[Strong Female Lead] [Household Intrigue and Political Schemes] [Golden Finger] [Love and Hate] [Building a Career] [Twists and Face-Slapping] [Substitute Bride for a Auspicious Marriage + Golden Finger + Two Powerful Strategists + Satisfying Face-Slapping]
At sixteen, Shen Qiyue was married off to the Duke of Ning’s household as a second wife, delivered there with nothing but a marriage contract and thrust into a dead-end life as a widow. The clan demanded her dowry, her mother-in-law set her up to take the blame, and even her icy stepson suspected her of having ulterior motives. Everyone thought she was an easy target, until she touched the “chastity pledge.”
“As long as I touch a contract, I can hear the wicked schemes in your hearts.”
With her unique “Contract Echo” ability, Shen Qiyue rewrites documents, investigates hidden accounts, and seizes salt permits. She turns the Duke of Ning’s household’s mess of debts into a mountain of gold, and sees right through the cards held by the court’s powerful ministers. Want to plot against her? Sorry, I’ve sealed off every way out!
When she holds the empire’s grain routes in her hands and has trampled the once lofty ministers underfoot, her proud, cold stepson presents her with the seals of the entire ducal estate. “Madam, the realm is yours. Will you be mine?”
