In her previous life, Shen Shiyuan was the legitimate daughter of a general's household. She followed the rules of propriety and, at eighteen, married her cousin Fu Zhihan.
But then she discovered that Fu Zhihan was having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law. After she died in a fire, she watched helplessly as the adulterous couple murdered her younger siblings to seize the general's estate.
In this life, Shen Shiyuan firmly broke off her engagement to Fu Zhihan, only for her aunt to force her to marry into a marquis's household, citing an imperial marriage decree from the late emperor. Gritting her teeth, she had no choice but to seek help from the person she least wanted to see: Ji Fengyan, the Ninth Thousand-Year-Old Lord.
No one in Daye dared not fear this powerful eunuch. The Censorate he led kept watch over every official, and the entire court held him in the highest regard.
Ji Fengyan lifted a lock of hair from beside her ear and said coldly, "Remember your place."
Shen Shiyuan knew he had someone in his heart, and thought, Once we're married, we'll simply treat each other with respect.
But after they married, Ji Fengyan became addicted to her, and their nights together were filled with passion.
Rubbing her aching waist, she turned to flee, only for him to bind her hands and feet with red silk.
Shen Shiyuan snapped, "Isn't there already someone in your heart?"
Ji Fengyan curled his lips into a wicked smile. "You are both my white moonlight and the cinnabar mark on my heart."
