A Beauty of the Nation, Loved by the Ruthless Second Male Lead

[TV drama spin-off + coercion + strong female lead + ensemble cast + entrepreneurship] Rumor had it in the capital that the county lady, so jealous she had killed her husband's former wife, had placed a maid in his bed who was actually the illegitimate daughter Prince Ning had kept at a tea estate outside the city! Countless men envied Liu Chang. Prince Ning held an exalted position, and his daughter was a noble lady in her own right. Liu Chang, they said, had plucked both flowers and enjoyed the blessings of two wives. Li Youning and her mother had struggled to get by at the tea estate, where cruel servants bullied their masters, until a letter from Prince Ning's household summoned her to Chang'an. The moment County Lady Li Youzhen laid eyes on this illegitimate daughter, she wanted to tear her to pieces! Her face resembled her own by seven parts, her eyes were clear and youthful, and her unadorned beauty was so fresh and lovely that even Liu Chang was momentarily entranced. “Father, I want her gone!” “My daughter, she is the only person in this world who shares blood ties with us. Don't you want a child who looks like both you and Liu Chang?” Li Youzhen twisted the handkerchief in her hands to shreds as two clear tears slid silently down her cheeks. Liu Chang took Li Youning to all kinds of social gatherings, making no secret of his desire to humiliate her. But gradually, he realized that this illegitimate daughter was nothing like the county lady. She refused to yield to power, was determined to change her fate and break free from her cage, and cleverly escaped danger time and again... Little by little, Liu Chang glimpsed the soul beneath her captivating beauty: a soul just like He Weifang's. Li Youning: “Liu Chang, let me go.” Liu Chang looked down at her and gripped her chin. “If you hadn't tried to escape today, I might have let you go. But now... absolutely not!”