Also known as "Jin Tang Mou"
Shen Qingci is the most sharp-minded concubine in the capital. She has clever calculations hidden under her gentle skin. She is determined to seek high status and change her destiny, but she accidentally bumps into Xiao Yan, the cold-faced censor who hates hypocrisy the most.
He is a loyal minister with a strong etiquette, and he can see through all her disguises at a glance, and coldly reprimands her for her evil intentions; she acts step by step, but reveals her sharp undertones when the family is in crisis, which makes him look at her with admiration.
Through an accidental mismarriage, she became his legitimate wife. She was treated coldly as a newlywed, but she was neither humble nor arrogant as the head of the family, and used her businessman's wisdom to help him solve strange cases repeatedly; he went from being cold-eyed to quietly being attracted to her, and began to make exceptions for her again and again.
He fought back his eldest sister for her, violated etiquette and laws for her, and proved her innocence in court. The cool brother who used to be unkind gradually became moved and lost his sense of proportion.
But not long after the love lasted, a storm suddenly arose. He traveled far away on business, and she was about to die in childbirth; under pressure from the imperial power, he would rather give up his future than abandon her. The man who abided by the rules all his life finally broke his knees for her, gave up his official career, and staged a heart-wrenching crematorium of chasing his wife.
From being wary of each other to trusting each other in life and death, she went from seeking her own life to seeking stability for the rest of her life; he went from observing etiquette and law to protecting the one he loves.
The concubine seeks love, the loyal minister seeks love, and finally achieves a happy life in the beautiful palace.
