle was the current chancellor, a man of great power and status. He was also frail and kept his distance from women.

Out of gratitude for the Song family's kindness to the Gu family, he helped her time and again, giving her a glimmer of hope.

"Uncle, I know your heart belongs to someone else. Once my family's wrongful conviction is overturned, I'll ask to be cast aside at once. I won't get in your way," she pleaded.

He looked at her and replied with just one word: "Good."

When the frail and powerful minister married a fallen noblewoman, the whole capital waited for a laugh.

She plotted one step at a time, while he protected her from the shadows.

He thought she had come for wealth and power; she thought he was bound by duty.

Neither realized that his frailty was an act, and so was his supposed love for someone else. He had long since held her dear in his heart.

When she accidentally inhaled an aphrodisiac, she thought he would push her away. Instead, he bent down and became her antidote.

With him backing her, Song Tianli had nothing left to fear.

When the scumbag tried to climb into her bed, she pinned him down and beat him up.

When her cousin stirred up trouble, she exposed her fake pregnancy in front of everyone.

When the marquis's wife plotted against her, she seized control of the household and made the woman live on rough grain and wild greens.

Later, the scumbag came crawling back to pester her.

Her "frail" husband personally broke the man's arm and warned him with a cold laugh, "If you dare touch your aunt again, I'll send you to the southern frontier to dig coal!"

Then his "first love" suddenly appeared, and she thought he would make her leave.

But that night, he pulled her into his arms and whispered possessively, "Li'er, you will never leave me in this lifetime."