Lovebug in the Brocade Curtains

[Career-Minded Princess Sent to Marry for Peace | Black-Hearted Schemer Cast | Inner-Courtyard Strife and Restoration of Her Kingdom]

Princess Mu Shuyan of Nanjiang is forced to travel far to the Central Plains for a political marriage. As soon as she enters the marquis's residence, she becomes a pawn for various factions to manipulate. She has no interest in competing for favor in the inner household, and instead uses profit as her blade to navigate people's ambitions.

There are no naive do-gooders in this story. Everyone has their own agenda, and every step is a life-or-death calculation. She takes advantage of the hidden currents to build her power, makes deals and alliances with powerful ministers from every faction, and schemes step by step. In the end, she overturns the Central Plains' game, reclaims her homeland of Nanjiang, and ascends the throne as empress, ruling in her own right.