The Qin family of Tianshui had a lovely daughter named Luo Fu. Her beauty was famed across the land, but unfortunately, she had married young.
Later, as storms gathered, Grand Marshal Wang Xun held the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords.
Her husband, consumed with worry for the country, thought long and hard... and decided to send her to Wang Xun's bed.
But after a night of passion, she woke beside Wang Xun's younger brother.
The General of the Central Army, Wang Ye.
The man was beautiful and sharp-tempered. Hearing a noise, he lazily lifted his eyelids and glanced at her. "The lovely daughter of the Qin family truly is exquisite."
Luo Fu's face turned deathly pale. Trembling, she asked, "Why is it you?"
Beyond the heavy curtains, an unruffled voice asked in turn, "I would like to ask the same thing, Jian Zhi. Why is it you?"
Only then did Wang Ye slowly rise. Barefoot, he stepped down from the bed and smiled at Wang Xun, who was seated in an armchair. "That fellow Situ Kong has even offered up his own wife. There must be a trap involved. How could the head of our Wang clan, my elder brother, put himself in danger? But if we don't even dare keep hold of a frail woman like this, the Wang clan of Linyi will look narrow-minded. After thinking it over, I had no choice but to test her myself."
With that, the man bowed, his broad sleeves sweeping forward. "If she proves harmless, I'll send her to your side."
Wang Xun's expression gave nothing away, but his voice was cold. "In that case, you may keep her."
Wang Xun rose and headed out. He had only taken two steps when the woman stumbled after him and grabbed his sleeve. "Grand Marshal."
Wang Xun lowered his eyes to her. Those limpid, watery eyes were truly beautiful and pitiful, but...
He reminded her, "You belong to Jian Zhi now."
Luo Fu clutched his sleeve, her eyes brimming with tears and her expression full of sorrow. "Grand Marshal, please don't..."
Wang Xun studied her carefully for a long moment. Before he could speak, Wang Ye chuckled behind him and swept her into his arms. "If A Fu can't bear to part with my elder brother, I'll send you back to him in three months."
Wang Xun slowly pulled his sleeve free and turned away coldly. "No need."
But three months later, on the eve of the day Wang Ye was to take Luo Fu as his wife, the Grand Marshal gripped Luo Fu's chin. Deep in the rock garden, he whispered against her lips, kissing and teasing her with cruel insistence. "What are you afraid of? You were supposed to be mine from the start."
[Before You Read]
1. A fictionalized history in a wholly imaginary setting.
2. The heroine is not a virgin, the men are; the relationships are 1v1 in different stages.
3. Everyone is ambitious. The heroine is clear-eyed and cold-hearted.
Theme: May the road ahead be smooth.
