The virtuous mistress is a heartthrob

A royal decree bestowed a marriage upon Zhou Du, transforming her from a renowned noblewoman into the wife of the Marquis of Yongning’s heir. The good news: her father-in-law had personally requested the decree, and he was very pleased with Zhou Du as his daughter-in-law a powerful figure indeed. The bad news: the heir had a childhood sweetheart, his cousin, and he despised Zhou Du for making her a concubine. But Zhou Du didn’t care. She only wanted to be a virtuous mistress, wealthy, leisurely, and powerful, with her husband served by concubines who would bear her children. Unexpectedly, her first love, who had died on the battlefield two years prior, suddenly returned, wanting to elope with her! Her husband, jealous, was determined to pursue her relentlessly. Zhou Du tried to escape, but was pulled into the arms of a young, powerful minister: “Sister-in-law, if my brother can do it, why can’t I?” — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The virtuous mistress is a heartthrob — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠