Spring Beneath the Pillow

[Delicate, ravishing mistress + fiercely possessive general who protects the nation] [Rekindled romance + the powerful one bows his head + uncle and nephew compete + pseudo-taboo]

General Xiao Yin, guardian of the nation, kept a mistress named Shen Yingshuang in the western suburbs.

A slender waist, a voluptuous figure, pale skin, and stunning looks, so soft and tender she seemed to drip at a touch.

Whenever she swayed her hips, it felt as if thousands of ants were crawling over his heart, setting it ablaze.

Their entanglements left traces all over the little courtyard in the western suburbs.

But no one knew Shen Yingshuang was Xiao Yin's former nephew's wife.

And no one knew they shared a past that could never be spoken of.

Shen Yingshuang never overstepped her bounds. Gentle as water, she stayed in the western suburbs and played the perfect mistress to Xiao Yin.

That was until she saw Xiao Yin gazing adoringly at another woman and offering himself up as a sacrifice for her.

Then she knew their relationship had reached its bitter end.

She wanted a letter of separation, but paid for it with everything she had.

Their child, everything she held dear...

During the bitter winter in the capital, when Shen Yingshuang was found, she was already a corpse, her face disfigured beyond recognition.

Xiao Yin returned in triumph, his eyes red as he broke down in tears.

Clutching the wooden hairpin taken from her body, he stood there for three days and three nights.

Five years later, a renowned embroiderer rose to fame throughout the land in Jiangnan.

At her side stood a well-behaved son and daughter.

That woman was Shen Yingshuang.

Xiao Yin tracked her down in Jiangnan. Shen Yingshuang smiled and said, "General, I am already married. Please conduct yourself with dignity."