Trapped in a Bandit Stronghold’s Web of Desire, I’m Taken by a Tyrant in Disguise

[Beautiful and Fearsome + Possessive Pursuit + Rivalry Among Men] Jiang Zao’s husband and daughter were abducted by bandits on their way to take up a post in the capital. The night the news reached Lingnan, she set off alone for the bandits’ stronghold, a pair of scissors concealed on her. Since childhood, she had followed her parents chopping wood and slaughtering pigs. A beautiful woman, alone in the wilderness. Naturally, they tied her up and took her inside. She had planned to use her beauty to work with the authorities from within and help them crush the bandits. But things inside were rather different from what she had imagined: every bandit chief was strikingly handsome. Even more surprising, they all seemed particularly susceptible to her charms, and their gazes grew more and more predatory by the day. Jiang Zao figured that once the authorities arrived, they would all lose their heads, so she had nothing to worry about. She only worked harder to drive them apart. They fought, got injured, and were crippled. She left the bandits’ stronghold in shambles. By the time the authorities stormed the place, she had already left in style with her husband and daughter. Half a month later, an imperial summons arrived from the capital. Completely bewildered, she entered the palace and saw those familiar faces again in the great hall. Her legs nearly gave way in terror... In a secluded palace chamber, the man held Jiang Zao around the waist as she sat on his lap. With his other hand, he pinched her cheek. “How about I promote your husband to fifth rank?” “If you don’t like that, he can just stop living.” Afterward, Jiang Zao regretted her decision to enter the palace more than once.