Zhao Qingwei and her husband, Lin Chang, had grown up together. They had been married for years, and though they had no children, they were still deeply in love.
She thought they would grow old together, until Lin Chang brought home Yang Ruoyan, who was pregnant. Yang Ruoyan framed her, making her out to be the culprit behind the miscarriage.
Her mother-in-law, who had once treated her like a daughter, called her a wicked woman. Her sister-in-law, who had always been close to her, accused her of harboring evil intentions. Even her husband, who had promised never to betray her, watched in silence as she was sent to a convent to be punished.
For three years in the convent, she never had enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, and there was always more work to do.
Three years later, the Emperor, mindful of her father’s service, pardoned her and let her return home. Her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and husband all fawned over her, as if they had never treated her with such hostility three years earlier.
Only the young general, renowned for his many military victories, had always treated her the same.
When they saw her growing close to the young general, they feared she would run off with him and never care about them again.
But after three years in the convent, Zhao Qingwei had already grown a heart of stone. Even without the young general, she would sooner or later divorce Lin Chang and leave the Lin household.
