[Traditional Historical Romance and Household Intrigue + Female Official + No Romance + Scheming Heroine]
“How could a lowly commoner like you ever be worthy of me, the top-ranked scholar?”
In her previous life, Shen Liuzheng helped Pei Ji rise through the ranks and grow rich, but he doted on his concubine and mistreated his wife. To marry a princess and advance his career, he even conspired to kill his wife and child, then had a Soul-Suppressing Well built to keep her spirit from ever finding peace.
In this life, without his wife’s help, Pei Ji’s career faltered and everything went wrong. Meanwhile, Shen Liuzheng quietly made a comeback as a mysterious merchant, then proposed a divorce...
Pei Ji thought a divorced woman had already lost her reputation and that no man would want her. He was sure that one day she would realize her mistake and come back in tears, begging him to take her back. But by then, Shen Liuzheng had already been drawn into the struggle among the princes for the throne.
One identity: a mysterious businesswoman. Another: the chief minister who controls half the empire. Whether the capital falls into chaos is entirely up to Shen Liuzheng...
Memorable scene one: Shen Liuzheng wiped the blood from her fingertips and looked down at Princess Nansheng. “Not only will I spare your life, I’ll make sure you live well. Try to take your own life, and your entire Situ clan will pay for it.”
Memorable scene two: Looking at the row of handsome men standing before her, she closed her memorial and lazily curled her lips. “What, can I not serve as a female chancellor and help govern the country unless I marry?”
Memorable scene three: A chill crept into her calm gaze. “I have no authority to question what Your Majesty does, but Jing Xuan is untouchable. He is my line in the sand...”
The heroine Shen Liuzheng is too scheming. I hope there will be no cp. It is best for the heroine to be beautiful alone.