Shen Ciyin was the legitimate daughter of the Duke’s estate—pampered, precious, and radiantly spirited. At fifteen, she famously rejected a prince’s marriage proposal to marry the top scholar of the imperial examinations, Ye Juntang.

At sixteen, the Duke’s estate was seized, and her family was sent into exile. Overnight, she was forced to grow up. Despite her husband’s cold and indifferent attitude, she remained calm and composed, managing his household and paving the way for his political career. She didn’t crave his adoration; she only sought a glimmer of warmth and a little protection for her family, who were suffering thousands of miles away in exile.

However, everything shattered one winter day when she and her mother-in-law (her husband’s stepmother) fell into the freezing water together. When Ye Juntang chose to save his stepmother first, Ciyin discovered the sickening truth: her husband was having an illicit affair with his own stepmother.

Proud to her core, she could not tolerate such filth. She demanded a divorce.

Just as she was calculating her dowry and planning to travel north to reunite with her exiled family after the separation, a new Emperor ascended the throne and prepared to issue a general amnesty. To ensure her family’s names appeared on the pardon list, she had no choice but to seek help from the very man she once rejected: the prince who is now the all-powerful Regent.

But this one request lured her straight into the Regent’s dangerous trap—and this time, there would be no escape.

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