Three years ago, Shen Qingyun swore a secret vow of love beneath the moon with Xiao Wangan, the eldest legitimate son of the Prince of Zhenbei's household. But soon after, he was sent to the frontier, and then came the dreadful news that he had died in battle, his body never recovered.
For three years, she concealed her sharp edges and quietly wove a web, finally using another person's hands to have the imperial family betroth her to Xiao Wangan's younger brother, Xiao Wanghuai, now heir to the title of Prince of Zhenbei.
With a carefully planned marriage, she turned the prince's household into her chessboard, luring the noble heir deeper and deeper into her trap.
She thought she would keep playing this game until everything was settled and her revenge complete.
But just after the wedding, the man she had vowed to avenge, Xiao Wangan, returned alive.
He was badly wounded and unconscious, yet in his delirium, he called her by her childhood name...
Late one night, she tied the jealous heir to a chair in the study and looked at him, so willing to let her have her way. “My lord, would you like to do something that might make people feel good?”
