The second daughter of the benevolent He family of Jiande County, Miss He Er, could no longer endure the pain of foot-binding. She struck her head against a wall and died. He Miaoyi, a terminally ill CEO with two degrees in architecture, died and woke up in her body.
The first thing He Miaoyi did after waking was threaten to take her own life unless her feet were unbound. She swore an oath: Like Beigong Ying of old, she would never marry, and would devote her life to serving her parents.
She used the Confucian virtues of filial piety and family duty to challenge the notion that wives must obey their husbands. She took off her hairpins and jewelry, left the confines of the household, and discovered a vast world beyond. She oversaw the construction of canals, solving the irrigation problems of her hometown's farmland. Her reputation for filial piety and talent spread throughout Jiangnan.
He Miaoyi enjoyed a carefree life, until she crossed paths with Yin Mu, the newly appointed Governor-General of Zhejiang and Zhili, a man known for being
