The Marquis's Second Daughter

With her innocence ruined, Situ Lingyue had no choice but to leave Rong Shaoqing, who had already fallen for her. But when Rong Shaoqing took to his bed and could not recover, Situ Lingyue, her heart aching for him, returned to the Prince Tong's manor, carrying a heart full of guilt. But as the truth slowly came to light, Situ Lingyue's world began to crumble, piece by piece. From deception to torment, and then exploitation, Situ Lingyue finally realized how laughable all the things that had moved her about Rong Shaoqing truly were. Her child was gone, her father was gone, her grandmother was gone, and the man she loved... was gone too. Situ Lingyue had lost everything. What did she have left? Only hatred, and the love she could never voice again. From then on, whatever Rong Shaoqing wanted, Situ Lingyue would destroy. "Rong Shaoqing, where is your heart?" It was not until much later that Rong Shaoqing answered. He pointed to her heart and said, each word clear and deliberate, "It's been there all along. Back then, I didn't dare say it, because I feared you'd destroy it along with yourself." Another year passed, then another. The begonias bloomed and withered, withered and bloomed again. Through partings and reunions, through the tides' rise and fall, may they find a life of tender devotion, singing together in harmony.