Su Yanqing, a popular screenwriter, transmigrates into the past and becomes the orphaned owner of an ancient opera house.
Her parents are long dead, and her uncle and aunt are domineering. While still young, she is to be given as a concubine to a corrupt county official.
Su Yanqing thinks, Absolutely not, and runs away.
She goes to report it, but the authorities refuse to help, so she writes a drum-dance opera and performs it in the street to plead her case.
To her surprise, the performance makes her famous overnight.
She opens an opera house, recreates crime scenes, and gives voice to public grievances. Seizing every opportunity, Su Yanqing rises from a powerless orphan to a queen of ancient mystery dramas. Using captivating modern techniques, she creates immersive theater and writes brilliant plot twists that expose the suffering and resentment of ordinary people.
Her career soars, and she is praised and adored by the masses. Su Yanqing thinks she has reached the pinnacle of life, with three of life’s four great joys fulfilled, everything except the wedding night.
That is, until she catches the eye of a man rumored to be a jade-faced demon. He abducts her to his manor and threatens and tempts her into becoming his wife.
Only after a while does she realize someone has a secret crush on her. “...”
Su Yanqing: “Well, that takes care of the fourth great joy too. Life is complete.”
#A wooden-headed, career-minded woman who is slow to catch on x a cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside, seductive man#
Theme: Resist the shackles of tyranny and highlight the strength of women.
