[Palace and household intrigue] + [Sweet, devoted romance; both leads are each other's first] + [A powerful minister's exclusive devotion] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger]
The least noticeable of the Jiang family's six daughters, Jiang Zhichun, had lost her birth mother at a young age and was tormented by her stepmother.
Everyone thought she was an easy target who could be pushed around.
Only she knew that in this cutthroat household, taking one step back meant falling into an abyss.
Her stepmother wanted to marry her off to secure her own future? Jiang Zhichun secretly dangled the promise of profit, turning her stepmother's legitimate son against his maternal relatives!
Her legitimate older sister wanted to ruin her reputation and destroy her chastity? Jiang Zhichun went along with the scheme, then redirected the blame with a single stroke, leaving her sister disgraced and with no choice but to become a nun!
With no help from gods or Buddhas, Jiang Zhichun relied on her quick wits to carve out a path through her family's impenetrable walls!
But why did that deranged Regent, whom everyone avoided, always stare at her like a hungry wolf?
“Sixth Miss, you've schemed your way through the entire Jiang family. When were you going to scheme your way into my heart?”
Jiang Zhichun took half a step back. “Your Highness is a man of immense power. This humble lady could never hope to be worthy of you.”
But the Regent pinned her against a wall, the corners of his eyes bloodshot, his voice hoarse:
“I'll give you the empire as your bride price, and put the power of the entire court in your hands as a blade.”
“Just say the word, and you can command my very life!”
Who could have guessed that the feared tyrant who held the court in his grasp was a hopelessly doting husband?
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