[Historical domestic intrigue + Wife-chasing repentance + Reconciliation after heartbreak + Purely ancient setting + Tormented love]
On her wedding night at the Duke of Zhenguo's residence in the Great Jing, Su Wanning was abandoned by her husband, Pei Jingcheng, who went off in pursuit of his idealized first love, leaving her to endure the household's jeers alone.
Su Wanning put away her meekness and used her wits to take control of the household, deal with unruly servants, and keep the concubines in check, managing the ducal residence like an impregnable fortress. By the time Pei Jingcheng saw his beloved's true nature and came to his senses, Su Wanning's heart had already gone cold. His path to winning her back was full of thorns.
On a rainy night, Pei Jingcheng knelt outside the courtyard and pleaded, “Wanning, I was wrong. I'll spend the rest of my life by your side.”
Leaning against the doorway, Su Wanning sneered. “I can wield the power of the ducal residence myself. I don't need you to grant it to me.”
Pei Jingcheng repeatedly hit dead ends in his pursuit, but unexpectedly discovered that Liu Wan'er had gotten close to him to bring down the ducal residence. More unsettling still, it seemed Su Wanning had married into the family for reasons of her own. Can he turn things around in this desperate attempt to win her back?
