The Marquis of the Fu residence cared little for power or status, but doted on his concubine, Su Zhaozhao.
Su Zhaozhao had a slender waist and unparalleled beauty.
Though her status was low, he cherished her above all else. Every day, he watched her walk barefoot in gauzy robes, and through the night he listened to her jeweled hairpins jingle against her slender waist.
Everyone at the marquis's residence envied how Little Marquis Fu indulged his concubine, Su Zhaozhao, in everything while ignoring his wife, a lady from a distinguished family.
Unexpectedly, a plot landed Little Marquis Fu in prison.
Xie Ciyuan, the Grand Chancellor, inexplicably came to his aid.
Little Marquis Fu was immensely grateful. But when he returned to the residence, he discovered that the marchioness had forced Su Zhaozhao into a sedan chair and sent her to Grand Chancellor Xie Ciyuan.
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In the hazy night, Su Zhaozhao looked helplessly at the man before her, pleading through soft, tearful words.
He gripped her waist. Her black hair was damp with sweat, her face flushed with color, and tears shimmered in her eyes.
People in the capital said Grand Chancellor Xie Ciyuan was as bright as the moon, a gentleman without equal.
Few knew that when Xie Ciyuan was still a poor scholar everyone could bully, he and Su Zhaozhao had once been lovers.
Back then, Su Zhaozhao had treated Xie Ciyuan as nothing more than bait, a lure to get Little Marquis Fu to take the hook.
She had never imagined that Xie Ciyuan would one day wield power over all under heaven, and come to demand, with gritted teeth, that she repay him for everything.
Hearing her continue to murmur, Xie Ciyuan was easily provoked. He tightened his grip. "Who are you calling for?"
*A determined, unscrupulous Grand Chancellor × a woman who seduced and abandoned him, with no redemption arc for the heroine*
Reader's guide:
1. Coercive pursuit. The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is.
2. The story will be completed. The major warnings are already listed in the blurb. If you don't like it, please don't flame the author. I'm big, but fragile.
/2022.12.29/
Theme: Strive upward with all your might and stay true to your ambitions, and you can attain what you desire.
