*7/27 CURRENTLY REVISING CHAPTERS* A slow-burn romance set against a backdrop of betrayal, honor, and resilience. This faithful English translation preserves the emotional, cultural, and symbolic depth of the original novel. Translator's Notes are included at the end of each chapter to guide readers through historical and narrative nuances. The Prisoner of Beauty《折腰》 / The Marquis is Innocent (君侯本无邪) Author: Peng Lai Ke (蓬莱客) In a time of war and ruin, Wei Shao, haunted by the fall of his city and the loss of his kin, rises from the ashes to restore the honor of the Wei clan. Feared on the battlefield, he turns from vengeance to peace-and proposes marriage to the Qiao family, once their greatest betrayers. His bride, Qiao Man (Xiao Qiao), is sent into the union like a lamb to the slaughter. Rumors call Wei Shao a cruel warlord; she steps into his world with caution, knowing love has no place in such a match. Yet beneath the cold walls of duty and pride, something unexpected blooms. She is not what he assumed. He is not what she feared. As danger closes in, they begin to rely on each other-her quiet strength, his unspoken loyalty. When war returns to their gates, it is Xiao Qiao who stands firm, protecting a people not her own. And in her, Wei Shao sees the one person who might heal what bloodshed has broken. Disclaimer This is an unofficial fan translation of 《折腰》 (The Prisoner of Beauty), also known as 君侯本无邪 (The Marquis is Innocent), originally written by 蓬莱客 (Peng Laike). All rights to the original story belong to the author and publisher. This work is shared for non-commercial, educational purposes only. I claim no ownership over the source material.

𝐗𝐢𝐚𝐨 𝐐𝐢𝐚𝐨, 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐢𝐚𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐢 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬.