A Thousand Schemes for a Beauty

Do not say a gentleman's feelings are shallow; longing is never idle.

That year, in the heavy snow, a little beggar looked into the deep, quiet eyes of a young man. That single glance condemned her to repay him for the rest of her life.

That year, in the heavy snow, a pair of slender hands gently clasped her tiny ones. That touch bound them together in life and death.

For that one breathtaking glimpse, she was willing to give up her whole life. If he wished it, she would build his foundation with her own flesh and blood.

Yet fate turned, and now she must contend with him in the marketplace and face him as an enemy on the battlefield. Who says a woman cannot stand shoulder to shoulder with a man? She does not believe in fate, and swears to challenge Heaven itself.

When the clouds finally parted and all was settled, she still could not tell whether it had all been fate or a curse…

She recalls the beauty who time and again commanded the realm and strengthened our people. What does it matter if she is a beauty? Remember, the road to nobility and achievement lies ahead, and fame is not left to Heaven's will. Just watch as her slender wrists weave a thousand schemes and conquer all under Heaven.