Stubborn, resilient, honest woman * ruthless, sinister emperor
Yuwen Yuan is the fifth child in the Chief Councilor's household. She has four outstanding older sisters and a youngest sister raised like a princess, and is deeply doted on by her parents and grandparents.
Wenyuan alone has neither father nor mother. Her siblings don't care for her, and her grandparents don't like her. Though beautiful, she's dull-witted and knows how to do nothing but read strange books. She married the dynasty's top-ranked graduate, but he only has eyes for her youngest sister.
Everyone thinks she's just a nobody.
Wenyuan doesn't mind. As long as she can get by, that's enough.
Until one day, a man appeared in her dream.
He was handsome, but bad-tempered and sinister. When someone scalded her with tea, he taught her in the dream how to secretly give them a laxative. When someone mocked her, he taught her how to push them into the water. He wanted her to repay every slight tenfold, a hundredfold.
He even urged her to divorce her husband, while Wenyuan advised him to stay calm.
On the day she attended a palace banquet before her divorce, she saw the emperor's face that night. With the same sharp phoenix eyes as the man in her dreams, he raised his wine cup and smiled sinisterly at her.
Wenyuan was struck as if by lightning.
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Since ascending the throne, Xiao Lang has excelled in both civil and military affairs. But his moods are unpredictable, and everyone in the palace and court lives in constant fear.
Then a young woman from the Yu family became a court lady, coming and going between the court and palace every day. The emperor's headaches stopped, he started smiling, and his mood improved.
Lady Yu is a talented designer, the Ministry of Works' most capable hand, and has the sweetest disposition.
Until one day, someone saw Lady Yu in the imperial garden after the rain. Her shoes and socks were wet, and she didn't want to walk. The emperor laughed and called her spoiled, then carried her back to Zichen Hall.
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Xiao Lang entered a young woman's dream. She was exceptionally clever, but far too honest. He taught her to get back at people, to fight for what she wanted, and watched her enter government service and show off her talents.
He wanted the dust-covered pearl to shine brilliantly.
Theme: Do the right thing and follow the right person.
