Ensemble cast, dual storylines, household intrigue. Not for everyone. [The story follows the intertwined lives of the heroine and the second female lead, each pursuing her own path.]
Her father and brothers disappear, her marquis household falls into ruin, and just before her wedding, her scumbag fiancé turns on her, planning to demote her from wife to concubine so he can marry someone else!
She conceals her medical skills and martial arts.
She only wanted to live in peace, but she's driven to the brink.
She reveals her edge and tears into the scumbag, determined to reclaim her dowry.
The young prince remembers the life-saving favor she did him more than ten years ago.
He protects her from the shadows, boldly proposes, and stands up for her at the risk of his life.
She saves the Empress at a flower-viewing banquet, astounding the world with her medical skills.
She foils plots, takes on the powerful, and repels invading enemies, all at once.
From a fallen legitimate daughter, she rises to become the influential Princess Consort of Prince Zhao.
The second female lead was born a concubine's daughter and wants nothing more than to become a principal wife.
She schemes and plots to win the heroine's fiancé, but in doing so, she offends her mother-in-law and gets trapped in endless household battles...
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