Yixiu Reborn into the Bai Family's Deep-Walled Estate

In her previous life, she was the Empress in Empresses in the Palace, and met a tragic end amid schemes and betrayal. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the world of The Story of Minglan, reborn as Bai, a salt merchant’s daughter and the ill-fated birth mother of Gu Tingye, who died young.

Her husband, Gu Yanchang, still pines for his late wife. Her sister-in-law, Little Qin-shi, wears a smile while hiding a knife. Everyone in the marquis’s household sees her as a “money bride,” brought in to fill their coffers. Yixiu suppresses the tumult of her memories, her eyes settling into the cold resolve of someone who has lived two lives.

In this life, she will never be anyone’s pawn again. With a merchant’s daughter’s body and an empress’s soul, she will carve out a truly secure future for herself and her child in this household. Debts in the books, grasping relatives by marriage, and schemes disguised as kindness... Watch as Bai, reborn, advances step by step, preserving the marquis household’s good name while quietly weaving her web.

From a second wife treated with disdain to the respected mistress of the marquis’s household, from protecting her young son to helping him make his mark at court, she will overturn everyone’s contempt. The words “Gu Tingye’s birth mother” will no longer be a tragic epitaph, but a legend of wisdom and resilience. When all is finally settled, she will look back and see that the stubborn, lonely boy has grown into a pillar of strength, with a bright and spirited woman standing at his side. At last, she can smile in peace.