[A Tang Residence Concubine vs. Four Men]
A big pot of meat stew. Nothing could smell better.
Tang Xinyu was a concubine-born daughter of the Tang family. She was fifteen that year, with a beauty that could take one's breath away. The heir of the Duke of Wang's household fell in love with her at first sight and soon came to ask for her hand as a concubine.
On the day he arrived, she recognized him from across the covered walkway. He was the very man who had helped her escape the harassment of a lecherous young noble by the rockery.
A seed of hope took root in her heart. Her future husband, she thought, would be an upright and dependable man.
Since she could not disobey her father's orders, knowing that the man she was to marry seemed decent brought her some comfort.
And so she went to marry him with that small measure of comfort.
Who could have guessed that after marrying into his household, she would discover that the heir she had thought so upright was surrounded by beautiful women and skilled at deceiving them?
Worse still, he was not only lustful and hypocritical, but also ruthless.
Then she met Dai Qiyu, a merchant's son, who was skilled at arithmetic and sincere toward others. He was the gentlest and most learned young gentleman she had ever met, and the two felt an instant kinship... but fate had not granted them enough time together.
At the same time, she met the military commander Liu Hanzhi. In her eyes, she and General Liu were worlds apart. He was a general who guarded the border and struck terror into the enemy, the emperor's most capable subject. She was a lowly servant, as insignificant as an ant, who could barely dare to breathe in his presence. How could she ever imagine having any connection with him?
Yet fate can play cruel tricks. In the end, he bowed his noble head for her. He gave up his chance at wealth and glory just to secure her freedom. Because of him, she spent the happiest and freest time of her life.
Then another man suddenly entered her life and upended everything.
Who does the heroine end up with?