Sweet Days in the Marquis’s Household: The Mistress Is Bold and Fierce

Shen Zhiwei takes the place of her runaway half-sister and marries into the Jing’an Marquis household. Everyone laughs at her for marrying Gu Yanci, a sickly heir known for being “cold and taciturn,” and waits for her to make a fool of herself. But who could have guessed that Gu Yanci is perfectly healthy and pampers her to the skies? “Anyone who lays a hand on my wife will have to answer to my sword!”

Faced with a difficult mother-in-law, a scheming half-sister, and meddling relatives, Shen Zhiwei uses her intelligence and skill to handle them one by one. She investigates embezzlement, takes charge of the household, and lays down the rules, never letting anyone wrong her. With no golden finger to rely on, the two give each other their sincere affection and turn the bitter predicament of a substitute marriage into a blissful life together, writing a delightful tale of sweet romance and satisfying comeuppance in the marquis’s household.