[Pure historical romance, no rebirth + punishing scumbags + two strong leads]
Qiu Yining is the pampered youngest daughter of the Qiu family in the Grand Tutor’s residence. She has not only an elder sister, Noble Consort Qiu, who is the most favored woman in the imperial harem, but also the entire Grand Tutor’s household to rely on. Her family treasures her, raising her to be bright and sweet, but ignorant of the dangers of the world. Only when her sister dies horribly in the depths of the palace and her parents take their own lives in despair in prison does she realize how foolish she has been. She was foolish enough to invite a wolf into the house and destroy the entire Grand Tutor’s family. If not for Zhang Wenbo, her parents and elder sister would never have met such a tragic end.
Cast down into the dust in a single day, she plots at every step, with danger lurking at every turn.
A courtesan fears her and tries to poison her? She ruins the face her rival is so proud of.
A foolish man wants to buy her as his plaything? She sends him straight to the King of Hell.
The Duke of Xin’s household has a blood feud with her family? She destroys the duke’s legitimate son to collect a little interest first.
Then she learns that the Five Surnames and Seven Houses caused her parents and sister’s deaths to stop the civil service examination system from being implemented.
Qiu Yining sneers. “The Five Surnames and Seven Houses, is it? I’ll spend my life breaking the aristocratic clans’ monopoly and tearing down the restrictions imposed by family background, so that commoners across the land will no longer envy the great houses.”
“Yinyin has grand ambitions and far-reaching aspirations. Join forces with me, and we can pursue them together,” says Lu Jingyu.
Facing the olive branch offered by the current prime minister, Qiu Yining smiles faintly. “In what capacity does Lord Lu call me by my childhood name? And in what capacity are you inviting me to join forces with you?”
Lu Jingyu smiles warmly. “As someone who has fallen for you.”
