[Plot + concubine + fake daughter + white and black regent]
Zhao Shu, the concubine of the prime minister's house, worked as a slave in the hands of her aunt. Her mother died giving birth to her, and she was fostered in her aunt's home, where she lived in a woodshed and did menial labor, even worse than a maid.
On the day of the eldest lady's marriage, she tried desperately to escape, but was caught and had her legs broken by the servant. Her aunt was furious and ordered her to be "beaten to death" and thrown into a mass grave.
On a rainy night, Zhao Shu, who was supposed to be cool, suddenly opened his eyes and found a lotus purse filled with broken silver in his palm. She climbed out of the mound and was taken in by a grandma in the mountains. She thought she would be able to survive, but she saw the grandma discussing the price of selling her with a strong man!
She dragged her half-broken body and ran away all night. At dawn, she collapsed on the roadside and was bumped into by Bai Mei who was rushing to burn incense. Bai Mei didn't want to care at first, but when she saw Zhao Shu's face that looked exactly like her own, she suddenly changed her mind.
It turns out that Bai Mei is Xiao Ran, the legitimate daughter of Shangshu Mansion, whose pseudonym is Bai Mei. When she was seven years old, she was fostered by her family with "unknown destiny". Now that her mother has passed away, she just wants to fly away with her lover. Looking at Zhao Shu who was desperate, she offered a deal: "Go back to Shangshu Mansion for me. I can avenge you."
Zhao Shu clenched her fists and looked at the purse in her palm - she had escaped for half her life, and this time, she would step on other people's schemes and take back everything she lost! "
