Lin Xi had once thought she would live like an ordinary woman: come of age, marry, support her husband, raise children, and spend her life that way.
When she married the young marquis Lu Huaiqing, it was because she thought he was noble and proper, stayed out of political infighting, and, most importantly, was as frail and sickly as she was. Neither of them would have to look down on the other.
But his illness was an act, and his moonlit, noble bearing was a sham. Her seemingly carefree husband was the biggest, baddest wolf of them all.
1. Both leads are each other's first and only. Slow burn.
2. The story is set in the Northern Song dynasty as far as possible. Character names have no connection to historical figures, so please don't nitpick the history.
Theme: The sky is just beginning to lighten. Dawn will come at last.
