The eldest commandery princess of Prince Jingnan's household was switched at birth on the night she was born and spent ten years wandering the martial world.
She returned on a snowy night carrying her jade genealogy record, but the gatekeepers barred her entry, the clan members looked at her coldly, and her half-sister mocked her. No one recognized her.
The Old Madam called her a wild girl, and the heir sneered and ordered her away. She sat quietly outside the hall and produced proof the next day.
The jade record proved her identity, a hidden secret lay in her belt buckle, and the Clan Court was astonished. A secret report reached the palace, and the emperor made inquiries.
Her bone structure was unusual, and the physician raised doubts. The secondary consort stirred up trouble and forged evidence to frame her, setting off a storm.
She requested a bone examination herself. An imperial edict was on the verge of being issued, and she was temporarily lodged in a side courtyard. There, she turned the tables on the maids who had bullied her and won over the servants.
A letter arrived from an old friend in the martial world, and her adoptive father had left her a note: “I did not abandon you. I was protecting you.” The truth began to emerge.
Spies from the prince's household attacked her at night, only to be subdued. With their confessions in hand, she exposed the first part of the conspiracy.
From “wild girl” to “possible legitimate heir,” she made her plans step by step and turned the tide against all odds.
