From the moment Shen Yunzhi was born, she carried all the memories of her future life.
Born in the Great Ming, she is a woman and cannot sit for the imperial examinations, enter government, or distinguish herself through great deeds. Yet in her heart, she holds a realm of her own.
She had planned to marry the man chosen for her, live a quiet life, and protect the father who cherished her.
But her fiancé, Zhou Huaiyuan, was cowardly to the core yet consumed by ambition. He eloped with a concubine-born daughter, forcing her to break off the engagement.
Only she knows this is merely the beginning of the game.
She chooses Li Du, a man with the talent to become the top scorer in the imperial examinations, as her husband, and uses his path through officialdom to set a grand plan in motion.
The world thinks she only cares about the honors and humiliations of the inner chambers. Little do they know that she intends not only to help her husband rise to the position of Grand Secretary and pave the way for a hundred generations of prosperity for the entire Shen family, but also to forge an iron backbone for the Great Ming.
But this game hides a blade in every move and a trap at every turn.
Officials and merchants collude, salt-trading permits conceal hidden currents, and a disaster-relief funds scandal hides murderous intent.
Can she make her moves without regret in a game ruled by men?
It looks good, the characters are three-dimensional, recommended