Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

Everyone knows Ren Fengjue, the young master of the Renxuan Marquis’s mansion, is a man of exceptional ability. Though still young, he has already risen to an important post at court and enjoys the emperor’s deep favor. Born into a noble house, handsome, shrewd, and valiant, he has never known failure and can prosper wherever he goes. Then one day, a woman appears at his doorstep, claiming to be his “betrothed.” Her opening words leave him utterly stunned. Xia Ximo: “Write me a letter of annulment.” Ren Fengjue: “???” At first, Lord Ren, wholly devoted to his official duties, gives little thought to matters of the heart. He agrees to break the engagement—he had never intended to marry anyway. But as circumstances become more entangled, Lord Ren’s feelings toward his fiancée begin to shift. Ren Fengjue: “I have already petitioned the emperor for permission to marry you. To break the engagement now would be to defy the imperial decree—my entire family would face execution.” Xia Ximo: “???”