One day, An Yuezhi wakes up transmigrated into the body of a dim-witted peasant girl who never has enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, and whom everyone bullies.
All she has left at home are her elderly grandparents, and they're so poor they can barely scrape together a meal.
Who would have thought that the fool's body would have a new soul inside? With her superb archery skills, she hunts in the mountains and sells her goods in town, gradually keeping her impoverished family afloat.
Out of a moment of kindness, she buys a little maidservant, only to discover the girl is no ordinary child. Her memory is astonishing, and her intelligence exceptional. An Yuezhi even wonders if she's picked up a "chosen one."
Just as life begins to improve, war breaks out, and the whole family is forced onto the road as refugees.
A new dynasty is established, an empress takes the throne, and women's schools open across the land, along with an imperial examination system for women.
Men throughout the realm scoff at the notion that women could aspire to serve at court.
An Yuezhi seizes the opportunity in maritime trade. She works tirelessly to earn money for the young girl to study and prepare for the examinations, while also making money overseas and gathering talented women to sail out and explore foreign trade routes.
Years later, the little maidservant she once bought outshines countless scholars, earns a place on the imperial examination honors list, rises all the way to the cabinet, and becomes the first woman Grand Secretary of the Great Qi dynasty.
