Never Refuse, Never Overfill

Wen Lihe had thought she would spend her whole life in Jiangnan. She once believed her family had forgotten they even had a daughter like her.

In Jiangnan, she had her maternal grandmother, loving uncles and aunts, and sisters, as well as the Taoist temple she often visited. She had never imagined returning to the capital.

She had only heard that her paternal aunt in the palace had summoned all the children in the family. How had her father even remembered that he had a daughter still living in Jiangnan?

Wen Lihe did not want to return. The capital was full of complications and had never been the life she wanted, but her father gave her no choice.

In the end, she returned to the capital. Amid the songs and dances of a banquet, she became a pawn, drawn into the struggle for power.

Pei Fengzhi had never thought he would have a wife by his side in this life. He never expected his heart to race when he finally met that young woman. When they first met, there had been no spark at all, and he had shown no particular reaction when she became engaged to someone else.

But later, for some inexplicable reason, he fell for her. From then on, he stumbled into love and willingly sheltered her in his arms. He used to praise how well she and her fiance suited each other, but now the memory left a sour taste in his mouth. He had no idea when love began; he simply turned around and stole someone else's fiancee.