At a family banquet, the mother-in-law is laying down the rules, while the legal wife prepares to seize control of the household.
The concubine is busy competing for favor, the younger sister-in-law is secretly checking the accounts, and even the maid is plotting to buy her freedom and run away.
No one knows that all five of them are transmigrators!
And each one thinks the other four are troublesome ancient locals!
The former HR manager, now the mother-in-law, introduces performance-based household management, while the legal wife with a legal background turns the clan rules against her.
The saleswoman concubine uses her gift of persuasion to win over the entire household, while the finance-savvy younger sister-in-law follows the false accounts to uncover a conspiracy.
The intern maid uses her information advantage to snap up one bargain after another.
The story alternates between the five women's perspectives as they set traps, counter one another, and turn the tables. None of them is willing to reveal her identity first.
Until an imperial decree ordering the family to be seized arrives, forcing them to work together.
But in a secret chamber, they find five modern employee ID cards with consecutive numbers.
And on the back of each card is the date one and the same person will die...