[A Lady Who Feigns Weakness x A Scheming, Unhinged Young General]
Wen Lingyi was once the most dazzling Noble Lady in the capital. Her father was a notoriously infamous Treacherous Official, The Old Emperor’s personal Money Bag. To protect her father, she donated grain for disaster relief to clear his name, and her own reputation soared, making her the foremost Noble Lady in the capital.
Though she already had someone in her heart, she was betrayed by the one confidante she trusted most. By The Old Emperor’s decree, she was married into a Marquisate, becoming the most “virtuous” Mistress in the eyes of the world.
From the start of her marriage, while her husband was still in the mourning period, she personally welcomed eighteen Beautiful Concubines for him, carving the word “decency” into the very gates of the Marquisate.
Her father-in-law passed away suddenly, her mother-in-law went mad, and her sister-in-law was naive—with a smile, she sent this sister-in-law, her former confidante, into the palace to be buried with The Old Emperor.
The entire capital praised her for her composure and magnanimity. Even her Prime Minister Father, whose power overshadowed the court, saw his reputation grow because of her.
No one knew that every night, The Young General who had recently moved in next door would burst into her room with reddened eyes. Pinning her against the vanity, his voice would tremble with obstinance, “My lady, will it be as a concubine, or in your Outer Chamber?”
“When… exactly will you grant me a proper status?”
