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  1. Public Bookmark 25

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    Jinshi has gone too far this time. Even Suiren agrees. Something has to be done before he commits to something irrevocable.

    Neither she, nor Jinshi will, however, appreciate the lengths Maomao will go to slip through his amorous grasp, while still remaining his (relatively) obedient servant.

    None of them can imagine the fallout her decision will have for her, for them, for Jinshi, and the court.

    And Gaoshun? Gaoshun thinks Maomao would make a far better weapon, in the right hands, then she would a wife.

    Spoilers! LN1-15.
    This story diverges from canon immediately after LN7 but retains some plot elements through LN15.

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    13 Sep 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 4

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    Upon learning that his daughter has been purchased from the Verdigris House by Jinshi, Lakan decides he needs to do more than just harass the young prince. He needs to prove his daughter's innocence, shut down the awful rumors circulating about the Rear Palace Manager's concubine, and save Maomao from Jinshi's machinations.

    Step 1 of Lakan's plan: Mandatory virginity testing.
    That's the easy part, right?
    Everything else?
    Is going to get messy.
    Because Maomao prefers ugly lies over hard truths, and Gaoshun? He wants to hold onto something he never had.

     

    (Set midway through Season one / LN book 2)

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    13 Sep 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 71

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    But it was … natural. As if the ceremony had peeled away the last barriers of propriety between the couple. By no stretch was it flawless, but it certainly was precious. Without the constant force of wanting what he couldn’t have, and without Maomao’s incessant ignorance to his affection, Jinshi found it very easy to tilt her chin up and finish a conversation they had started many years before. It turns out when she is compliant, Maomao responds rather enthusiastically - to his kiss, his embrace, his hoisting her like a sack of rice before he laid her out on their bed.

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    Jinshi finally gets his girl and he's sentimental after.

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    12 Sep 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 5

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    technically continuing the fluff/smut fic work ethic, but readable as a standalone too :)

    Jinshi is dead set on spending the afternoon worshipping Maomao. She just wants to tire him out so they can nap together.

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    12 Sep 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 3

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    The Shi Clan stronghold assault went off without a hitch. However, Jinshi didn't find the one person he cared about the most. He is now forced to deal with all the emotions that he tried to suppress for months while working with unlikely allies to find Maomao.

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    12 Sep 2025