I'd Rather Marry a Peddler Than a Powerful Chancellor

[Two equally strong leads + helping each other reach their potential + choosing each other + devotion to their country + sweet romance + political intrigue + face-slapping]

I helped my husband rise to success, and he sent me to my death!

The wife of the current Prime Minister Lu came from a family of such low standing it was shocking. She was only the daughter of a private school teacher. Who would have guessed that the Prime Minister himself came from an even humbler background than his wife?

The dynasty's bizarre imperial examination system, the wife's unique skills, and her father's mysterious connections all played a part in making the Prime Minister.

Mrs. Lu never expected that the husband she had supported with every last bit of her dowry would turn out to be ungrateful. Once he gained power, he made her out to be someone who used her past kindness to demand repayment.

In the end, he not only had her killed, but harmed their children as well.

Song Jin regretted everything. The finest man in the world had been right there beside her, yet she had insisted on choosing the one surnamed Lu. If only she could start over, just like the heroines in those storybooks...

When she opened her eyes, her wish had come true. Song Jin slammed the table and refused to play along.

“Give back what you ate, and return what you took! You think I'm using my past kindness to hold it over you? Then we're even. Let's see if you can still rise to the top.”

And she would repay those who had once helped her, many times over.