In the last years of the Dayin Dynasty, the mountains and rivers were broken, the cavalry from the north pressed south, the factions in the court were raging, and the families and clans each struggled to survive.
Qin Zhaoyue was just the most inconspicuous female thief in the chaotic city, stealing and cheating just to survive tomorrow. She thought her most unlucky day was when she stole ten taels of silver from a noble nobleman; later she found out that his name was Pei Jin, a treasonous general whose flesh and blood the people in the city wanted to eat.
He did not kill her, but only lit a stick of incense. His smile was gentle and cold: "Run away. If you are caught by me before the incense is gone, your life will belong to me."
Qin Zhaoyue fled into a century-old family, changed her name, and accidentally became the bride of a frail young master. She thought she could hide in a deep house and survive from now on, but on her wedding night, she lifted the hijab and saw the man leaning against the window, calling her slowly: "Sister-in-law."
She lost that game and became the sharpest and most dangerous secret in his hand.
