In her previous life,
Shen Yunchu mistook her mother's introduction for a marriage arrangement.
After marrying into the Duke's household, she was neglected for years,
and eventually lost her life to a concubine's schemes.
Reborn into a new life,
she swore to uncover the truth behind her parents' deaths.
But when the emperor decreed a marriage, she had no choice
but to choose a son of a marquis from among the candidates as her husband.
She assumed they would spend their lives together in cold estrangement,
but Lu Ningzhi, who was said to be clueless about romance and downright peculiar,
gazed at her tenderly on their wedding night.
“My lady, since you chose me, how could your husband possibly ignore you?”