Gu Lingyi was born into the respectable Gu family. Her father died young, and her stepmother and the elders of the clan gradually swallowed up the dowry her mother had left her. To secure a way forward for the Gu family, she married into the Jing'an Marquis Household and became the wife of its heir, Lu Chengyan.
For ten years in her previous life, she managed the household for her mother-in-law, smoothed things over for her husband, and covered up her sister-in-law's disgrace. Each time she thought she was preserving the family's dignity, the others pushed an even bigger mess onto her. After Lu Chengyan became embroiled in an imperial examination fraud case, the entire household blamed her for a crucial letter and a secret arrangement. To protect her husband and the Gu family, she accepted the blame. Only after she was imprisoned did she learn that Lu Chengyan had already decided to abandon her, and that the marquis's household had never intended to save her.
She died in prison. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the first day of her marriage into the marquis's household. The bridal chamber was still dark, and her mother-in-law had already sent someone to collect the inventory of her dowry. The first person to push her into the abyss in her previous life was waiting outside the door. From that day on, Gu Lingyi resolved never again to sacrifice her good name and her life to preserve someone else's dignity.
