In her previous life, Yu Mingshe was pushed out of the house by her adoptive parents during a deadly heatwave apocalypse and died in the scorching heat. Her soul transmigrated into the body of a marquis’s legitimate daughter in ancient times, but in her first life there, her stepmother’s false indulgence led to her death. She was then given the chance to be reborn. Reborn once more, Mingshe sees through Madam Yu’s tactic of spoiling her into ruin. She decides to hide her true intelligence, continuing to play the part of a spoiled young heiress in public while secretly laying the groundwork for revenge.
After deliberately making a fool of herself at a poetry gathering, Mingshe reveals her genuine talent, drawing the attention of Third Prince Xiao Yan and her cousin Xie Lin. She also discovers that her stepmother has planted spies around her. As Mingshe investigates her birth mother’s death, she uncovers clues connecting it to her stepmother, only to discover a vast conspiracy behind it all. Mingshe joins forces with Third Prince Xiao Yan to fight the power lurking behind her stepmother. Amid danger and intrigue, they gradually develop sincere feelings for each other.
