Just three days after her elder half-sister's death, Shen Zhiwei was carried in a bridal sedan into the marquis's manor, where her former brother-in-law, Pei Yanzhi, lived.
Rumors raged throughout the capital and beyond.
Some condemned her for currying favor with the powerful and having no shame.
Others mocked the marquis for being coldhearted and disregarding proper relations.
But no one knew that on their wedding night, Pei Yanzhi lifted her veil and walked away, leaving her sitting alone on the bridal bed until dawn.
And no one knew that her elder sister, Shen Wanrou, had not died in childbirth!
The waters of the marquis's manor were cold and deep. Shen Zhiwei had no choice but to dive beneath the surface...
