{Rebirth + legitimate daughter + substitute marriage + farming and development + helping her husband rise to power!}
Shen Qingci, a medical doctor, accidentally transmigrates to the Great Li Kingdom and becomes the neglected legitimate daughter of a general's household.
Her stepmother is a hypocrite, her half-sister a scheming innocent, and she has been stripped of control over the household. The cause of her mother's death is a mystery. She hopes to keep a low profile, but is forced to marry Xiao Yan, the lame second prince.
Everyone says the second prince is cruel and keeps others at a distance, but they don't know that after walking in darkness for so long, he has stopped believing in the light.
On their wedding night, she hands him an agreement. “I'll treat your legs, and you give me my freedom.”
He sneers. “And you think you can?”
Later, the day he stands on his own two legs, the entire court is stunned.
Later still, he becomes her shield, protecting her as she uncovers the truth about her mother's death and kills her stepmother.
When rebel troops reach the city gates, he fights with his back to the wall. When she is trapped in a besieged city, he risks everything to come to her aid.
She says, “Trust me. I can save you.”
He says, “Trust me. I'll protect you for life.”
The phoenix calls in the wild, and he offers her the realm as her bride-price.
This is the story of a woman doctor who uses a scalpel to move an empire.
