Sui Yuxing is a top-class covert assassin, tasked with uncovering evidence that the Marquis's household is conspiring with the former dynasty. Infiltrating under a false identity is her only option.
According to a secret report, the eldest son of the marquis died in battle, and his wife died by suicide out of grief. So Sui Yuxing switches identities and becomes the newly widowed young madam.
Dressed in white and clutching a memorial tablet, she kneels at the gates of the marquis's residence, weeping.
Her identity papers, letters, and dowry are all in order. The marquis and his wife are overcome with joy and sorrow, and hurriedly welcome her back into the household.
From then on, Sui Yuxing can come and go freely, making her work much easier.
Except for the second young master, that carefree man with a pretty face and a fox's heart, who opposes her at every turn and keeps a close eye on her movements.
Today he accuses her of having an affair, sullying the marquis's reputation.
Tomorrow he spreads rumors that she intends to seize the household's wealth, making everyone suspicious of her motives.
After Sui Yuxing defuses each crisis, she decides to kill him. She secretly sharpens her sword, planning to eliminate the threat as soon as possible.
But before she can draw it, fragrant smoke fills the room. Her limbs go weak, and she loses consciousness.
When she wakes, Sui Yuxing finds herself lying on the bed of the second young master, Wen Yan'an, her clothes half undone and her hands and feet bound so she cannot move.
In the wavering candlelight, she meets his inscrutable gaze. His burning eyes make her skin prickle with pain.
As she opens her mouth to cry for help, Wen Yan'an's slender fingertips come to rest on her lips. His gaze travels down her snowy-white neck.
"Sister-in-law, now that you've climbed into my bed, I suppose I can no longer call you that, can I?"
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Wen Yan'an dislikes his sister-in-law, who supposedly died for love and then came back to life. Every day, he racks his brains for ways to drive her out of the household.
As the days pass, the hostility between them changes into something else, though neither knows when.
Until the day he learns that his sister-in-law plans to come to his room that night.
When she bursts through the door, the fragrance from the incense burner suddenly makes his body feel heavy.
He remembers that his sister-in-law brought the incense herself today.
He thinks his sister-in-law must feel the same way he does, but their awkward positions make it difficult to say so aloud.
No matter. They can let her incense help them share a beautiful dream.
[Reading Tips]
1. The romance between the leads may progress slowly. Trying to sabotage each other is part of their daily routine.
2. Both leads will grow in the later chapters.
Theme: Face life bravely
"Shaoyao is worried about raising his eyebrows again" is a big bug for the author~ It should be a bad luck