Reading guide: historical romance + family feud + angst + heroine grows from weak to strong
Ban Qing was sold by her birth father to be a concubine-servant for Fang Cangjue, a spoiled young master of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. At first, she kept her head down and only wanted to live in peace. Then he brought his childhood sweetheart into the household, and Ban Qing's nightmare began...
To protect those around her, Ban Qing had no choice but to transform from a delicate white lotus into a poisonous black-hearted one.
Once every obstacle was cleared, she finally resolved to spend her life by his side. Then someone told her he was her enemy, that his kindness toward her had been part of a plot, and that everything had been a lie...
Broken and battered, Ban Qing decided to leave this place of sorrow. But Fang Cangjue, the spoiled young master, stopped her, his eyes bloodshot. “You're just going to leave me behind like this?”
Ban Qing's expression was cool and indifferent. “...”
