The Marchioness Just Wants to Gawk at Gossip, but the Marquis’s Residence Is Overflowing with It

Shen Zhiyi, the legitimate daughter of the Earl’s household, was reborn on her wedding day. Her half-sister eagerly offered to switch places and marry the top-ranked candidate in the palace examination. Shen Zhiyi smiled faintly. “Switch? Of course.” Her bridal sedan was carried into the Marquis of Anle’s residence, where she was to bring good fortune to the dying heir, Pei Yanci. On their wedding night, a System suddenly bound itself to her: [Wealthy Family Gossip System activated. Husband detected faking illness. Actual health: 95.] Shen Zhiyi watched her “frail” husband cough up blood and murmured, “Time to replace the blood pack.” Pei Yanci’s gaze shifted dramatically. For the first time, he took this good-luck-bringing tool of a wife seriously. They hit it off at once, pretending to be a loving couple in public while joining forces to put the wealthy household in order behind closed doors. She used the System to dig up gossip, while he used his acting skills to set traps. From infighting in the marquis’s household to the turmoil at court, from the old case of the former crown prince to an invasion by a rival kingdom, the formidable couple took on anyone who stood in their way. When the Third Prince and Su Wanqing, a woman who had transmigrated, joined forces to stir up trouble, Shen Zhiyi sneered, “I’ll deal with anyone who comes.” Pei Yanci drew her into his arms. “Enjoy the gossip, my lady. I’ll hand you the knife.” In this life, she would be no dutiful helpmeet. She would stand at his side as his equal. He would stop pretending to be frail and become her blade. After the good-luck-bringing matriarch bound herself to the System, everyone in the marquis’s household fell from grace. Only the two of them remained, growing old together with their field of gossip forever flourishing.