Reborn Maid Seeks Revenge

In her previous life, Lu Xiaoxiao was a maid given as part of a bride's dowry. Her mistress, Liu Wenrou, used her, drugged her, and made her carry a child on her behalf. After Lu Xiaoxiao gave birth, she was murdered, and both she and the baby died. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the turning point of her fate: the day Liu Wenrou once more asked her to bear a child for her. This time, Lu Xiaoxiao had memories of her previous life and refused to obey. She knew how deceitful and vicious the Zhang family was, and had foreseen the scheme between Liu Wenrou and her lover. Pretending to go along with them, she secretly searched for a way to escape. Drawing on her hazy memories and knowledge of the future, she decisively chose Situ Qin, the cavalry general who would one day wield enormous power at court, as her protector. She won him over with her intelligence and unique charm, struck a bargain with him, and used his support to advance her plans step by step. Her road to revenge began. She would make Liu Wenrou and her lover pay, and bring the cold, selfish Master Zhang to ruin as well. Amid clashes of steel and schemes within the household, her relationship with Situ Qin gradually warmed from mutual exploitation into something more. In the end, she found true love and gained real freedom and respect...