In ancient times, the powerful and wealthy seized power step by step.

In the third year of the ancient era, the person Zhu Qingyu entrusted with her protection was imprisoned. Gu Zhao, the heir of the Duke of Dingguo, offered a helping hand, saying, "Once."
For her, a fleeting one-night stand was the end; for him, it was just the beginning.
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Gu Zhao adhered to the principles of self-discipline and moral integrity, and was upright and proper in his conduct. However, he could not suppress his boundless greed, anger, and infatuation when it came to a married woman. He knew that her tenderness and affection for him were all out of necessity and were all for another man, but he couldn't help but keep asking for more, fantasizing that perhaps there was a trace of sincerity in the feigned affection she offered him.