[Transmigration + business + training a dog + strong female lead + household intrigue + contrasting characters]
Su Yumi, a business executive who worked herself to death in her past life, opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking concubine in the Yongting Marquis’s household in the Great Zhao Dynasty.
After thirty years of working herself to the bone, all she wants is to lie flat and collect her pay. She won’t compete for favor or take sides; once she’s saved enough silver, she’ll leave the household and retire. But she stumbles upon the secret of the cold-faced Marquis Qin Tianming: in public, he’s a ruthless new power at court; in private, he hides an instinct for submission etched into his very bones.
The household intrigues close in at every turn, and factional struggles at court reach into the inner quarters. With no way to keep lying flat, Su Yumi flips the table and joins the fray. She takes control of the household, resolves crises inside and out, and turns the powerful marquis into a devoted dog who obeys her alone.
“Outside, you may be a nobleman. The moment you step into my courtyard, you follow my rules.”
In the flickering candlelight, Qin Tianming bows his head. “Yes, my lady.”
