Synopsis
Xie Qingyan — Dayin's foremost scholar-general, the "Spring Mountain Gentleman," a name that made noble daughters sigh. Graceful, untouchable, celebrated. His betrothal to Qi Wan'er, the capital's most coveted beauty, was called a perfect match by everyone who heard of it. But Qi Baishang was also there. Wan'er's older sister — illegitimate, marked by a year spent in a brothel, invisible to the world and to him. She understood her place. A stand-in. A convenience. Something to be used until she wasn't needed anymore. During the day he played the gentleman beside her sister, every gesture measured and proper. At…
