A top modern-day agent is betrayed by her teammates and dies in the rainforest, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into the body of Shen Lingyue, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yongning in the Great Jing dynasty. Her birth mother died young, and her stepmother, Madam Liu, coveted her million-tael dowry. After enduring abuse and bullying, she was pushed into a freezing pond and died with hatred in her heart, leaving only her loyal maid, Qingzhu, by her side.
Reborn, the agent’s soul awakens, turning the timid legitimate daughter into a rose with thorns! They try to humiliate her with spoiled porridge? She swiftly punishes the wicked servants. They steal her dowry? She uses her investigative skills and keen intelligence to uncover the evidence and expose her stepmother’s scheme to swap out the goods. Her half-sister provokes her, while her scum fiancé covets her dowry and secretly carries on with the half-sister? She tears up the marriage contract in public, ruining them both!
Using the ruthlessness and strategic mind of a modern agent, she carefully navigates the Marquis’s household intrigue, reclaims her entire dowry, and unexpectedly discovers that her birth mother’s death concealed a plot to usurp the throne. Just then, Xiao Jue, a cold and cunning regent with power over the court, enters the fray. He came to hunt down remnants of the previous dynasty, but is captivated by this clever, courageous legitimate daughter with extraordinary fighting skills.
One is a vengeful legitimate daughter reborn from the ashes; the other is a battle-hardened prince who commands a powerful army. Brought together by a common enemy, they join forces as equals. The household intrigue escalates into political power struggles. She uses modern knowledge to build a fortune through business and clean up official corruption, while he shields her from the storm and dotes on her without limit. From clawing her way back from despair in the Marquis’s household to becoming one of the capital’s wealthiest and most respected women, and then joining forces with him to turn the tide and help secure the empire, she not only reclaims everything she was owed, but also finds a love that is returned in full.
When a top agent meets a battle-hardened prince, household intrigue, revenge, political maneuvering, and sweet romance intertwine. Her journey to rise above it all across time is destined to shine brilliantly!
