Shen Zhaoning, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an, was the most beautiful woman in the capital. She was so skilled in makeup that she was known as the "Painting Hand".
Her greatest wish in life is to live a peaceful and wealthy life, and to marry in glory after her filial piety period is over.
However, the imperial edict of marriage and the imperial edict of confiscating the house arrived at the Hou Mansion on the same day. The big day is the time when the family is destroyed.
One hundred and seventy-three people died overnight, either dead or imprisoned. Her father was imprisoned, and her mother died to protect her, leaving only a roll of yellowed silk "Jade Documents Supplementary Records", which recorded all the secrets of three generations of the royal family: birthmarks, scars, hidden diseases, and unknown past events.
Shen Zhaoning fell from the clouds into the quagmire and only had time to bring out the makeup package filled with makeup.
When everyone thought that this pampered, purdah noblewoman was destined to die, she used the color of her fingertips to draw a path to heaven for herself and her family in a desperate situation.
She doesn't sell goods, she sells "hope" and "dignity".
She used makeup to save frustrated concubines and help them regain their sacred hearts;
She uses her aesthetics to conquer picky ladies and make them bow down willingly;
She played with people's hearts and weaved an invisible but indestructible network in the harem and inner palace.
And in this chess game with her life as a bet, she met two people
One is Pei Yunmu, the cold-faced and warm-hearted prince of Zhenbei, who is in charge of the imperial edict. He was supposed to be her enemy, but he lit a lamp for her in the darkness time and time again.
One is Liu Chaoheng, the Minister of Rites, who is as gentle as jade and always helps in times of crisis. The tenderness he gave her was real, but the guilt hidden deep in his eyes was also real.
