Demoted to Concubine? I Remarry a Powerful Official and Team Up to Crush Our Enemies

In her previous life, Zhang Zhiyan was a concubine-born daughter of the second branch of the Jing'an Marquis's household. She married into the Duke Huguo's household as a replacement wife, raising her late cousin's legitimate son and cementing the alliance between their families. But the heir, Liao Chuan, kept a mistress and showed her no affection, while her husband's family treated her harshly. The mistress's daughter came from an extraordinary background: she was the daughter of Prince Jian, who had been lost among the common people. Just as the Jing'an Marquis's household was caught up in a major treason case, Zhang Zhiyan had used extraordinary means to conceive and give birth to a son. She thought she could secure her place as the heir's wife and then save her family. To her surprise, the Duke Huguo's household, weighing its interests on all sides, demoted her from wife to favored concubine. Not long after giving birth, Zhang Zhiyan suddenly died one winter. The legitimate son she had borne also met a violent end. Reborn, Zhang Zhiyan no longer clings to romance or lets her family use her. She is determined to protect her loved ones, planning every step as she takes revenge on her enemies. She deliberately ensnares Liu Lang, a powerful court official, and goes along with his advances to make use of him. At first, Liu Lang is drawn only to her beauty. He wants a brief affair, a few nights together, then a clean break. But before he knows it, she has captured his heart, and once he begins to cherish her, he never wants to let her go.