Shattered Golden Branches: The Princess Consort's Captive in Her Palm

The Golden Branch Shattered: The Consort's Captive To keep the military in check, Zhao Lingyue, the legitimate princess of the Great Jing, is forced to marry Shen Jinghan, the Northern Marquis, a man burdened by his family's wrongful conviction and known for his violent temper. From his warning that their wedding night will be a prison, to his risking his life to protect her amid schemes in the imperial palace, and then their joining forces to foil a plot against the throne and put down the Second Prince's rebellion, the two move from fear and hostility to a bond forged through life and death. Shen Jinghan is ruthless and unhinged to everyone else, but gives Lingyue a tenderness reserved for her alone. In the end, he clears his family's name and retires with her to Jiangnan, where they live among begonias and sweetness.