Three years into their marriage, Ye Jinglan finally learns that her husband’s unattainable first love is actually her sister-in-law, the Marquis’s wife.
She used to look at him with love, and everything about him seemed wonderful. Now that she watches him with a probing eye, she sees that he is nothing but a beast.
In public, he is a devoted son born of a concubine. In private, he is a blade in Prince Su’s hand. While he fusses over her, he plots regicide; while he holds her hand and paints her brows, the secret order to slaughter the Eastern Palace lies hidden in his sleeve.
Only when the Princess’s golden seal falls into her palm do the Marquis’s household, who once mocked her lowly merchant origins, begin to tremble beneath the Imperial Guards’ iron armor.
She fastens the shackles around him with her own hands, her voice colder than the prison’s icy iron: “Your act is over.”
This time, she is the one moving the pieces. And the endgame is to send the husband she once cherished into eternal ruin.
The beginning is really heart-wrenching. The author's writing is good and worth recommending.
This male supporting actor is not a fool, he is very smart. It's not the same as Shuangwen's male counterpart