She was a lowborn daughter whose life was worth less than a blade of grass. Forced to take another woman's place as a bride, she suffered humiliation after humiliation.
Then, one day, she awakened and vowed to defy fate and rewrite her destiny. Everyone who had bullied her would pay in blood!
Chu Yao is the humble illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue's household. Her birth mother died early, her legitimate elder sister is spoiled, and her father is cold and indifferent.
She is set up to take the place of another bride and marry Shen Yu, the violent heir to the Marquis of Ningyuan. On their wedding night, he humiliates her, turning her into a laughingstock throughout the marquis's household.
Everyone thinks she will swallow her grievances and die quietly.
But they are wrong.
She will no longer be a weakling for others to trample. Instead, she lies low and plans her every move.
Skilled in medicine and perceptive about human nature, she lays out her own game within the marquis's household.
She rescues the Seventh Prince, Xiao Jingheng, when he falls into trouble and forms an alliance with him, using his influence to turn her fortunes around.
She discovers that her true identity is that of a descendant of loyal heroes from the previous dynasty, and that she holds a secret powerful enough to overturn the court.
Those who once bullied, humiliated, and harmed her will eventually grovel at her feet! She tears away her elder sister's hypocritical mask and crushes Shen Yu's overwhelming power. Even the entire Chu family will pay for the crimes they committed back then! This is a lowborn daughter's desperate counterattack, and a dazzling reversal of fortune for the weak!
"Since you see me as an ant, then I'll show you that even an ant can shake the mountains and rivers!"
