Marquis Xie Zhao has kept himself chaste for twenty-six years. The only maid ever allowed close to him is A Ning, whom he picked up in an alley.
She is docile and never competes for anything, so unobtrusive that people hardly notice her. When she turned seventeen, he "accidentally" took her as his concubine. He became addicted to her and sought her out every night, yet never once said the word "love."
A Ning stays true to her original purpose: repaying his kindness.
But later, gazing at the lights of Chenghui Courtyard beyond the garden wall, she can no longer tell whether she has fallen for him. The principal wife hasn't even entered the household, and a concubine's supposed standing is no more than a reflection on water... She can no longer lie to herself.
So she fakes her death and disappears.
The thing Xie Zhao regrets most in this life is believing A Ning would never leave him.
Even when the news reaches him, he thinks it must be some cruel joke from heaven.
Later, the Marquis of Dingyuan, who has never once lost his composure in public, kneels in the mud with red-rimmed eyes, his voice trembling:
"A Ning, come back... please?"
Both leads remain faithful to each other · Happy ending · Neither lead is perfect (the male lead has always been chaste, in body and heart!) · The heroine grows stronger over time
The male protagonist's design is so funny. He asked the female protagonist to give him the antidote in exchange for a favor. When he separated the female protagonist from the male partner, he told the male partner that you can't protect him. As a result, he couldn't protect the female protagonist himself. His first reaction when he found out that the female protagonist was gone was to commit suicide. Brother, if you want to commit suicide, can you kill the culprit first and then leave? You don't have any sense of responsibility.
Good, very, very, very good
Come on, author, it's so beautiful [Admiration]
Looking forward to updates!!