Being the Eldest Daughter-in-Law of the Duke’s Estate Is No Easy Task

“The legitimate son has been born. You’re free to stay or go.”

(A clear-headed, favored-by-no-one legitimate daughter who turns the tables vs. a ruthless, possessive general)

Meng Zhaoyu’s marriage was a complete and utter deception.

She married a frail young duke who could die at any moment.

But no one knew that the man who had been intimate with her beneath the red wedding curtains on their wedding night was someone else.

Three years later, her eldest son was born.

Her husband, the frail young duke, suddenly handed her a letter of divorce from his sickbed, his expression impossible to read.

“Keep the child. You’re free.”

Only then did Meng Zhaoyu realize that this marriage contract had always been a net laid to ensnare her, with no escape.

Six months later, the truth was dragged into the open, becoming the talk of the entire city.

Thinking of how the woman he had once held in his arms would become a laughingstock, Lu Xuan regretted it.

He went to her in person to beg forgiveness, even willing to make an enemy of the entire ducal household.

When he finally saw the woman who had haunted his dreams, his eyes red, he said, “Come with me. I’ll give you the dignity you deserve!”

Meng Zhaoyu sneered. “I’m just a discarded pawn. I don’t deserve the sincerity of the Third Master Lu!”

This hunting game, with her as the bait, should have been called off long ago...