Word has spread throughout the imperial capital: the Minister’s residence has a legitimate daughter who grew up in the countryside. She takes credit for her older sister’s deed, claiming she rescued a distressed commandery princess. Shamelessly, she falls for the top scholar Shen, accuses the Chancellor’s daughter of stealing the man she loves, and causes a scene at Shen’s wedding. In the end, she is utterly humiliated, with her reputation in ruins. The world sees only a woman who can’t get what she wants and has a vicious heart. No one knows that the person who stole the credit was my so-called older sister. I studied hard alongside the man I loved, believing our feelings were mutual. But after he passed the imperial exams, he looked at me with a mix of disgust and complicated emotions, then married another woman. Framed and slandered? I’ll return the favor every time. Abandoned? You’ve got it wrong: I’m no lovesick fool. Someone else taking credit for my work? There’s nothing I, Mu Shiqian, want that anyone can take from me.
