Spring Returns to Ning

A marriage contract brought Wen Hening, a fallen noblewoman, into the Shen clan, one of the capital's great families.

Her betrothed was not only a refined gentleman, handsome as an orchid and a jade tree, but also a rising star in the Ministry of Justice, steady and astute.

He did not look down on her lowly status as the daughter of an exiled convict, and promised to make her his wife.

For three years, she cared for the elders and managed the household at the Shen estate, yet the wedding day never came.

She thought she simply hadn't done enough,

until she caught her usually taciturn betrothed holding his junior sister and soothing her in a husky voice.

“If you refuse, I will never marry her.”

Only then did she understand that Shen Chengyi had never loved her, nor had he ever intended to marry her.

If that was the case, she would grant him his wish.

She would repay the debt of gratitude, then leave without looking back.

She had thought she had nowhere else to go,

but the capital's most notorious young heir dragged her into his carriage and held her close. His eyes reddened, as if he had been waiting for a very, very long time.

“If he won't marry you, then I will. Will you be my heir's consort?”