Xu Qingshu wakes up in an unfamiliar dynasty as a concubine-born daughter of a marquis's household, with a beautiful, frail mother and a somewhat simple-minded younger sister.
After struggling to grow up under her legitimate mother's watchful eye, she falls for a third-place palace exam graduate whose parents are both dead, whose family has a modest fortune, and who agrees to let her bring her sister along when she marries. But before she can marry him, he turns around and tells her, "I'm sorry, I mistook you for someone else. The woman I love is your fourth sister, the beautiful, kindhearted one who knows how to make money."
Xu Qingshu lowers her eyes to the box of property deeds in her hands and silently nods. Fine! Looks like she still isn't rich enough!
Before she can find another suitable match, her legitimate mother gives her two choices: become a concubine to the emperor's maternal uncle, a powerful man nearing fifty, or marry a concubine-born son of the marquis's household.
Xu Qingshu chooses the second without hesitation. A concubine-born daughter marrying a concubine-born son, what could be more fitting?
Xu Qingshu: I'll just think of it as helping someone in need!
Xiao Yihan: Wife, I'm handing over everything I own to you!
Xu Qingshu stares at the stacks of account books, piled higher than she is, and falls into deep thought.
Theme: Peace and safety are blessings
