After the Sweet Young Concubine Enters the Manor, Spring Blossoms in the Ruthless Minister's Bedchamber

[Coercive Possession + Sinister Power-Hungry Official + Frail Concubine]

Sheng Jinnian, the heir of the Marquis's household, wields great authority over the judicial system. Cold and stern by nature, he is known as the Jade-Faced Rakshasa.

When he first met Fu Ying, she was still his younger brother's concubine.

She was as delicate as a willow in the wind, her slender body seemingly unable to withstand even a breeze.

Sheng Jinnian looked down on women like her, who relied solely on their beauty to serve men.

After his younger brother died, he assumed she would stay in the household and enjoy a life of wealth and comfort.

He never expected her to ask only for permission to leave the manor.

Sheng Jinnian scoffed, "Playing hard to get." Still, he granted her request.

Later, she changed her mind at the very last moment and volunteered to stay and pray for the deceased.

No matter how she was mistreated, she remained humble.

Watching her put on an act, Sheng Jinnian sneered, "You're full of schemes."

Later, his thoughts began to take an improper turn.

Her waist was so slender, no wider than his palm.

Her skin was so fair. Would it feel good to kiss?

He was willing to defy propriety and take her as a concubine, but she fled in the middle of the night.

Sheng Jinnian intercepted her and asked, "Why are you running away?"

The woman's smile was mocking and cold. "I won't be a caged bird."

The woman who had always been humble and meek knelt with her back straight, her proud spirit unbroken.

He wanted to marry her, but on their wedding day, she set the house ablaze and took her own life.

It was only years later, when she stood beside another man with a young child, smiling radiantly, that Sheng Jinnian realized it had all been wishful thinking. That cold-hearted woman had only been acting with him.

It doesn't matter. Even if she doesn't love me, having her by my side is enough...