In her previous life, she devoted herself to her family, washing clothes and cooking until she had nothing left to give.
But when she fell ill, bedridden with a raging fever, the man to whom she had entrusted her life was nowhere to be found.
Her cold, empty house was a prison. No one cared for her or even asked after her, and she died alone on a bitter winter night.
Carrying a despair that cut to the bone, she is reborn in a matriarchal world as Liu Qinglan, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis’s household.
She is the principal wife’s young lord in name, but has neither power nor influence. Her mother, who runs the household, favors the extreme, doting only on the illegitimate daughter born to her childhood sweetheart and treating Liu Qinglan like a stranger.
When the old madam dies, Liu Qinglan is left with no one to rely on.
Worn out and chilled while keeping vigil, she falls gravely ill. Her birth mother deliberately delays getting her treatment, and the original Liu Qinglan dies full of resentment.
When she opens her eyes again, someone else’s soul has taken her place.
After being betrayed by those closest to her and placing her trust in the wrong people in both lives, Liu Qinglan finally understands: people’s hearts can change, and only her own strength is a truly dependable anchor in this world.
From then on, she stops hoping for a family bond that may not exist, asking for cheap pity, or getting trapped in fleeting romance. She steadies herself and plans each step, making her way with wisdom and holding fast to her principles.
She puts the marquis’s household in order, stands up to her biased mother, and foils her hypocritical half-sister’s schemes, taking firm control of her own fate. She will not be a vine clinging to others, but a towering tree rooted in the earth, protecting her beloved father and holding up the whole family.
In this matriarchal world, she will establish herself, stay true to her heart, and live with confidence, conviction, and compassion. She will build a family and a career, carry on the family line, and make the clan flourish, creating with her own hands a peaceful, prosperous home that truly belongs to her.
In this life, she will be no one’s dependent. She will be her own support, master her own destiny, protect the peace around her, and live beyond anyone’s reach.
