Du Jiangli lay at the edge of the cliff, gazing at the pine forest below that resembled a sea, hidden in the dim morning light, and furrowed her brows.
Although she had managed to conceal her affair with Sang Chen from last night, she couldn't explain where she had disappeared to during the vanished night; she had used another's body, ruining the person's reputation completely. Even if it wouldn't reach the point of being subjected to drowning in a pig cage or anything of that sort, she felt destined to face divine punishment.
Returning to the Du residence, she was bound to marry someone else. The Du family would not keep her in the residence for life. This was not only subject to gossip, but also a violation of Tang Code, keeping her until today was indeed a grace.
Escape? The household registration system of Great Tang was very strict; she couldn't just go wherever she wished.
