The Concubine's Heart Cannot Be Broken

The current Chief Grand Secretary, Xie Tanwei, was introduced to Tian Qin by her legitimate elder sister when she was seventeen. Xie Tanwei, young and already in a high and powerful position as Chief Grand Secretary, had been married to the legitimate sister for three years without producing an heir. At that time, Tian Qin was visiting relatives with several other sisters from the family. The legitimate sister enthusiastically introduced them, and Tian Qin smiled and called him brother-in-law. Xie Tanwei was terrifying—supreme among officials, turning clouds and rain with a flip of his hand, a world apart from a lowly-born girl like Tian Qin. Tian Qin didn’t care; after all, she had a fi...