[The female lead's love interest is not the emperor]
Shi Mian never imagined that transmigrating would happen to her. In the novels she'd read, the female leads always got some kind of golden finger. Even a palace maid could rise above her station, or the heroine would transmigrate straight into a high-status identity. But what about her? She really was nothing more than an ordinary commoner. She had been born into this world, with no chance of ever changing her lot.
Now that she was getting older, it was time to marry. Unfortunately, she hadn't met any destined hero, and life was becoming unbearable: her parents were pressuring her, and her older brothers and sisters-in-law looked down on her.
Unwilling to settle, Shi Mian began thinking about leaving her hometown and going somewhere else. But she had no travel permit, let alone any money.
Then fortune arrived in the most sudden and delightful way. The emperor was making a southern tour with the crown prince when an accident occurred, and the prince went missing. By sheer luck, Shi Mian rescued him.
The crown prince had lost his mother when he was young and was in poor health. After Shi Mian rescued him, he grew very attached to her. The emperor asked whether she was willing to become the crown prince's palace maid and look after him.
The imperial palace! After sixteen years bound by feudal etiquette, Shi Mian was suddenly a little frightened. But her fear of being forced into marriage was much greater, so she gritted her teeth and agreed. From then on, she became the crown prince's governess.
Theme: The right way to survive after transmigrating to ancient times
