Everyone in the capital knows that Shen Qingyue, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei, is a pushover who was raised by her grandparents in the countryside. But when her scheming stepmother and sweet-faced stepsister arrive, planning to use the marquis’s estate as a stepping stone to the Third Prince’s favor, this supposed pushover reveals a core of steel. I, Shen Qingyue, use the political stratagems taught to me by my grandfather and the household management skills passed down by my grandmother to plan every move and thwart the pair’s schemes one by one. I ruin my hypocritical stepmother’s reputation, shatter my stepsister’s infatuated dreams, and bring down the true masterminds behind them, the Empress and the Third Prince, from their lofty seats of power. Along the way, I join forces with Rong Yuanmu, a prince of a fallen kingdom who seems cold but carries a deep blood feud. We go from testing and using each other to fighting side by side and falling deeply in love. He clears the obstacles in my path, and I help him plan for the future. In the end, we not only overthrow the corrupt imperial regime, but also build a glorious age of prosperity together.
