[Revenge on scoundrels + household intrigue + devoted to each other + mutual pampering + both pursuing each other + obsessive and possessive + clear-eyed, gentle heroine who keeps everything under control × seemingly dissolute but secretly calculating powerful official hero]
On her wedding night, Yan Jingmian discovered that the husband who professed to love her was actually in love with her own younger brother! She was nothing but a ridiculous substitute!
For the sake of this marriage, she had earned her in-laws' hatred and disappointed her family, enduring everyone's mockery. It was all a ploy by Xiao Yu to make her obey and use her as a shield.
She had tried to change Xiao Yu's heart, hoping he would come around, but all she got in return was his contempt and her brother's lack of understanding.
In a fit of rage, Yan Jingmian took three highly skilled concubines for Xiao Yu!
Concubine Chen was alluring, a former courtesan whose eyes most resembled her younger brother's. Concubine Wan was sweet and innocent, her husband's childhood sweetheart, whose lovely voice most resembled her younger brother's. Concubine Qiu was cool and aloof, a scholar's daughter whose talent and bearing most resembled her younger brother's.
She was going to see just how deeply devoted Xiao Yu really was!
Day after day, Yan Jingmian watched the household descend into chaos while remaining firmly in control. Xiao Yu no longer had time to pursue her younger brother. Just as she was about to assess her handiwork and divorce him, another man pinned her behind a screen and pleaded softly, “Mianmian, after using me for so long, shouldn't I get a little reward?”
Xiao Yu, finally realizing his wife was the real treasure, stood on the other side of the screen, apologizing and cursing himself as a scoundrel. Then he suddenly heard his wife's soft moan from within: “Elder Brother, no more...”
