Crimson Veil

Jin Shili had always known how to keep her place. When the Earl's household ordered her to climb into her elder sister's husband's bed, she did. When her elder sister proved unable to bear children and wanted to use Jin Shili's womb to have one, she agreed. Jin Shili diligently studied the art of the bedchamber, coaxing the general night after night. Then one day, Jin Shili stood beside the general, in charge of his household, and her elder sister panicked. Only then did she realize that Jin Shili's former meekness and vulnerability had been an act, put on to avenge herself on the Earl's household. With her revenge complete and her fortunes finally turned, Jin Shili decided to find an honest man and marry him. The general pinned her against the wall, eyes bloodshot. “You used me up and now you think you can run?”