The Once-Overlooked Legitimate Daughter Turns Her Life Around and Becomes Empress

The eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of An, known for her beauty and her utter stupidity, got married.

The streets of Xijing rang with drums and gongs, and red silk covered the ground. But the nobles all treated the marriage as a joke, because she was marrying Prince Yu, a man with a handsome face who had all but been abandoned by the emperor.

In everyone else’s eyes, they were a perfect match. Of course: an idiot for a useless man, one pretty vase for another. There wasn’t a couple in all of Xijing more suited to each other.

What? Her husband stayed out all night at Qihong Pavilion on the very day after their wedding?

Kou Yuanhua waved it off calmly. “It’s fine, as long as it doesn’t get in the way of me making money.”

What? He’s lost his title as a prince, and she can’t even be a princess consort anymore?

Kou Yuanhua still waved it off calmly. “It’s fine, as long as it doesn’t get in the way of me making money.”

What? He angered the emperor and got sent to the northern frontier town of Shuozhou?

Kou Yuanhua gritted her teeth. “It’s fine. I was just thinking of expanding my business in the north.” But inwardly, she cursed: Li Xuanyu, you bastard, you’ve ruined me! Couldn’t you have told me beforehand that you wanted to go to Shuozhou?

One day, Li Xuanyu said to Kou Yuanhua, “My lady, your grain business...”

Kou Yuanhua tensed up like a little bird protecting its food. “What do you want? Don’t even think about going after my grain business. I gave you the iron ore supply channels before, and your arms shop still can’t get enough stock!”

Li Xuanyu said plaintively, “All the grain in Great Chu is in your hands now. If you won’t sell any to me, do you want your husband to starve to death? Can you really bear that?”

Kou Yuanhua gave him a speechless look. “How could you possibly starve? You’re worried about your fifty thousand troops going hungry. Sigh, I’ll make a sacrifice and help you out.”

The male lead is a smiling schemer who is fiercely protective of his own, takes revenge on his enemies at every opportunity, acts boldly and recklessly, and cares deeply about the people.

The female lead seems like a pretty vase, but is actually exceptionally clever and masterful at strategy.

Theme: Their growth. Once they prosper, they work for the good of all.