Wu Ainan, a 30-year-old office worker who had lived like a nun for three decades, transmigrates to the Warring States era after dying suddenly from overwork. She becomes Wu Nannan, the eldest daughter of a Zhao merchant family. Forced into a business marriage, she is made to marry an ugly middle-aged man. Given a second life, she chooses to flee the wedding. Starting out as a small-time merchant, she builds a vast commercial empire and gradually begins to extend her reach into military and political affairs. After overcoming countless perils, she becomes the miraculous empress who unifies eleven kingdoms. Along the way, she encounters all sorts of handsome men. She makes the supposedly unremarkable General of the Western Garrison of Zhao yearn for her day and night; the domineering, haughty King of Wei willingly submit to her; the future King of Qi, who was held hostage from childhood and is fiercely possessive, lose his reason; and the bewitching, unruly court musician of Chu waver between restoring his country and pursuing love... This novel focuses primarily on the heroine's growth, which makes up 70 percent, with romance as a secondary element, making up 25 to 30 percent. Every character stays smart throughout.
