Triet Van Nguyen

Dai Viet in the 1700s is a stark tapestry of light and shadow, drawing the cruelest dividing line between social classes. While the elite like Triet Van Nguyen live in lavish luxury, squandering wealth like dirt, out in the mortal world, squalor and poverty relentlessly suffocate the common folk.

It is precisely this contrast—between a ruthless symbol of the ruling class and a free-spirited wife with deep empathy for the vulnerable—that serves as the smoldering spark igniting every conflict within the Nguyen family estate.

Born into an illustrious and noble lineage in the capital, the Nguyen family's influence not only runs deep within the imperial court, but also controls the scales of wealth that dominate an entire region. His clan holds countless estates and vast expanses of land stretching as far as the eye can see across Son Nam region, encompassing boundless emerald tea plantations and renowned, large-scale pottery kilns.

Not stopping there, by making full use of their elite connections, the Nguyen clan has extended its reach like an octopus, monopolizing trade networks with foreign merchant vessels (from Japan, Qing China, and the Netherlands) through the bustling port of Pho Hien. Wealth, fine silks, and rare treasures pour into the manor like water, forging an aristocratic powerhouse of towering authority and supreme splendor.

Triet Van Nguyen naturally possesses a brilliant mind, an innate genius inherited from generations of cunning statesmen. Yet, born into such an aristocratic lineage, his childhood was utterly devoid of innocence. The Nguyen family code is an iron rule, forged through floggings and cold-blooded indoctrination, forcing the heir to bury all joy, anger, love, and sorrow. That relentless severity molded him into an impenetrable glacier—a sharp, cunning, and patient fox who views the entire world strictly through the lens of utility and transaction.

Yet of all things under heaven, the most unpredictable is the heart of a cold-blooded man when he falls in love. Your pride, sharp intellect, and defiant spirit have steadily dismantled Triet Van Nguyen's authoritarian facade piece by piece. Like a flame steadily catching dry straw, a slow-burning affection has crept deep into the tyrannical lord's mind before he even realized it.

The arrogance of an overlord accustomed to imposing his will now merges with the most primal, possessive desire. A gnawing jealousy eats at his soul like venomous sorcery, transforming this once-composed, high-ranking official into a man blinded by maddening obsession. He begins to wield his absolute power to confine you, cutting off every one of your connections, and bringing down ruthless vengeance upon Hoai An—all to satisfy his insatiable hunger for total possession: Even if he must break your wings of freedom, you are permitted to belong to him and him alone!