Subordinate to Her Skirt

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(Profligate and arrogant little princess X feigning serious and noble scion of an aristocratic family)

Li Yunru and Yan Ning were a couple forced together. Before the coup, Emperor Qixuan, using the Jiangzuo military power as dowry, sent his most beloved youngest daughter, Princess Liyang Li Yunru, into the Yan family.

The Yan family was the head of the four great aristocratic families, and Yan Sanlang, the eldest son of the Yan family, was a renowned upright and virtuous gentleman. With his daughter marrying into this family, if not a harmonious marriage, at least her life would be safe.

However, he underestimated the coldness of aristocratic families. "When the cunning hare dies, the hounds are cooked." With a change of masters, and no more exchange of benefits, the pearl he held in his palm became mere dust on someone else's hand.

Not long after Emperor Xuan departed, the Yan family began to scheme for a new bride, planning for Yan Sanlang to divorce his current wife and remarry.

After a year of marriage, there was still some affection. In the wedding hall, Li Yunru, with crimson eyes, questioned her husband: "Do you truly wish to welcome Cousin into this house? Do you truly want to divorce me and remarry?"

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Yan Ning married Princess Liyang Li Yunru and had no particular affection for her. However, the princess, though spoiled, was beautiful, as bright and graceful as a spring peony, as delicate and charming as a begonia after the rain. Especially in the bedchamber, her repeated calls of "Langjun" (my lord) seeped into one's very bones.

He was happy to indulge and dote on her, and they were considered an affectionate couple, a talented man and a beautiful woman, a good story in Jiankang. Who would have thought she would become arrogant due to his宠? One day in the wedding hall, she publicly humiliated him, sternly questioning her husband.

Someone who had always been doted upon had never experienced such a thing. For the sake of his reputation at the moment, he agreed to her words, intending to explain to her in private later. However, news spread that day that she, heartbroken, had jumped off a cliff on her way back, leaving no trace of her body.

He lived in a daze for three years, erecting a memorial for her clothes, and vowing never to marry again. Three years later, peach blossoms bloomed in the mountain temple.

He went there at a friend's invitation. Under the peach tree, he saw a graceful woman with a rosy face and a spring in her step, her eyes smiling as she playfully chatted with several men. It was a face he seemed to have seen before, but his memory was hazy.

His friend said: "There are truly such similar people in this world, what a miracle! It's a pity she's a bit too unrestrained and improper, otherwise, taking her back as a concubine wouldn't be impossible!"

Only he knew that wasn't a similar person; it was his wife who had jumped off a cliff for love three years ago...

As for his friend's worries? The noble scion of the aristocratic family raised his eyebrows, looking at the several men beside her and huffing: "So what if there are many? It's keeping them that takes skill!"

His friend was greatly shocked: "Changjun, are you going to join them?"

The next day, everyone in Jiankang City knew that the refined and distinguished Young Master Yan had gone mad, becoming the third party for love… no, one, two, three, four, five… countless, who knows which number he was.

Reading Guide: 1. Fictional setting, but references the Wei and Jin dynasties. However, the author is historically blind and only uses the shell, not for specific details. 2. Emotional focus, both characters are pure in body and mind. There will be misunderstandings and melodrama in the plot, all serving the development of the emotional line, not representing personal values. 3. In the larger background context, the female protagonist will inevitably have moments of weakness. Some heartbreaking moments are only to drive the female protagonist's growth and emotional lines. Those who cannot accept this setting or find it too sad should proceed with caution.

Also: The next scheduled novel, "The Tenth Year After Transmigration," is begging for pre-collection!

In the tenth year after transmigrating, Mai Sui still hadn't found a way back to modern times. Her supportive father fell seriously ill and was dying, so he sold her to a wealthy county family as a maid.

The master of the house was said to have great power, with the esteemed elder serving as an official in the capital. However, the household relations were simple, consisting only of the mistress, a concubine, and a young master her age.

The mistress said she was too young for heavy work and assigned her as the young master's study companion. The young master was kind and gentle, with good character and appearance. He didn't mind her clumsiness or lack of care and even taught her to read and write.

Mai Sui felt like she had entered a paradise. Unfortunately, good times don't last. Three years later, news came from the capital that the esteemed elder had committed a grave error, and their home was to be confiscated.

On the day of the confiscation. The mistress pulled Mai Sui in front of the arriving high official and said: "This girl is an orphan and not part of the Ji family's three clans. I beg your excellency to show mercy and let her leave."

The official glanced at Mai Sui and waved his hand, telling her to leave. Mai Sui didn't go. She followed the prisoner's cart, taking unsteady steps, wearing out her shoes on the way to the capital.

She thought, with so many nobles in the capital, there must be someone who could help right a wrong and save people. However, she was wrong; there was no one.

It took more than half a year to travel from the county to the capital, and the master's family was still sentenced to execution in the autumn. Only the young master remained alive, but he was sentenced to castration.

The day before the execution. Mai Sui stood outside the Hall of Ease for a long time, finally walking in to stand by the young master. She unbuttoned her clothes one by one and said: "I have grown up; I can leave an heir for the Ji family."

The young master smiled bitterly, picked up her clothes one by one, and put them back on her, telling her: "You are still young and don't understand anything. Once you leave, forget everything about the Ji family and live well."

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The day Mai Sui got married was the day Ji Xuan was executed. The palanquin and the prisoner's cart brushed past each other. That day... they both thought they would be happy.