Feng Mingzhu had loved Mu Jingyang for seven years. She helped him prepare for the imperial examinations and took care of his seriously ill mother.
But on the eve of their wedding, Mu Jingyang deceived her and took away the wedding dress she had embroidered for three years. He planned to marry a noble lady from a high-ranking family and intended to make Feng Mingzhu his concubine instead.
Feng Mingzhu did not cry or make a scene. She simply turned and left, then knocked on the gates of the Marquis of Jingyuan’s residence.
This was another marriage arrangement left to her by her mother on her deathbed.
The childhood sweetheart, the newly appointed top scholar—she no longer wanted him.
What Mu Jingyang did not know was that Feng Mingzhu was the true legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household. The one he intended to marry was actually her half-sister, an illegitimate daughter hidden in the shadows—so unrecognized that she wasn’t even recorded in the family genealogy.
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Pei An had spent half his life on the battlefield. His only wish was to die for the stability of the Jing Kingdom—until Feng Mingzhu came to his door.
The woman wore a plain dress, with bright eyes and beautiful features, yet she was full of lies. Even her flirtatious words were…
