The author’s gone off the rails and writes whatever comes to mind.
One woman, many men, and a story whose style goes all over the place.
There’s no denying the heroine lives a pretty carefree life.
One day, Shen Rushuang wakes up as a widowed duchess. She has money, free time, and no man, so she thinks life is pretty great.
But...
Her peaceful days don’t last long before the cruelties of life in ancient times are laid bare.
A hidden nemesis keeps plotting against her and setting traps. Thanks to Shen Rushuang’s cleverness, she escapes by sheer luck time and time again. (Actually, she doesn’t.)
She thought the ducal residence was a safe and peaceful place, but it’s full of hidden currents. Outside, one, two, three and more men are eyeing Shen Rushuang, some as admirers (no, as people coveting her), and all acting like noble gentlemen who share her feelings (or so they think; I’m making this up).
But that’s not even the most urgent problem. The real danger comes later.
By chance, Shen Rushuang’s ties to the imperial family grow ever closer, and she even becomes related to the emperor by marriage. Yet none of that keeps her life from being in danger. The mastermind is someone Shen Rushuang cannot hope to challenge for now, so she has no choice but to fake her death, change her identity, and return to fight another day.
In short, this is how Shen Rushuang, future empress, is pushed onto the throne step by step by all sorts of idiots.
