Xie Liuzheng is a foolish, vicious legal wife whose words and actions never match.
When she sees the Marquis of Pingyang start taking concubines and marry the heroine as his secondary wife, this vicious legal wife goes looking everywhere for a man who will truly treat her well.
The male leads, who secretly love the heroine, assume that this vicious supporting character spends every day bullying her in the household. They each scheme to help the heroine and ruin Xie Liuzheng's reputation.
Those out to ruin her reputation include, but are not limited to, the leader of the world's foremost assassin organization, the eunuch in charge of the Directorate of Ceremonial, the chief minister, and the emperor.
In the book, the heroine is kept under her thumb, while the powerful male leads pretend to dote on her.
So in the end, Xie Liuzheng decides to follow the vicious path the book laid out for her.
She does whatever will make people most uncomfortable. Her plan is simply to slack off: when you're already buried in debt, a little more won't hurt.
The reborn heroine and male leads: As expected! Xie Liuzheng was a wicked woman who brought about her own downfall in her previous life! She's just as vicious in this one!
Everyone waits for Xie Liuzheng to bring ruin upon herself, but as she keeps being wicked, she ends up decked out in official robes. Their eyes widen in shock: !!!
