Lu Manxia was the least favored eldest daughter of the Lu family. Her father planned to sell her to an eighth-rank official who tortured and murdered his wives and concubines.
Her mother had been poisoned to death by her stepmother, and her younger sister had stolen her dowry. With nowhere else to turn, she set her sights on her sister's fiance, Su Zhemiao, the current chief minister.
She threw herself at him and used every trick in the book, thinking she was exploiting his influence.
Su Zhemiao knew she had ulterior motives, yet indulged her time and again.
He helped her open a shop, gave her money, covered for her by forging documents, and even went along with her and married her when she set fire to the East Courtyard to force him into it.
Everyone said Lu Manxia wasn't worthy of Su Zhemiao. She thought so too.
Until she discovered three things.
Disabled beauty vs. cool and aloof minister, the powerful one lowering his head + hunter and prey + favoritism + not a strong female lead + household intrigue
