After the Delicate Mistress Faked Her Death, the Cold-Blooded Minister Went Mad

Song Yizhu was about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder when Xie Ji—the emperor's ruthless right hand—stormed in like a war god and claimed her for himself. Now she's trapped in a gilded cage, serving tea and dancing for the capital's most feared man. He plans to make her his concubine, but Song Yizhu has other ideas. Overnight, she vanishes to a remote border town, learning to farm and build a new life far from his reach. But when the cold-blooded minister discovers her 'death' was a ruse, his iron control shatters. The man who never lost his composure is now tearing the empire apart t…