After the Pampered Concubine Faked Her Death and Fled, the Coldhearted Power Minister Went Mad

After the pampered mistress fakes her death and escapes, the cold-blooded power broker goes mad [The capital's darling reduced to a plaything + mistress escapes + possessive pursuit + a desperate chase to win her back] The day Song Yizhu was sent to the Entertainment Bureau, the very men who had once crowded her doorstep to ask for her hand called out bids for her first night. "It would be better to die..." Song Yizhu quietly made up her mind. But Xie Ji arrived like a god of war, killing the rebel with a single stroke and drawing her into his arms in the same motion. A trusted aide to the emperor, a cold-faced demon of death: no one in the capital dared compete with him. From then on, Song Yizhu lived in constant fear, devoted to serving him meals, playing music, dancing, and being sweet and gentle. Once the capital's most beautiful woman, she was now caged like a golden bird by a powerful official. Satisfied, Xie Ji planned to take her as a concubine after they married. But overnight, Song Yizhu ran away! She fled to a small border town, learned to wash clothes and cook, hoe fields and farm, and exchanged betrothal papers with the scholar who sheltered her. Yet on the night the wedding candles burned bright, the hand that lifted her veil belonged to Xie Ji, its fingers stained with blood. "I've finally caught you, Song Yizhu."