Gu Yingying, the most beautiful woman in Chang'an, had been married to Yang Hui for four years. She had an eye condition, but worked tirelessly to manage his household. When he left the capital to take up an official post, he abandoned her and went south to Jiangnan with several favored concubines.
At the end of the year, Yang Hui sent her to his friend Zhang Yunjin's residence, asking him to look after his wife.
Gu Yingying could barely see and stumbled over the threshold. Yang Hui had not yet gone far when Zhang Yunjin took her hand and smiled.
"Careful, Madam."
Yingying tried to pull her hand away, but Zhang Yunjin's grip was like an iron vise.
She looked up and met his gaze for an instant. A chill ran through her entire body.
Zhang Yunjin, the powerful chancellor of the court, was known for keeping his distance from women and for his integrity and honesty. It was only after Gu Yingying entered his household that she learned how depraved, extravagant, and immoral his life truly was.
He was unfathomably calculating, a shrewd schemer who used both force and persuasion, threats and temptation, until he finally forced her into his bed.
Zhang Yunjin was an ambitious, ruthless man. He wanted not only to have a beauty in his arms, but also to make sure Yang Hui died without a trace.
So he gave Yingying his family's treasured heirloom, promised to make her an official's wife, and set a wedding date with her. Then he sent her back to Yang Hui to spy on him.
When Yingying arrived in Jiangnan, she learned that an imperial inspector would soon come to investigate the region. It was her only chance to escape both Yang Hui and Zhang Yunjin.
Late one night, she bravely entered the inspector's residence. Wearing only a plain hairpin, she pushed open his door and trembled as she knelt before him.
"My husband is impotent, and the chancellor has defiled me. If you can save me from this living hell, I will do anything for you..."
Gu Yingying had no idea that the inspector was Zhang Yunjin himself, who had disguised himself to travel south and planned to surprise his betrothed.
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Rose Banquet [Western Fantasy]