Su Jinshu was the esteemed legitimate daughter of the Su family, yet her father favored his concubine over his wife, while her half-sister was arrogant and domineering. She and her birth mother, Madam Xie, endured one humiliation after another. A carefully orchestrated farce to break off her engagement, followed by the shock of her mother’s sudden, critical illness, finally tore away the mask of patience she had worn for so long. She resolved to fight back.
Concealing her brilliance, she wielded her wits as a blade and strategic schemes as a shield, navigating the intrigues of the inner household. She seized control of the family estate, punished treacherous servants, and dealt face-slapping blows to her half-sister, striking her enemies where it hurt with every move. Outwardly gentle and obedient, she was sharp-tongued in her private thoughts. And at her side was Gu Yun, a loyal covert guard with formidable martial skills and a wonderfully peculiar way of thinking. His antics led to plenty of laugh-out-loud mishaps, bringing some lively humor to her tense road to revenge.
But the struggle within the household was only the tip of the iceberg. The truth behind her mother’s illness led to an old injustice against her maternal family, while her father’s hypocrisy and selfishness concealed an astonishing secret. Jinshu had no choice but to leave the inner courtyard and venture into the murky world of court politics. There, she joined forces with powerful figures who seemed noble and upright but were inwardly vain and impossibly fussy, and even had to face the Emperor’s schemes.
This is a journey of rising from adversity, but also one of awakening. From fighting alone to finding allies, from the satisfaction of revenge to protecting her loved ones, Su Jinshu breaks through every predicament with her keen mind and eloquence, and stands her ground with unyielding pride. See how this legitimate daughter stirs up a storm behind the gates of a noble household and carves out a brilliant future from the depths of despair!
