The Delusional Princess Consort Drops Her Act, and the Whole Capital Kneels at Her Words

Su Yunqi, a top modern-day negotiation expert, transmigrates into the body of a sickly daughter born to a concubine in the prime minister's household. Her father cares nothing for her, and her stepmother, the principal wife, schemes against her. From the start, she's treated as a disposable pawn and sent to marry Prince Jing as his bride, in the hope that her good fortune will cure him. The prince is rumored to be a bloodthirsty brute.

Everyone waits to see how she'll meet her miserable end. They don't know that beneath the sickly beauty's frail exterior is the soul of a master persuader, eloquent and skilled at reading people.

Faced with pressure from her family, hostility in the prince's residence, and the treacherous intrigues of the court, Su Yunqi stops pretending. Drawing on her past life's knowledge of psychology, powers of logical analysis, and unparalleled eloquence, she carefully advances through one desperate situation after another. One sentence is enough to make her arrogant half-sister embarrass herself in public. A few words can unravel the schemes within the prince's household, and one debate can turn right and wrong upside down in court.

She meets Xiao Jue, an incorruptible constable of the Capital Prefecture who is devoted to solving cases, while investigating a baffling mystery. She wields strategy like a blade, while he uses his strength as a shield. Together, they begin with a series of strange murders in the capital and go on to bring down corrupt officials, break through the power of the great clans, and ultimately uncover a shocking conspiracy capable of shaking the foundations of the nation. From a sickly daughter born to a concubine, at the mercy of others, she gradually becomes the hidden hand stirring the winds of change throughout the land. Everyone who once looked down on her can only bow in submission.