Su Wan, a clear-headed modern woman, unexpectedly transmigrates into a tragic historical romance novel and becomes a minor daughter of a marquis's household, doomed to die on her wedding night.
The original heroine is timid and submissive, tormented at will by her stepmother and elder legitimate sister. In the end, her family uses her as a pawn to ward off disaster, forcing her to marry Xiao Yu, the cold-blooded Prince of Jing'an, rumored to be a deadly jinx who brings death to his wives.
All three of his previous fiancées met horrible deaths or went mad. Everyone avoids the marriage, yet it falls to her.
After transmigrating, Su Wan is clear-headed and perceptive, and refuses to accept that she must die.
Poison hidden in the marquis's household's tonic, a poisoned wedding dress, drugged incense in the bridal sedan, a fire set in the bridal chamber, false accusations at court, betrayal and slander...
One deadly trap after another closes in, while her wicked family relentlessly twists the knife, determined to ruin her reputation and leave her nowhere to be buried.
Everyone says she has an ill-fated destiny and a scheming nature, and is unworthy of marrying the cold-faced prince.
But she remains composed at every turn, uncovering plots, escaping deadly traps, taking on her awful relatives, and making her strength known. Through her own efforts, she defies fate and changes her life.
