The Crown Princess Runs Amok in the Eastern Palace

When her adoptive parents are suddenly murdered, Du Wanqing realizes she comes from an extraordinary background and decides to return to the capital to reclaim her birthright.

Raised in the countryside from childhood, Du Wanqing returns to the Duke of An's household as its legitimate eldest daughter. Her fresh, unpretentious charm sets her apart from the capital's noble young ladies.

Her stepmother schemes against her, her stepsister makes things difficult, her birth mother's death is shrouded in mystery, and her maternal grandfather's vast fortune has been stolen...

The Duke of An's residence appears peaceful, but beneath the surface, it is full of danger, with every step a struggle.

Zhu Zhao, the crown prince, lost his mother when he was young. He is cold on the outside but warm within, and he discovers Du Wanqing, whose appearance resembles his mother's, as if he has found a treasure.

The calculating crown prince lays his traps one by one, determined to win the beauty's heart.

But Du Wanqing, burdened by a blood feud, only wants to use the crown prince's power to bring down her stepmother and avenge her birth mother and adoptive parents.

Zhu Zhao: Wanqing, I will make you willingly take your place in the Eastern Palace...

Wanqing: Even if I have to borrow the crown prince's power, I'll cling to him and make my enemies think twice before crossing me...

With the crown prince's intervention, her maternal grandfather's vast fortune is recovered, her stepmother is punished, and her stepsister becomes a nun. Wanqing is named crown princess.

Zhu Zhao: I helped you get your revenge, yet you treat me like a benefactor instead of your husband. How could you do this to me?

Wanqing listens, smiles guiltily, and doesn't dare meet his eyes.

Three months later

Zhu Zhao: I heard the Princess of Xiping is a great beauty, so I invited her to the palace for a game of chess. That's all!

Hearing this, Wanqing finally flies into a rage. She storms into the Eastern Palace, flips the chessboard, and smashes the crown prince's favorite yellow-jade inkstone.

The young eunuch is so scared he doesn't dare breathe. Everyone knows the crown prince hates shrewish women. Surely the crown princess is in for it...

But the crown prince's lips curl into a faint smile. "A little temper adds to her charm..."

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He Shan was born into a merchant family. At twelve, both her parents died, and her maternal relatives in the Duke's household took her in.

Her cruel aunt stole her fortune.

Her womanizing cousin deceived her affections.

Her vicious cousin tried to take her life.

Given another chance at life, He Shan refuses to let her future be so miserable. She sets out on the road to success and revenge.

Her inheritance may not be much, but as long as she keeps it in her hands, she can make money make more money.

Her cousin may be a scumbag, but he's not the only cousin in the Duke's household.

The heroine succeeds in her career, falls in love after marriage, and ultimately finds happiness.

Theme: Love takes root without our knowing, then sinks deep