After His Secret Concubine Faked Her Death, the Mad Powerbroker Fought to Claim Her

[Possessive pursuit + the untouchable beauty brought low + wife-chasing hell + kept captive and pampered + sweet and angsty] Tang Shiyao had skin as smooth as jade and a face as beautiful as a flower dusted with snow. By day, she was the young lady lodging in the Gu household. By night, her revered cousin pinned her beneath the red bed curtains, making her lose herself again and again. She came from a humble background, yet everyone said she was lucky: she had his protection and even the status of a concubine. That was until Tang Shiyao witnessed a maid trying to seduce Gu Huaijin. The Princess Royal had her beaten to death and thrown into a brothel. Tang Shiyao had a nightmare that night and began trying to escape. But Gu Huaijin, born into a distinguished family, refused to give her any chance to get away. He kept her locked up and brought tears to her eyes again and again beneath him. - Until their affair was exposed and the Princess Royal found out. Tang Shiyao was sentenced to death by poisoned wine. The young powerful minister who had once warned her not to get ahead of herself went completely mad! When the story began again, the beloved concubine who had been sentenced to death appeared in Jiangnan, where she started a small business. The once-arrogant minister's eyes reddened as he begged her, “A Yao, be my wife.”