Reject the prince, take on the powerful first branch of the family, and cut down her enemies: the black-lotus heroine plans every move. Tease birds, enjoy the gossip, and protect his beloved wife: the carefree young heir pursues her with adorably earnest devotion! Zhu Ling'er, legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhennan, trusted the Second Prince, Xiao Jingyuan, in her previous life. Her whole family was executed, and she herself was forced to drink poison. Reborn with vengeance in her heart, she returns to a month before her coming-of-age ceremony. The innocent girl who once doted on handsome men transforms into a black lotus, skilled in both letters and arms. Protecting her father and brothers, taking on the powerful first branch, and tearing into her white-lotus cousin, she plans every move, determined to make her enemies pay in blood.
Everyone in the capital knows that Xiao Jingchen, heir to the Prince of Jing'an, is an aimless wastrel. He spends his days cockfighting, racing horses, and roaming the streets, an “harmless nobody” no faction can be bothered to recruit. After he unexpectedly sees Zhu Ling'er return a prince's jade pendant with dazzling poise, he becomes her “lightning rod” for deflecting trouble.
Who would have guessed that this seemingly useless wastrel, with his genuine heart and connections across the city, would become an invaluable ally in her quest for revenge? At a palace banquet, her remark that “the heir to the Prince of Jing'an lives a carefree life” leaves the court officials speechless. Amid the whirlpool of court intrigue, his naive devotion breaks through the layers of icy disguise she has built around herself.
When a black lotus meets an adorably earnest wastrel, and a grand revenge plot collides with unexpected feelings, Zhu Ling'er discovers that the greatest surprise of this life is him. Family power struggles and political schemes intertwine as love and resentment run high. Watch as this reborn legitimate daughter takes revenge on her enemies and joins hands with the carefree heir to escape the cage of imperial power and live life on her own terms.
Good, good, very good