Lin Zhao, a scholar from a poor family, married into the Shen family in Kyoto because of his poverty, and became a low-status son-in-law. He was despised by his mother-in-law and coldly ignored by his wife. He resolved the crisis in the Shen family's silk business with his stunning calligraphy. He also passed the imperial examination and became an official. Starting from the county magistrate, he put down the rebellion of the refugees and resisted the foreign enemies in the northwest. He was gradually promoted to an important minister in the court, and finally became a marquis and prime minister. He realized his family and country's ambitions, and at the same time won the sincerity of his wife Shen Qingtang, becoming a legend of his generation.
