The Sweet, Mute Girl: The Heirless Minister's Beloved

Yun Zhiwei transmigrated and became the substitute wife of a cold-faced powerful official. He held power over the entire court and was fated to have no heirs. In public, he was elegant and untouchable, revered by all. Only Yun Zhiwei knew what kind of vile and frenzied possessiveness this cold, ascetic Lord Shen hid beneath his mask. She was gentle and obedient, playing the perfect substitute for three years, hoping only for the original wife to return so their debts and grudges could be settled and she could take her money and leave. Finally, on the day the original wife returned to the capital, rumors spread throughout the city. "Lord Shen's first love has returned to the capital. That mute substitute's good days are over. She'll probably be thrown out into the street." "Exactly. I heard she offended the general and the top scholar before, and now she's angered the Young Lord of the Miao Borderlands too. She'll probably be captured and refined into a gu person. What a tragic fate." But the next moment, everything took a sudden turn. At the Hundred Flowers Banquet, the general threw down his tiger tally in public: "Your Majesty, I am willing to offer half my military authority to marry Yun Zhiwei!" The top scholar threw his official hat to the ground: "The bureaucracy is boring. For Zhiwei, I don't want this official's hat anymore." The Young Lord of the Miao Borderlands toyed with a gu worm and smiled. "Go ahead and fight over her. If I can't take her, I don't mind flattening the Central Plains." The palace instantly descended into chaos. That night, Shen Jinghan, who had always been composed and aloof, completely lost control. He forced his way into her chambers, seized the woman who wanted to escape, and held her tightly in his arms, tormenting her until dawn without any intention of letting go. The always-aristocratic man's eyes were rimmed red as he pressed against her ear and whispered through clenched teeth: "Any stray cat or dog dares to fight me for a woman now? Yun Zhiwei, if you dare look at another man even once, I'll lock you up!"