A Highborn Marriage Into a Marquis's Household

Everyone praised Shu Dai for her good fortune. Born into a wealthy merchant family in Jiangnan, she had everything she needed and was raised in comfort and luxury. She was first betrothed to the childhood sweetheart who was the legitimate son of the richest family, a match that promised endless luxury. When that engagement was broken, she was able to marry into an even more prestigious family, becoming the wife of the legitimate heir of the Marquis Qing Sui’s household. After their wedding, her husband’s official career steadily advanced, and he remained devoted to her. The inner household was peaceful. The story was repeated so often that even Shu Dai nearly believed it herself. But who could have known? Her father remarried and favored his new wife and her children, treating Shu Dai as nothing more than a source of money. The Zhao family’s son, to whom she was engaged, had secretly taken a concubine and gotten her pregnant before their wedding date was even near. And her maternal aunt coveted the property her mother had left her, hoping to use Shu Dai’s beauty and marriage to curry favor with the powerful. A merchant’s daughter, she came to Ye Capital to make her way, and every step was a trap. Marrying Sui Yunjin, the legitimate heir of the distinguished and illustrious Marquis Qing Sui’s household, was simply a matter of having placed her bet right! * The leads have a contractual marriage, 1v1, romance after marriage. - Theme: Build a life and strive toward your goals