[It will be written, maybe next, maybe the one after that, but it will definitely happen]
To get a wife for her lazy, good-for-nothing older brother, Ran Moyang was sold by her biased parents to the sickly eldest son of the county magistrate, as a bride to bring him good fortune.
The sickly groom was too ill to open his eyes, so his younger sister, Mu Qian, took her brother’s place at the wedding. Unexpectedly, before they could even be sent to the bridal chamber, the groom died. The wedding turned into a funeral that very night, and Ran Moyang traded her bridal gown for mourning clothes.
Her in-laws thought she brought bad luck, while her parents wanted to sell her again for money. Fortunately, her sister-in-law helped her get rid of all sorts of trouble.
Her sister-in-law asked, “Sister-in-law, would you be willing to come with me to the capital?”
Mu Qian worked at the palace and had just secured a seventh-rank position as a court pharmacist. She was probably lonely and helpless living alone in the capital.
As if possessed, Ran Moyang took her hand.
Ran Moyang began caring for Mu Qian and managing everything in her home.
When she heard Mu Qian had been made to kneel as punishment, Ran Moyang sewed her knee pads.
Knowing Mu Qian was frail, Ran Moyang made her nourishing medicinal dishes.
When she learned the Crown Prince had taken a special interest in Mu Qian, Ran Moyang spent every day afraid that some powerful noble might take advantage of her.
Later, when she discovered that her seemingly helpless sister-in-law was actually a female chancellor with power over everything, Ran Moyang could only think how stupid she’d been.
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Mu Qian appeared gentle and frail, but was shrewd and ruthless by nature.
At a young age, she won the Crown Prince’s favor and became his most capable right hand in the struggle for the throne. In just a few years, she rose to the position of fifth-rank Palace Attendant and took control of the Six Bureaus of the imperial harem.
When the Crown Prince ascended the throne, Mu Qian was promoted to first rank. Even the chancellor had to show her respect.
As the new emperor rewarded those who had served her, Mu Qian thought of the widowed sister-in-law who had always looked after her.
She bowed deeply and said, “My widowed sister-in-law was left a widow right after her wedding. She has cared for this subordinate ever since and never remarried. I humbly ask Your Majesty to grant her an honor in recognition of her many years of devotion.”
Scheming, ruthless beauty of a sister-in-law x gentle, steadfast, honest and kind widowed sister-in-law
1v1, primarily from the bottom’s perspective, happy ending
Theme: Don’t bully honest people
