The Treacherous Minister's Concubine-Born Daughter

Mo Ranchen is strikingly handsome, widely read, and easygoing. Unfortunately, his father is a great villain, his elder brother a minor villain, and his mother is a force to be reckoned with.

That’s the word on the street, and some of it may be true. Believe it all, though, and you’ll end up with nothing but your underwear.

Ying Tuoyue is plain-looking, average at her studies, and rough around the edges. Her father may be the Minister of Justice, but her birth mother died young, she was born to a concubine, and her name isn’t even in the family genealogy.

Rumors among the ladies are hard to verify. Believe them all, though, and you’ll lose everything.

On a dark and windy night…

“My dear wife, where are you going with that bundle?” Mo Ranchen stood beneath the wall with a lantern, backed by a group of men.

“As agreed, once you’ve achieved your ambitions, you’ll let me go free.” Ying Tuoyue held up a written agreement. “It’s all there in black and white. No need to see me off.”

“We were husband and wife, after all. I’ve arranged a modest farewell banquet for you at Yude Tower.” Mo Ranchen turned and pointed. “The carriage is ready. Please don’t refuse, my dear wife.”

The next day, she woke after a night of drinking, and the deed was done.

“My dear wife…”

“I need some time alone.”

After a long while, Ying Tuoyue rubbed her forehead and said, “Send the spy who told me Mo Ranchen was a man who loved men to Runhan Tower to enjoy himself.”