
On a snowy day, starving on the streets, she watched him, so aloof and noble, personally kill someone...
In the vast expanse of white, there was only the gradually disappearing hem of his clothes, stained with blood.
For some unknown reason, where did she get the courage to grab his blood-stained hem: "I have no one to rely on, I am orphaned and helpless. Give me ten copper coins as hush money, or I will report this to the yamen."
She watched him turn around, his eyes incredibly cold, and she was terrified, regretting it somewhat. But the next moment, a meticulously jointed hand reached out, offering exactly ten copper coins.
His voice was clear and cold, as if a warning: "If you take it, you must keep my secret well."
"You said you were orphaned and had no one to rely on."
"Then, from now on, can I be your reliance?"
From then on, she went from a beggar to being brought into the Gu Mansion, cherished and raised.
As the years passed and she approached marriageable age, seeing her sisters all had arrangements made by their elders, anxiety began to grow in her heart.
In her worry, she thought of her fourth brother, Gu Yun'an. Gu Yun'an had doted on her since bringing her back to the Gu Mansion and would surely help her arrange a good marriage.
She happily sought out Gu Yun'an, hoping he would arrange a good marriage for her.
"Fourth brother, Xingzhu is of age. Do you think it's time to find a husband?"
She hinted at it in various ways, only to see him completely indifferent.
However, beneath Gu Yun'an's calm demeanor, a storm was already raging. His thumb rubbed against his finger, heating up, and a long-lost possessiveness flashed in his eyes.
After a while, he finally spoke, his voice sounding a little excited, "Yes, Xingzhu should be of marriageable age."
He gently stroked Ruan Xingzhu's face, his voice mild, "Brother will definitely find you a good home."
He spoke to her gently, but in secret, he personally severed one marriage prospect after another.
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Her marriage prospects repeatedly failed. While puzzled, she suddenly saw the Liang family's son, who was a perfect match for her in all aspects, entering Gu Yun'an's study. Fragments of their conversation drifted out.
"Why... are you insisting on obstructing Miss Ruan's marriage?" she only vaguely heard this one sentence.
There was a long silence in the room. Ruan Xingzhu, standing outside the door, felt frozen as if by something. What did it mean to obstruct...
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Later, in his bathing room, she found something that did not belong to her on her long-lost silk handkerchief.
She was terrified and wanted to flee, but he cornered her in the dark and forcibly took her.
Her ever-gentle fourth brother tore off his disguise, his finger tracing over her trembling lips, his voice hoarse.
"Like this... you won't want to run away anymore."
That night, she was tormented for a long time...
From then on, she avoided him, evaded him, and wanted to escape him...
But when her fifth sister sought her help, she walked into the place she dreaded most again.
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1. Grooming/Forced Possession
2. The male lead's gentle facade hides deep-seated paranoia; every step is taken to possess her. He's a deeply affectionate and crazy individual, initially gentle and indulgent, later becoming wildly possessive.
3. The female lead is soft and grows stronger.
A seemingly gentle but truly crazy noble son × a soft, resilient beauty who doesn't realize her own strength.
The female lead eventually succumbs.
—From the day I brought you back to this mansion, you could never have escaped…
Next book opening — —《The Quick Transmigration Villainess Awakens After Being Killed Three Times》
After slapping Yin Jinci, she was killed three times. As a villainess in a quick transmigration story, Qi Shu awakened in her final world.
Facing the man who would later stab her to death for the female lead, Qi Shu decided to strike first and eliminate future trouble!
She gives him to a neighbor who covets his beauty, all for the sake of the 'pheasant' she longed for. Who knew that the man, taller than her, would grab her arm and feign innocence: "Sister, you don't want me anymore?"
At the edge of a cliff, Yin Jinci's deep eyes reflected the shifty-eyed Qi Shu, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, acting coyly.
"Sister, you're not thinking of pushing me down, are you?"
When the hungry wolf approached, this fellow acted weak and held onto her, "Sister, you're not thinking of leaving me behind, are you?"
After several failed attempts, Qi Shu was resigned...
Heaven rewards the persistent! Finally, under her flawless plan, Qi Shu sold him for twenty taels of silver.
It was truly a sad and moving tale!
Qi Shu thought she was finally free, but a little over a month later, having just arrived in the capital and not yet found her relatives, she was stuffed into a sack.
Peeking out of the sack, the once down-and-out young man was now elegantly dressed in fine robes, his eyes grim.
Yin Jinci, like a persistent ghost, eerily blocked the exit of the sack: "Sister... long time no see."

Fu Zhi Qiao, heir to a multi-billion dollar conglomerate, transmigrates into the body of a merchant's daughter in ancient times. She awakens to a hellish situation: her father is dead, her family fortune seized, and her engagement broken, leaving her only her frail mother to rely on.
Rolling up her sleeves, she resolutely builds a new life with her mother, starting from a small shop and venturing into the scorned "lowly" business of commerce.
She opens wine shops, builds wineries, and forms trade caravans, skillfully applying modern business concepts. Not only does she amass a vast fortune, but she also leads the impoverished common folk to prosperity, becoming renowned throughout the land.
Xie Zhuo, the Esteemed Prince's Heir, possesses noble status and peerless charm, making him the coveted young man of every maiden in the capital. While the public gossips about which noble lady he will marry, he unexpectedly sets his sights on a merchant's daughter of humble origins.
He desires her, not as a concubine, but as his legitimate wife. He faces family pressure and the scorn of his clan, but he forcefully declares, "In this life, if I marry, it will be her!"
The clan members show her disdain: "A mere merchant's daughter is only fit to be a concubine." Fu Zhi Qiao retorts, "Whoever wants to be a concubine can be one. Sorry, I only want to make money!"
She avoids him, rejects him, and tries to distance herself from him. The wealthy and beautiful Boss Fu is looking to take on a live-in son-in-law. Upon hearing this, countless eligible men eagerly anticipate being chosen. The number of men seeking to join her family nearly breaks down the door of the Fu manor. Xie Zhuo, upon hearing this news, is filled with murderous intent: "Those madmen who dare covet her all deserve to die!"
"I told you, if you marry in this life, your husband can only be me."
*This is a fictional setting, please do not overanalyze.

A master of ingenious machinery, who loves to fish aimlessly, meets a two-faced, split-personality, love-sick prince.
The peerless beauty Prince Jin, Xiao Chengyan, had remained aloof and abstinent for twenty years. His impending marriage caused a sensation in the capital.
The new Princess Jin, Gu Jinghong, though possessing a beauty that could overturn cities, disguised herself as a white moonlight, performed seductive dances, and clung to the prince with all sorts of schemes, appearing as a femme fatale who latched onto power and was deeply cunning.
Everyone sighed, "What white moonlight? Men ultimately value appearance."
However, on the wedding day, the real white moonlight appeared!
Prince Jin called her a liar and pushed her, still in her wedding dress, into another man’s arms!
The noble ladies of the capital were all waiting to watch the tragic downfall of the "femme fatale." To everyone's surprise, she neither cried nor pleaded, but instead grabbed the prince and pressed a bloody kiss on him as a farewell.
Everyone was stunned: "What does this mean? Did the Princess divorce the Prince?"
One year later...
Gu Jinghong sat majestically in the main seat of Qian Yuan Pavilion, with machinery, firearms, and secret intelligence all under her command.
The handsome new Emperor of the Northern Di lingered around Gu Mansion.
The charming Crown Prince of the Western Regions became a frequent visitor at her residence.
Even the beautiful young Prime Minister Nan Zhao frequently entered her private chambers.
Everyone finally understood: So, strong women also like to "keep male favorites."
It's just that the male favorites, despite their varied charms, had strikingly similar eyes...
Xiao Chengyan finally couldn't sit still any longer.
In the heavy dew of midnight, he climbed through the window into Gu Mansion's chambers, his cold demeanor shattered.
"Gu Jinghong, where did you find these..."

She, the sole daughter of the Zhenbei Great General, Yu Qianqian, was unrestrained and magnificent, renowned throughout the city. One night, a decree annihilated the entire General's Mansion. She narrowly escaped from the sea of flames, bearing deep-seated hatred and revenge, and resolutely chose to impersonate someone else for marriage. Ten years later, she met her beloved again. A chance encounter, a life-and-death game between two formidable individuals.
He, Prince Jing Mu Beichen, born into royalty but humble as dust, feigned weakness and played pitifully, winning step by step, solely to seize a sliver of life in this chaotic world and keep his beloved by his side. However, he pushed her step by step into a desperate situation, and once the dice were cast, it became an irreversible mistake.
Power and conspiracy, open strife and hidden struggle. Behind the smoke of war, some go mad, some are served by all, commanding the world.
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Yu Qianqian: "I adore you, deeply concealing my sharp edge to serve under your command. When I love you, I will spoil you to the bone. When I hate you, I will make your life more difficult than death!"
Mu Beichen: "I love you deeply. In this life, we are destined to share life and death together. From now on, all the pain and joy of your remaining life will be accompanied by me. I will never allow you to suffer in loneliness. Looking at this imperial power, the world is all within my grasp. Even if this life is filled with supreme glory, it is far less than the moment you smile back at me..."
[The cunning and black-hearted eldest daughter who possesses extraordinary skills and is stunningly beautiful] vs [The prince who pretends to be a pig to eat a tiger, is beautiful and wealthy, and pursues his wife]

The female lead never takes any grievances. She hits when she should hit, and beats when she should beat.
Su Tian from the apocalypse transmigrated into a book, becoming the love-brained character in a romance novel set in the past.
Before the apocalypse, she was just a sophomore student at a medical university.
Two years after the apocalypse, after getting tired of fighting zombies, she took a nap and transmigrated into a book. She became a formidable woman who, upon seeing the scumbag and the bitch who caused the original body's death jumping around in front of her, vigorously tormented them.
As soon as she arrived, she waited for the cover of night to ambush them, beat them up severely, and emptied their homes to vent the original owner's anger.
During her time in the countryside, Su Tian lived a magnificent life, while the scumbag and the bitch repeatedly suffered setbacks and were tormented to death.
Moreover, after spending a long time with Song Zhe, she realized that the way this man looked at her was so affectionate.
Could it be that he liked her?
But she only saw him as a younger brother!
Song Zhe discovered that his little fairy, while appearing as delicate as a flower on the surface, was actually ruthless, beating the scum into submission.

"Why only a one-month lifespan?" Ituma Shush felt shocked.
This is an alternate history Qing Dynasty novel with a cheat, multiple children, no romantic pairing (CP), and a slower pace.
Regarding the name "Shush", it's a Manchu word that means "purple" in Chinese.
The listening experience might not be great, so friends who prefer audiobooks can skip this part.
Thank you very much to the readers who noticed some careless mistakes during the writing process.
One day, I transmigrated and unexpectedly became a member of the Fucha clan.
Gold and silver? Jewels? Naturally, the more the better, but my family has plenty!
Rank? Favor? Naturally, the more the better, but Yongzheng, give it all to me!
As for children...
What do I do if I have too many children to manage?
Born of noble birth, I will absolutely not be wronged in this life! Whoever I don't like, I'll take them down! Northeasterners don't just chat; they act!

Yihua transmigrated and became Empress Xiaojingxian, Ulanara, Yongzheng's original wife and嫡妻.
She's the great wronged one who tried hard to give birth in the first half of her life, mourned Honghui in the latter half, died depressed, and never pleased her husband.
Fortunately, Honghui has just been born and is still a cute, milky bun.
Yihua: Lying flat to live in retirement is not a problem.
A suspicious and suspicious mother-in-law, arrogant concubines who fight for favor, and servants who feign compliance—these are not as important to Yihua as Honghui's little finger.
Yihua: It's better to focus on raising cubs than trying to please Yinzhen.
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Yinzhen discovered that his consort had changed.
She was no longer fragile and overthinking, no longer rigid and boring, no longer jealous and petty...
And she no longer regarded him as the center of her world, her eyes only focused on that smelly kid who couldn't even speak.
The icy Fourth Prince gradually became immersed in Yihua's gentle gaze: "Huahua, shall we add a few more brothers and sisters for Honghui?"
Yihua: Thanks for the invite, but no thank you.
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My name is Honghui. I am the嫡长子 of my father.
I like my father, who looks cold but is always secretly jealous.
I also like my clumsy younger siblings who have snot running down their noses.
But most of all, I like my dear mother.
She is the most beautiful woman in the world.
Shhh! Don't let my sister hear this, or she'll cry.

The daughter of a merchant married into the general's mansion, and everyone in the capital envied Ning Yin for transforming from a sparrow into a noble phoenix. In the eyes of the world, Shen Yun was proficient in both civil and military arts, dignified, and was the outstanding God of War of the Great Qi. Ning Yin was incredibly fortunate to have hitched herself to Shen Yun. Only Ning Yin knew best that she was left alone on her wedding night, and Shen Yun would be away for more than half a year. When he returned, Shen Yun paid no attention to his new wife and never even stepped into her room. Her mother-in-law, Madam Wang, already disdained her background; now, unable to even keep her husband's heart, she was even more useless.
Until one day, Shen Yun's temperament drastically changed, and he said he wanted to celebrate her birthday. Her heart filled with joy, she waited for him by the lake for half a day, only to hear his excuse that he was delayed by something. In reality, he was not delayed; he was rushing to help another woman rescue a cat. Ning Yin watched the two of them being intimate through the rain curtain. Finally unable to bear it any longer, she decided it was time for a divorce. She had long since repaid what she owed!
Shen Yun thought Ning Yin was just being unreasonable and decided to teach her a lesson. He casually wrote the divorce letter. In his eyes, Ning Yin, a mere woman, could not survive after leaving the general's mansion. He never expected that Ning Yin would be favored by the most noble man in this world. Later, when Shen Yun confessed his feelings to Ning Yin again, he saw the Crown Prince's palanquin stop before Ning Yin. The Crown Prince reached out to help the woman up and had her sit beside him, his eyes full of affection and tenderness. Shen Yun prostrated himself, shocked, but then he heard the maids address her as "Crown Princess."

In her previous life, Song Tangxue, the true daughter of the Right Minister, was swapped at birth. When she was finally found, her entire family despised her.
She finally managed to reclaim her position as Crown Princess, only to have her face disfigured by a great fire.
Betrayed by everyone, she died miserably in the cold palace.
Returning to this life, she decided, "Whoever wants to be this obedient Crown Princess can have it!"
She wanted to break off the engagement!
News of the Crown Princess wanting to break off her engagement spread like wildfire.
Everyone said the Crown Princess had gone mad. If she refused this heaven-sent fortune, who would dare to marry her in the future!
Unexpectedly, on the very same day, the powerful and treacherous Prime Minister, Xie Qianchong, stepped onto the Golden Palace steps to propose marriage to the prospective Crown Princess.
The court was shocked.
Song Tangxue thought, "The court shouldn't be shocked first, I should be shocked first."
The world called Xie Qianchong a vengeful devil, but they didn't know that when he saw Song Tangxue, his eyes were also full of tenderness.
