In the capital of the Great Jing, the Minister of Rites' household has a little “menace” named Shi Nuan Yang. At seven, she dares to offer braised snacks to her ancestors in the ancestral hall. At fifteen, she disguises herself as a boy to roam the markets, tricking spoiled rich kids with “Immortal Realm mystery boxes” and “crowdfunded fortune.”
She always stands up for anyone she sees being wronged, but accidentally runs into the icy, stone-faced Crown Prince Xiao Jinyu. Her disguise is exposed, and she is forced to become the prince's “chosen one.” The Eastern Palace is a treacherous place. As she matches wits with the crown prince, she discovers that the quiet young eunuch Chen Yanli is hiding a shocking secret, and gets caught up in Chancellor Jiang Xian Ci's plot to seize power using the witchcraft of the southern borderlands.
Will she keep living carefree as a spoiled rich kid, or uncover the mastermind behind it all? When life becomes a shackle, she is determined to shine in the whirlpool of political intrigue, armed with all the warmth of everyday life. But where will Chen Yanli's past and her unknown previous life lead her...?
