The second girl of the Shen family, Shen Qiyue, had not been favored since she was a child.
When the eldest sister said "no", she was pushed out and married into the Dingyuan Hou Mansion, the most prominent and dangerous house in Beijing, on her eldest sister's behalf.
Everyone said that the Shen family was using her to fill a hole in this marriage.
On the one hand, Xie Xun, the third son of the Hou family, was of noble birth, but he held power and his thoughts were unpredictable;
Secondly, the inner house of the Hou Mansion is so complicated that no one may be able to live in peace if he enters it, including his stepmother, side branches, old enemies, and new grudges.
Thirdly, this marriage should have belonged to her eldest sister.
On their wedding night, Xie Xun only said one thing to her——
"You and I each take what we need and be a decent couple."
Qiyue understood.
He wants a wife who is calm, does not cause trouble, and can block outsiders from visiting;
And she wanted to use the door of the Hou Mansion to get back everything that was taken away from her.
So she is docile, polite, and never jealous.
But in the undercurrent of the back house, he set up a trap step by step, taking advantage of the situation to establish his authority, clearing accounts, breaking off relatives, running the family, and overturning the case.
Everyone in the capital who saw her joke was trampled back into the mud one by one.
Later, Xie Xun finally lost his sense of control when he saw her speaking softly to others but always being polite and distant to herself.
He stopped her and said in a low voice:
"Chen Qiyue, do you really think that you are the only one taking advantage of this marriage?"
At first, he and she were just allies.
Later, he was willing to be the sharpest knife in her hand.
[Scheming concubine × Cold and strict restraint on powerful officials]
[Marriage first, love later / High-class marriage / House intrigue / Face-slapping counterattack]
Purpose: Don't give up even when you're in a difficult situation. Women should use sobriety and courage to rewrite their destiny.