Reborn as a Good-for-Nothing? The Tang Dynasty's Talented Lady Takes Center Stage

Shen Qingci, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, was the brightest jewel of the prosperous Tang era. She could compose poetry at six, excel at riding and archery at ten, and at fifteen accompanied her father on campaign, offering strategies that secured the border. Her delicate hands could play the jade zither and paint grand landscapes, yet also wield a longsword to break through enemy ranks. But even such extraordinary talent could not protect her from the vicious heart of her half-sister, Shen Yuwei. One cup of poisoned wine tore through her, and she died in anguish as flames consumed her body. When she opened her eyes, she had become the namesake “good-for-nothing” young lady of the modern Tang family. Modern-day Tang Qingci was a laughingstock among the wealthy: she had the worst grades, a timid nature, and was manipulated at every turn by Tang Yurou, the daughter her stepmother had brought into the family. Even her fiancé was stolen from her. But when the soul of a legitimate daughter from the prosperous Tang era entered this body, everything changed. In class, she stunned everyone with an archaic-style poem; at the racetrack, she galloped past the young heir who had once humiliated the original owner; and at the negotiating table, she used military strategy to unravel her rivals’ traps and save the Tang Group from losses worth tens of billions. The flames of revenge burned in her eyes. She moved carefully, tearing away Tang Yurou’s false facade and exposing her stepmother’s scheme to embezzle the family fortune. Along the way, she met Lu Shiyan, the ruthless business magnate of legend. He saw the world-weary look in her eyes, a weariness that did not belong to this era, yet willingly braved every obstacle for her. “Whatever world you want to overturn, I’ll put the weapon in your hand.” When the spirit of the prosperous Tang era collides with modern neon, and sweet revenge meets blazing romance, watch Shen Qingci forge her own legend in an unfamiliar age and make everyone who betrayed or harmed her pay in blood.