Rong Hua was born with striking, lush beauty. On the surface, he was a servant in the Lan family, a wealthy imperial merchant clan in Jiangnan. In truth, he was the illegitimate son of Master Lan and Rong Niang, a beautiful songstress.
His mother died young, and Rong Hua grew up alongside the household gardener. His father turned a blind eye as his elder brother and stepmother repeatedly abused him. He endured the humiliation so he could learn to read and write, and even earned an official degree.
But barely a month after taking office, he became a notorious corrupt official, despised by everyone. Only then did he learn that the promising future he had fought so hard to earn was all part of the Lan family's scheme to make him take the blame.
After being reborn, Rong Hua returned to the age of seventeen. His half-brother had just sold him as a plaything to a brothel.
The brothel was full of wealthy patrons, including someone Rong Hua knew: Ye Chongyan, a man of wealth and influence. Empress Ye of Great Zhou held the reins of government, and Ye Chongyan was her own nephew, a true member of the imperial in-law clan. He was practically the textbook candidate for seizing power and usurping the throne.
So, consumed by vengeance, Rong Hua made a rash decision: he would lure Ye Chongyan into his trap...
A straight-laced, lazy top who only wants to lie flat and waste his days x a beautiful, scheming, unhinged bottom who lives for ambition and revenge, holds grudges, and believes in all-or-nothing
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