Shen Zhen, the legitimate daughter of the Hou family, had her mother die early and her stepmother was in charge of the family. Everyone was waiting to see her get married off casually. But on the day of guard selection, she picked a handyman who everyone found ugly.
No one knew what she was raising - feeding him, teaching him how to read, pulling him up from the mud.
Everyone laughed at her: "What's the point of picking an ugly one?"
Shen Zhen said nothing. She just watched the ashes in the young man's eyes turn into fire little by little.
Three years later, Xie Yan was granted the title of Marquis for his military exploits, and his power became overwhelming. The first thing he did when he returned to Beijing was to kneel in front of her.
"Madam, who bullied you?"
Shen Zhen handed him a list - stepmother, concubine, and everyone who had bullied her.
Xie Yan took the list and didn't ask a single word. A month later, everyone on the list was convicted.
He asked to marry her, and she smiled and picked his chin: "Xie Yan, do you remember - you said that dogs must be neutered before they are obedient."
He raised his head with no fear in his eyes: "Madam, you have tamed me for three years, and I have been yours for a long time."
——It was never his choice who was the trainer and who was the dog.
