The Bewitched Wife

[All talk and no sincerity, vicious and sharp-tongued] [Love-hate relationship] [A match made in heaven] [The legitimate wife's status, the mistress's behavior]

The capital was thrown into turmoil. Xi Yao's parents were killed, her master was assassinated, and she was left with a web of mysteries and a blood feud.

When she was backed into a corner, the young wastrel from the Shang family, the man most eager to kill her, reached out to help. He kept asking, "Are you really willing to let this go?"

Of course she wasn't.

Xi Yao knew what he was after, and she understood her own intentions.

And so rumors began to spread. Everyone was saying that the wastrel's younger son from the Shang family had married the only daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei and still wasn't satisfied. He had actually started an affair with some wild girl, and protected her like a precious treasure!

In the middle of the night, Shang Yun climbed through her window and into her bedroom. Using the pretext of exchanging information, he teased her with a smile. "They all say I've hidden a beautiful girl away in a golden house, keeping her for my pleasure."

The bamboo knife in Xi Yao's hand shot toward him like an arrow, nearly striking his hand. Her peach-blossom eyes curved slightly as she replied coldly, "Your beloved wife is at home. Don't drag me into this."

Shang Yun: "..."

Xi Yao was wonderful in every way. The problem was that she was too ambitious and far too clever. With those alluring, plaintive peach-blossom eyes, it was hard to tell which of them was really in control.

Shang Yun wasn't confident he could keep her under control forever. Serving a ruler was like sleeping beside a tiger.

He had heard rumors of a kind of Gu poison that could control people's hearts. If either person proved disloyal, both the one who planted the Gu and its target would die.

He wasn't afraid of dying. He was more afraid that Xi Yao would expose his identity, so he was willing to gamble everything on this deal.

He thought Xi Yao hadn't noticed a thing. She even kindly gave him a beautiful bamboo umbrella.

Looking into Xi Yao's eyes, Shang Yun felt a touch of guilt and didn't know how to face her.

On a rainy night in the capital, Xi Yao's red robe was soaked through, and bamboo leaves swayed. She gave him a gentle smile and said, "Shang Yun, the ends of the earth are too far away. Let me take you back to Jiangnan."

He was a rabid dog, with Gu poison hidden inside him, and also a loyal subject who defended the realm.

#The cold, ruthless commander wanted to kill me, but then he started fighting everyone to claim me

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