Yu Ning, raised in a bandit lair, was a female bandit who ruled the roost.

She picked up a stunningly handsome, battle-worn man at the foot of her mountain and forced him into marriage.

What to do when your husband refuses to consummate the marriage?

Simple, tie him up and force him.

Two chaotic months passed like this. Her convenient husband ran away, but Yu Ning was pregnant.

With two countries at war and the Emperor of Daye leading the troops, Yu Ning took the opportunity to disband her bandit gang and retire from her life of crime.

Six years later.

The missing youngest daughter of the Yongning Marquis Manor was found, bringing great joy and cherished love to the family.

Unfortunately, this noble lady was unlucky; her husband died young, leaving her to raise their child alone.

The Marquis’s wife, heartbroken by her daughter’s misfortunes, carefully selected a second husband for her daughter, and even looked for potential husbands for her at court banquets.

However…

Why was her daughter’s gaze towards the Emperor so terrified, as if she had seen a ghost?

Perhaps nobles have poor memories; the Emperor’s gaze held no ripples.

Yu Ning rejoiced, feeling she had escaped a disaster, and settled down to meet with the newly appointed top scholar.

However, not long after, she was knocked unconscious by imperial guards and abducted.

When she woke up, she was surrounded by towering palace walls. This was not a luxurious palace, but the emperor’s private prison.

A blade pressed against her neck, the wielder laughing with malicious amusement, as if about to dismember her.

“My deceased husband has returned from the dead, my wife. Are you pleased?”