The Illegitimate Daughter Shines: A Splendid Road Through the Marquis's House

Shen Weiwan, a graduate student in history, unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the neglected concubine-born daughter of the Marquis of Yongning, a girl who was nearly killed by her legitimate older sister. In the inner household, her stepmother is cruel and her sister is domineering. If she doesn’t fight back, she’s as good as dead.

From an overlooked girl alone in a small courtyard to the manager of the embroidery workshop, Shen Weiwan advances one careful step at a time. She astonishes everyone with a performance at the palace banquet, uses her wits to expose her sister’s deadly schemes, and gathers allies and builds up her strength amid the turbulent currents of the marquis’s household.

When the timid concubine-born daughter reveals her edge, she faces even harsher oppression within the marquis’s household. She also unexpectedly gets caught up in the political power struggle: the cold, inscrutable crown prince, her gentle yet enigmatic legitimate older brother, and young noble men and women of every background are all drawn into her fate.

Will she resign herself to being a pawn, or turn the tables and take control of the game? Wielding modern wisdom as her blade and ancient rules as her shield, Shen Weiwan carves out a path to triumph that is entirely her own, caught between the inner household and the imperial court.