In her previous life, Su Wanning, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites' household, lost her family and was sold by her stepmother to a brothel, where she became the most famous courtesan in the capital.
In his previous life, Ji Yu, Prince of Pingnan, usurped the throne and fought his way from his fiefdom to the capital. Su Wanning died for reasons she never understood while Ji Yu was carrying her off to keep as a concubine.
For her sake, he bathed the capital in blood and overturned the world.
But she knew nothing of this.
Reborn at twelve, Su Wanning takes a winding path, yet still fails to escape his clutches and becomes the principal wife of the Prince of Pingnan's household.
Every night, he presses her beneath him and murmurs, "I will bind you to me for three lifetimes."