After transmigrating, Yu Shuwan becomes a dancer in a wealthy merchant's household.
With clumsy hands and feet, Yu Shuwan hides in a corner, content to be invisible as she counts on her fingers how long she'll need to save up enough silver to buy her freedom.
Then she hears that the merchant plans to give her away to curry favor with someone. Since she can't escape it, she decides to act first and find someone she can stand.
At the banquet, she really does spot a handsome young gentleman, elegant and striking, with a fine bearing. Third Lady Yu keeps giving the dashing man flirtatious glances as she dances, then accidentally twists her ankle and falls into his arms...
The merchant breaks out in a cold sweat. That man is Cui Yan, the incorruptible Assistant Minister of the Court of Justice.
Cui Yan comes from the prestigious Boling Cui clan, and has achieved great success at a young age, rising to the fourth rank in officialdom. His looks and physique are both first-rate. He has just one flaw: he brings misfortune to his wives!
His first wife drowned less than six months after they married, and both of his subsequent engagements ended in accidents.
No matter how wonderful Cui Yan is, who would dare marry their well-cared-for daughter to him?
Thus, Cui Yan, a noble young gentleman, became one of Chang'an's most notorious bachelors.
To silence the gossip, Third Lady Yu is able to walk right through Cui Yan's front gate. She never expected him to be so miserly, so she racks her brains for ways to make money and buy back her freedom.
One day, Cui Yan returns from the Court of Justice and tells Third Lady Yu to massage his back.
She holds out her hand. "I charge by the hour!"
Theme: Make the most of every day, even in adversity.
When will it be updated? I really like this setting.