Yan Ruzhuo was born lucky, into a great family, and had never known hardship as a child. Thanks to her great-grandmother, Princess Shuwan, she could even be considered a member of the imperial family.
Carved beams and painted rafters, delicacies fit for a feast. But behind all that splendor lay a whole mess of troubles.
Her grandfather, who brought home two sons born to his concubines in his old age; her father, who was useless and spineless; her mother, who swallowed her anger to keep the peace; her cousin, living under their roof while harboring wicked ambitions; and the little maid who colluded with a page to steal her jewelry and sell it...
Even Yan Ruzhuo never imagined that behind her great-grandmother's boundless imperial favor lay a hidden secret of the palace.
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[Content Warnings]:
1. A fictional setting with many original elements.
2. There will be more than one male lead, but only one is the female protagonist's final official pairing.
3. The female protagonist's first marriage will end in divorce.
Theme: There are no shortcuts in life
