Xiao Jiang, a working-class policewoman, opens her eyes to find herself the ornamental heiress of the Bining Marquis estate in Yanjing. She asks around about her family: her mother is a noblewoman, her father is a top scholar, and she has a brilliant older brother who dotes on his little sister. What a deal!
What? My parents divorced, and I take my mother's surname? No worries. My mother has a title, so I'm still the marquis's daughter.
What? Dad married a princess and had another child? No worries. My mother has a title, so I'm still the marquis's daughter.
What? The title passes to women, not men, and I'm the heir? No worries...
Xiao Jiang is very worried! In my past life I was no scholar, and in this life I'm no fighter. I just want to be a carefree heiress, not get tangled up in court politics.
My noblewoman mother draws up a whole series of study plans, hoping I'll transform into a woman skilled in both letters and arms and inherit her legacy in five years. I don't want to disappoint her, so Xiao Jiang has to work hard! Xiao Jiang has to strive!
There's no shortage of youthful romance along the way. My childhood friend and personal guard takes a blade for me, then confesses his love while gravely wounded. I stare at him in horror. "Aren't you my mother's adopted son? I've always thought of you as a brother!"
The young guard struggles to explain. "I'm not her adopted son. I'm... your child groom."
What?
A proud, haughty prince keeps showing up to make his presence known. I look at him blankly. "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"I... I want to make you my wife."
I laugh out loud. "You ignored me when we were children. Now I'm way out of your league! My family needs a househusband. If Your Highness is willing to marry into my family..."
"I am!"
What?
One day, a good comrade I met in the army shows up at my door in a sorry state, eyes brimming with tears like a pitiful puppy. "I cleared your family's name by accusing my father before His Majesty of treason and colluding with the enemy. Now my family has been arrested, and I'm homeless. Will you take me in?"
Xiao Jiang is sentimental. "We need someone to guard the gate. You can do that. Hey, what's that in your hand?"
My comrade's eyes gleam. "I saw the red notice your family posted at the city gate for the martial arts marriage contest. I took it down, won the competition, and came to claim my prize."
What?
Tune in for the dramatic ups and downs of Xiao Jiang, the carefree heiress.