[Historical Romance + Evenly Matched Leads + Defying Fate] For ten taels of silver, Jiang Zhi is sold into a brothel by her own mother. What do people do in a brothel? She doesn’t know. All she knows is that she can eat her fill and stay warm here, so it must be a good place! But this is no shelter from the storm. It’s a mire that devours people. The official’s daughter Wanqing begs for death by smashing her head against a pillar. The famous courtesan Zhihuan hides a past soaked in blood and tears. The madam’s kindness is all calculation, and the patrons’ pity is nothing but exploitation. Beneath the nightly revelry of Lichun Courtyard lie the bones of countless women… But aren’t prostitutes people too? From innocent and naive to clear-eyed and worldly, Jiang Zhi sees that men can’t be trusted and dignity is worthless. Caught in a struggle for imperial power, some want to use her as a pawn, some want to destroy her life, while others fight to protect her. But she refuses to accept her fate. She plans every step, holds fast to her principles in the mire, and struggles to survive in the world of pleasure, until at last she finds a way out!
