Gu Qingci was the most inconspicuous concubine in the Zhenguo Hou Mansion.
In her previous life, she was docile, cowardly, and cautious, thinking that she could live a stable life by staying on her own terms, but she was manipulated by her aunt and sister in every possible way, and was used as a pawn in a distant marriage. In the end, she ended up being abused by her husband's family and died in a sea of fire.
When she opened her eyes, she was back to her teenage years, before any tragedy happened.
The meekness and forbearance of the previous life have all faded away, leaving only calmness, sinisterness and carefulness at every step. My aunt is hypocritical? She then tore off her virtuous mask; her eldest sister is arrogant? She ruined his good relationship and blunted his edge. Are the jackal relatives trying to suck his blood? She settled old scores one by one, without leaving any trace of kindness.
She doesn't seek glory, wealth, or high status. She just wants to protect her biological mother, guard herself, and live out her life in peace.
However, he met Murong Yan.
Murong Yan was the most famous idle prince in the dynasty and the younger brother of the current emperor. He sings about the wind and moon all day long, does not care about political affairs, indulges in poetry and wine, seems absurd, and is a wealthy idler who cannot be supported by the courtiers. No one knows that under this idle skin, there are thunderous methods and overwhelming power. He has control over the layout of the court and the movements in the capital.
When they met for the first time, he only thought of her as a clever concubine in the Hou family, and watched her fight in the house with cold eyes; when they met again, he was attracted by her tenacity, transparency, and calmness in desperate situations, and he couldn't look away from her ever since.
He went from watching in the dark to secretly protecting her, from being a casual helper to being the only one he loved. She was a scumbag in a house fight, but he held the knife to her; she avoided trouble to protect herself, and he paved the way to escort her; when she was despised by the world, he held her up in the clouds and told the whole world: No one dares to touch my king's people.
