I entered prison in my father's wedding dress; my husband spent the night with me—he didn't fail.

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Here, ancient Chinese romance novels are reborn in English audiobooks. Experience timeless tales of love, betrayal, loyalty, and destiny — narrated with heart and soul.

✨ Story Synopsis
Zheng Mingzhu was purchased by the Marchioness of Yongning for a thousand taels of silver and sent into prison to bear an heir for the condemned heir-apparent, Xie Duan. Yet after she became pregnant, Xie Duan was released without charge and his legitimate wife was welcomed back to the estate. Facing humiliation, Zheng Mingzhu fled south to Jiangnan with the child in her womb, determined to raise it on her own. Years later, after quelling a rebellion, Xie Duan came searching for her. Hidden secrets between him and the new emperor, and the truth of the fateful “ice-lake rescue,” slowly surface, turning what began as a transaction for an heir into an unexpected and profound entanglement.
✨ Character Introductions

Zheng Mingzhu
Though from a modest background, she is intelligent, resilient, and pragmatic. To support her family and repay a debt, she agreed to bear an heir for Xie Duan, but once she realized her precarious position, she fled with the child. In Jiangnan, she built a life of her own, gave birth to twins, and ultimately reunited with Xie Duan once he faced his true feelings. A woman of independence and courage.

Xie Duan
Heir to the Marquis of Yongning. Handsome and composed on the surface, but shrewd and deeply loyal within. What seemed like a mere entanglement with Zheng Mingzhu over an “heir-bearing arrangement” was in fact part of his hidden cooperation with the new emperor to quell rebellion. Mistaking her identity at first, he later gave up his titles and privileges, crossing thousands of miles to find her. In the end, he used military merit to win imperial approval to marry her and build a family.

Marchioness of Yongning
Xie Duan’s mother. Fiercely protective of her son and with a keen sense of the bigger picture. Though she valued noble bloodlines, she initially bought Zheng Mingzhu to preserve the family line. Later, recognizing Mingzhu’s integrity and resilience, she accepted her as family, helped care for the children, and even prepared their wedding, becoming a crucial force in bringing the couple together.

Dong Zhenzhu
The original heir’s wife, born into an influential family, with a childhood sweetheart of her own. Her marriage to Xie Duan stemmed from a mistaken “life-saving debt.” After Xie Duan’s imprisonment she returned to her natal family, but she was not without compassion. In the end, she chose to withdraw by “passing away” in name, allowing Xie Duan and Zheng Mingzhu to be together. A perceptive and independent woman.

Nanny
The Marchioness’s longtime nursemaid. Loyal, wise, and discreet. Initially tasked with supervising Zheng Mingzhu, but later moved by her character, she secretly supported her and even followed her to Jiangnan. She served as a bridge between Mingzhu and the Marquis’s household, witnessing and supporting the couple’s growing bond.

Yuanyuan & Manman
The lively twin son and daughter of Zheng Mingzhu and Xie Duan. Their birth not only gave Mingzhu new purpose but also dispelled rumors of the Marquisate’s “struggling lineage,” becoming the living link that bound Mingzhu, Xie Duan, and the family’s future together.

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