Guo Nianyou has been married into the Wei family for three years. She is filial to her elders and diligently manages the household.
To outsiders, she is both a virtuous daughter-in-law and a devoted wife.
At home, she is a gentle mother.
In the tenth year of the Chenghua era, her husband rescues a woman from beyond the borders and brings her home. The woman's beauty is so extraordinary that no one can look at her without being captivated.
Guo Nianyou sits quietly through the night, telling herself she has done a good deed.
But good deeds do not always bring good fortune.
Both her homes are transformed beyond recognition because of this woman.
Overnight, it seems all the men have fallen in love with the captive named Ji Lan.
On the first snowy night, Guo Nianyou confronts her with a knife and demands to know what she wants.
Ji Lan parts her red lips, a gleaming silver dagger pinched between her fingertips. "I want my lady. Would you be willing?"
Theme: To make one's way in the world, one must first establish oneself
