Yuan Niang, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites’ household, was deceived and plotted against by her father’s concubine and half-sister in her previous life, ending in tragedy. Reborn, she is determined to rewrite her fate. She outwits the villains in the household and makes a name for herself, then dazzles everyone at a palace banquet. When her half-sister repeatedly schemes against her, Yuan Niang handles each trap cleverly and makes her suffer the consequences. Though she wins the Crown Prince’s affections, she decisively turns him down. By chance, she saves the Prince of Yan, and the two gradually fall for each other. When he goes to war, she holds the fort at home and clears his name. In the end, they overcome every obstacle and spend their lives together in splendor, writing a legendary tale of peerless glory.
