When Ruan Siyan was six, a sage foretold that she was destined to be a femme fatale.
As an adult, she saw her family destroyed, fell into lowly status, and met a miserable end.
Reborn, Ruan Siyan set her sights on the man who would one day hold power over the court.
Whatever it took, she would climb aboard this ship and save her own life.
At first, Ruan Siyan was a courtesan-born mistress, hidden away from the world.
She would kneel softly at Li Xun's feet, gazing up at him timidly as she pleaded, "Please take pity on me, my lord."
Later, the all-powerful Grand Secretary knelt beside Ruan Siyan's bed.
His eyes bloodshot, he begged stubbornly, "Sisi, don't go. Please."
At first, Li Xun thought Ruan Siyan was just a plaything with a bit of cunning.
Later, he unleashed a storm of bloodshed, all to ensure she would live without a care in the world.
Content warning: They are not each other's first, and neither the hero nor the heroine is a good person.
Theme: A woman's defiance and resistance in the face of a cruel fate
