A Scion’s Splendor: The Road to Rising in the Inner Court

He was the legitimate eldest son of a marquis’s household, but with his birth mother dead young and his stepmother in control, he had been denied necessities and framed since childhood, becoming the most overlooked person in the entire estate. His father believed whatever he was told, his half-brother was arrogant and domineering, and the servants bullied the weak. Though he endured cold stares and constant torment, he never lost the sharpness within him. Then, an accident awakened memories of his past life. He learned that he had died at the hands of his stepmother and half-brother’s plot, and that his family had been bled dry and brought to ruin. Xiao Che resolved to defy fate. Concealing his strength, he moved carefully at every turn. First, he dealt with the insolent servants to establish his authority. Then he saw through his stepmother’s poison plot and turned it against her, forcing her to suffer the consequences of her own schemes. He met his father’s tests and suspicions with cleverness, resolving each crisis and gradually earning his trust. When his half-brother provoked him again and again, Xiao Che crushed him decisively and humiliated him. In secret, he built a loyal following and gathered strength, exposed the filth hidden within the household, and purged the family of its parasites, reclaiming what was rightfully his one step at a time. From a legitimate son who had been bullied and pushed to the margins, Xiao Che rose to become the one who held the power of the marquis’s household. With thunderous methods, he cleared every obstacle in the family estate, protected loyal servants, punished treacherous schemers, and made his mark in clashes with the court and aristocratic clans, writing a triumphant tale of a legitimate heir’s rise that shook the world.