The day Qin Zhao, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, was born, the plants that had stayed green in every season across the manor withered overnight, household objects shattered for no reason, and strange occurrences came one after another.
A reclusive sage left behind a single remark: "Her fate is too powerful for her family to withstand," then took her away.
Fifteen years later, undercurrents swirled in the capital as princes fought over the throne. To avoid being drawn into the fray, the Duke of Zhenguo's household urgently summoned back their legitimate daughter, who was supposedly "frail and often sick, recovering in the countryside." They planned to marry her to a cousin on her maternal grandfather's side.
Qin Zhao descended the mountain on her master's orders, keeping her teacher's instruction firmly in mind: "If you see injustice, shout it out. If action is needed, take action."
So, by chance, she saved Shen Du, the cousin of the seemingly "delicate" Third Prince, who was being hunted down. The entire capital assumed the Duke of Zhenguo had chosen sides with the Third Prince, and the moment she came down the mountain, she was dragged into the fray.
Others relied on political schemes to fight for the throne. She fought for it with poison, face-slapping, and winning people over with virtue.
