In her previous life, she was a noble daughter who was sacrificed by her family. She used her flesh and blood to block the arrows of the cruel emperor, but she ended up dead without any body parts and her whole family was beheaded. After being reborn and returning to the eve of his wedding, Xie Yun tore up the imperial edict of marriage and burned the Fengguan Xiapei. From then on, there was no legitimate daughter of the Xie family in the world, only "Xie Yun", a son from a poor family.
She disguised herself as a man and won three prizes in a row. She started as the most humble editor of the Hanlin Academy, and used her past life memories to gradually uncover the corruption of powerful officials, the shady story of floods, and the palace secrets. She wanted to stand on the Golden Palace and pull the tyrant off the throne with her own hands.
But she didn't know that Xiao Yanzhi, the "sycophant" who slaughtered her entire family in her previous life, had become her sharpest knife in the court in this life - the only person who could see through her daughter's body but was willing to hide it for her.
When the blood of the tyrant stained the ruby stairs, Xiao Yanzhi held her cold hand and smiled softly: "Now, no one can force you to marry. I'll be the one to propose marriage, okay?"