The Marquis's Estate: A Chessboard of Mountains and Rivers

She was supposed to marry the Crown Prince, but three days later, an amended imperial decree forced her to marry the bloodthirsty Marquis of Zhenbei instead! The Su family was terrified. They locked her in chains overnight and threw her into the marquis’s residence, all to cut ties with her. On their wedding night, Gu Jingzhou lifted her veil and questioned her coldly. Then a poisoned needle came flying from the shadows: his own younger sister, whom he had raised by his side, had tried to kill her! Everyone waited for Su Rui to die a horrible death, but the next moment, the “gentle” legitimate daughter smiled. “Marquis, His Majesty wants to use me as bait to keep you in check, the Su family wants to trade me for their own safety, and your sister wants to use me to test her blade... How about we make a deal?” Gu Jingzhou raised an eyebrow. “Oh?” “You back me up, and I’ll help you take people out.” From that day on, life at the Marquis of Zhenbei’s residence took a sharp turn. They called Su Rui a discarded pawn? The marquis marched his troops straight to the Su family’s gates and flattened them. In this life, she would be no one’s pawn. She would be the winner who moved the pieces. This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.