The Lovesick Chief Councilor's Wife Is Secretly Building Her Career Again

During the Jinghe era of the Great Yin dynasty, agriculture is prized and commerce suppressed. Lin Wanfu, the youngest daughter of a fishing family in Jiangnan, loses her entire family after they are implicated in embezzling official funds. Only she survives, rescued by her aunt and forced to struggle for a living among the common people. At court, fierce conflict between old and new factions is roiling beneath the surface.

After her family’s murder, Lin Wanfu marries Shen Zhaoci, who suffers from a hidden ailment, to repay a debt of gratitude. On their wedding night, she discovers that her husband is not as frail as he appears. Facing hostility from her in-laws and schemes by the court’s factions, Lin Wanfu uses her medical and mechanical skills to overcome one crisis after another, and helps Shen Zhaoci pass the imperial examinations and enter government service. As their love deepens, they join forces to uncover the truth behind her family’s murder. With Lin Wanfu at his side, Shen Zhaoci gradually fulfills his ambitions, rising from an ordinary scholar to the chief minister. Together, the couple write a legendary life.