Aren’t You a Widow? So Why Are All the Capital’s Elite Bending Over Backward for Me?

In her past life, Su Wanwan was cruelly cut open by her husband, Yan Lang, so he could take their child. She died in bitter hatred! Reborn before the tragedy, she vowed to take revenge and never let anyone walk all over her again. Bound by the custom of marrying into both branches of a family, she was forced to wed her late husband’s elder brother, Yan Chen, a favored court official. This Marquis wielded immense power. Though gentle in appearance, he was domineering and possessive beneath the surface. He publicly stood up for her, helped her reclaim control of the household, and ruthlessly put her cruel mother-in-law and her scheming cousin in their place. Yet his all-consuming possessiveness also kept her imprisoned in the family compound, allowing her nowhere to go. More strangely, she was plagued by bizarre dreams night after night, repeatedly encountering the current emperor, Shang Jin. The emperor saw through her plight at a glance. When he noticed the marks on her body, he flew into a rage and declared that he would personally take her out of the palace and grant her a lifetime of freedom. In reality, the possessive marquis closed in on her at every turn, seeing through all her little schemes and keeping her firmly by his side. In her dreams, the emperor was determined to claim her, intent on bringing her into his harem. And that was not all. Yan Lang, her former husband who should have died on the battlefield, had faked his death and returned to the capital, lying low as he waited for a chance to take revenge. Danger lurked everywhere. A marquis and an emperor fought over her, schemers in the household kept tripping her up, and her mortal enemy watched from the shadows, waiting to strike. Su Wanwan put away her weakness and feigned obedience as she dealt with everyone around her. Tenderness was a cage. Closeness was a scheme. Trapped in a desperate situation with enemies on all sides, she walked the knife’s edge, struggling forward one step at a time to carve out a life of her own and reach the freedom and happiness she longed for!