Quando ela foi queimada viva, seu noivo estava se casando com outra. Após renascer como concubina do herdeiro, ela foi reconhecida, e aquele homem passou a compensá-la loucamente, apenas pedindo uma n
Yun Xi never imagined that Shi Qingchen would not only seize her prescription to seek high office and great wealth but also plan to burn her alive on the day he married into a noble family.
In the side chamber, Yun Xi’s hands were bound tightly to the bedpost with ropes as thick as thumbs.
Both her arms were dislocated from desperate struggling, now hanging limply at odd angles.
Thick smoke poured into her lungs as the flames spread across the bed, engulfing her body and scorching her skin.
Her breathing grew labored, and powerless to move, her consciousness began to fade, while memories flashed rapidly through her mind.
When they first met, Shi Qingchen was merely a son of a declining ancestral household, and she had stood by him through his hardest days; he had even promised her a lifetime together.
Later, leveraging his modern knowledge, Shi Qingchen gained the favor of the family patriarch and, in just three years, rose to become the young master of the Shi family, arranging an even more prestigious marriage.
At that point, his attitude changed drastically; he declared her lowly born, unworthy to be the young mistress or future matriarch of the Shi household, condemning her to remain only as a lowly concubine in his courtyard.
Just as she contemplated escape, he forced her to sign a confession under duress and used it to blackmail her into servitude, threatening to imprison her at any time.
The countless faces of Shi Qingchen merged into one image of him bursting into the flames, his expression unlike ever before—