Folded Hibiscus Skirt

**[Full story completed, main text anti-piracy 70%, bonus side stories pending]** The imperial court's campaign to suppress the bandits ended in defeat. Among the captives, her father picked out a man for her—one with unparalleled looks, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and an exceptional figure—to be her live-in husband. It was said he was the foremost young master of a prestigious family in the capital, unmatched in both talent and appearance. On their wedding night, the red candles flickered softly. The young woman's eyes were clear as water. She gazed at the man's handsome profile, flushed crimson from the aphrodisiac, and listened as he coldly spat out words of disgust, "Even if y...