[Mutual Devotion] [High-Level Household Intrigue] [Mad Power-Hungry Minister] [Taking by Force] [Rekindled Romance] [Unwaveringly Protective]
She is the disgraced daughter of a marquis's household, fallen into the mire. He is the mad Grand Secretary, whose power reigns over the entire court.
Back then, she "loved wealth and despised poverty," publicly broke off their engagement, and crippled his leg. Now he stands high above everyone, holding the lives of her entire family in his hands.
Great Zhao is in turmoil, and she has become the laughingstock of the capital, bullied by everyone.
All are waiting to see how Grand Secretary Xiao will torture her to death.
At first, he drove her into a side courtyard and lifted her chin with the hilt of his sword, sneering, "Miss Jiang, can you not even hold a broom steady anymore?"
She thought she could only spend her life as a caged canary, flattering him at every turn and calculating each step with care.
Later, in the inner courtyard of the Grand Secretary's residence,
her eyes red, she gently pushed at the man's chest. "My lord, aren't you afraid the censors will impeach you for abducting the daughter of a disgraced official?"
The living King of Hell, whose power ruled all under heaven, knelt on one knee by the bed and kissed her soft fingertips, humbling himself to the dust:
"As long as Jingzhi is willing to have me, I'll tear up every memorial from the court officials for you. So please don't send me to the study tonight, all right?"
