Winning His Heart Little by Little, the Heir Regrets Pursuing His Wife

Luo Yitang overcame hurdle after hurdle and finally made it to the palace selection, catching the emperor's eye and becoming a candidate for the imperial harem. Just as she was feeling both sad and excited, an imperial decree granted her in marriage to Xie Yongzhao, heir to the Duke of Jingguo and Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

After her initial shock came a burst of joy, and she began looking forward to a wonderful life as the heir's wife in the duke's mansion.

But reality was cruel. On their wedding night, the heir merely went through the motions with her, then left her to fend for herself.

She was anxious, but there was nothing she could do. After much soul-searching, she decided to slowly wear down her husband, like boiling a frog in warm water

Just as she had nearly brought him to a boil, she discovered that the emperor's marriage decree, supposedly an unparalleled honor, was nothing but a cover for the emperor to steal his subject's wife.

So what did that make her, the heir's wife...