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She is the Second Princess of Jing, a kingdom ruled by women.
Rumor has it she is a good-for-nothing. No matter, she doesn't need to inherit the throne.
Rumor has it she has complicated relationships with many men. No matter, even women of the ninth rank have several men at home, let alone a princess.
She's a lovesick fool. No matter, women can do as they please. She's only humoring those men, surely none of it is real.
Reality proves otherwise. The empress discovers that her daughter really is a lovesick fool, and even believes the nonsense men tell her, thinking that returning to a patriarchal society to become a little housewife wouldn't be so bad. The empress immediately orders someone to bring Chang Yan in.
Chang Yan gazes at her with wide, dewy doe eyes and says gently, "Fourth Brother said girls don't need to read so many books or work so hard. They can just stay home and wait."
The empress nearly chokes. She immediately orders someone to bring in Fourth Brother and deal with him.
Chang Yan clutches her handkerchief, tears glimmering in her eyes, but she keeps her back straight, stubbornly refusing to give in.
The empress ignores her daughter and starts wondering if focusing on affairs of state and neglecting her daughter's education and well-being allowed men to lead her astray. But no matter what, Chang Yan is still her daughter.
Regret and guilt well up in the empress, so she orders Chang Yan bound and thrown into the illusionary world said to cure lovesick fools.
Chang Yan enters the illusionary world, the patriarchal society she wanted to visit, and becomes a dancing girl.
But she soon realizes that everything around her, even the men's smiles, is not as she imagined.
1. This is a heroine-focused story about career growth. The heroine's former soft and timid nature will change.
2. The motto of this story is "Career first!"
3. There is a golden finger in this story, but it won't be used indiscriminately.
Theme: Be self-reliant and independent, and don't be fooled by appearances
