Shen Zhiyi spent three years as the princess's companion, and three years as her scapegoat. Whenever the princess caused trouble, Shen Zhiyi was beaten. Whenever the princess cheated, Shen Zhiyi took the blame. But when the princess tried to disfigure her and send her off in a political marriage, Shen Zhiyi tore up her companion's contract in front of everyone and turned to the impoverished top scholar who was being ostracized. “Scholar Xie, dare to take a chance?” Little did she know, the scholar had a bloodstained petition to overturn a case hidden in his sleeve. She helped him take charge and solve the case; he cleared her name and helped her get revenge. But when the princess knelt in the mud and begged her to give up her place as the scholar's wife, Shen Zhiyi smiled. “Your Highness, it's your turn to find out what it feels like to be a scapegoat.”
