Yu Wan was a proper young lady of an ancient noble family. Her mother was her father, Marquis Dingyuan’s, favorite, so the household’s principal wife had never taken kindly to her.
Her mother had left her behind and passed away when she was very young, while her father had to guard the frontier. By the time Yu Wan reached fifteen, the age for marriage, she finally fell into the principal wife’s hands.
The principal wife seemed loving on the surface, but behind the scenes she found Yu Wan a match from a family that looked respectable, yet hid unspeakable secrets.
Just as Yu Wan was feeling helpless and alone, an imperial decree bestowed her as a secondary consort to Prince Rui.
Relieved to have escaped the principal wife, Yu Wan married into Prince Rui’s household, only to discover that Prince Rui and his princess consort were even stranger than the principal wife.
Yu Wan wailed inwardly. Had she escaped the tiger’s den only to fall into the wolf’s lair?
Won’t someone save her?
Just then, her cousin Zhou Shuyao made a dazzling entrance, haloed in light and radiating saintly grace.
“Cousin, I-I-I’m here specially to give you some loot.”
Then she gave Yu Wan a bashful smile. “Come on, take me down! There’s a surprise in store.”
Yu Wan: ...
