[A clever, delicate noblewoman (for real) vs. a self-restrained, proper minister (on the surface)]
(One couple, forced marriage and possessive pursuit, older man gone mad: he simply takes her)
Lu Zhaoheng secretly loved Lu Jinchuan for five years, waiting for him to make a name for himself and enter the imperial court. Then she discovered he was attracted to men. The Lu family used the debt she owed them for raising her to force her into becoming the respectable face of her husband’s success. In the end, that effeminate man strangled her and her unborn child to death in a cellar.
Reborn, she returned to the days before her marriage, proceeding carefully and setting up a household of her own.
By chance, she acquired a book on disguise and devoted herself to mastering it. She also began to flirt with and provoke Xiao Lingyuan, her employer.
Who knew that a piece of land would lead her into Xiao Lingyuan’s trap? He drew close to her at every opportunity, testing her without the slightest restraint.
“No one but me dares touch this land!”
“Do you know what they’re plotting? I’m the only one who can keep you safe.”
“Don’t think about running. Wherever you flee, I’ll put down roots there.”
“Whoever you are, whatever face you wear, as long as it’s you, I’ll protect you with my life!”
By the time Lu Zhaoheng realized what was happening, he had already laid an inescapable net around her. She had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, so she gladly gave in and decided to take it easy.
Lu Zhaoheng: “Since Imperial Uncle Xiao loves me so much, why don’t you spoil me for once?”
Xiao Lingyuan: “Yes, Princess Consort. I’m coming.”
