Siheyuan: My Rise to the Top Begins in Infancy

On an ordinary day, the order of time and space quietly fell into disarray. A soul transmigrated into the world of a period drama filled with the bustle of everyday life and petty disputes, taking over the body of a swaddled baby.

Small and helpless, the baby knew nothing of the world, yet was about to begin a turbulent, legendary life amid the shifting fortunes of the Siheyuan.

Upon arriving in the courtyard, the swaddled infant was met with coldness and disdain.

Everyone in the courtyard seemed to have agreed beforehand to avoid this newcomer. The First Aunt had a soft, kind side and considered adopting the baby, but Yi Zhonghai, the “man in charge” of the courtyard, refused for one reason or another.

In his eyes, adopting the child would only bring needless trouble and disrupt the courtyard’s established “order.”