A Red Apricot Branch Climbs Over the Wall

The author's notes in this story are pretty chatty, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing. I hate careless criticism that ruins the author's mood. A long-planned scheme to marry her off to the wrong person sends her into Jing Ye's arms. Was it an accident, or was it deliberate all along? She is the legitimate daughter of the former prime minister and the most beautiful woman in the dynasty. A political injustice leaves her parents dead, and she is forced to live in her general uncle's residence with her aunt and half-brother. The women of the household resent her beauty and treat her like a servant. Her aunt sees her as a stepping stone, repeatedly testing and exploiting her. Subjected to cold remarks and scorn, and trapped by others' schemes, she pretends to be naive, keeps a low profile, and plans each step carefully. Others have meticulously arranged this mistaken marriage to thrust her into the struggle for power. Will she continue to endure in silence, or make no effort to conceal her true self?

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