The Yan family has a third daughter named Yan He. She's said to be sweet and lazy, and loves nothing more than eating and sleeping.
Yan He has reached marriageable age, and Master Yan lies awake night after night, worrying about how he can marry off his lazy daughter.
One day, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Yan family, Yan Jiuwei, makes a fuss about breaking off her engagement. Her fiance's family has fallen on hard times, and even their title has been taken away.
Master Yan slaps his thigh and sends Yan He in her place.
The Pei family falls into ruin. The legitimate son, Pei Qingzhi, studies from dawn to dusk, and after years of hard work finally becomes the newly appointed top scholar. But without his family's support, he still can't compare with the sons of powerful clans.
He bears the weight of his family on his shoulders and never dares slack off even a little. Diligent and disciplined, he seems well matched with the poised, ambitious eldest legitimate daughter of the Yan family.
Who could have guessed that when he lifted the bridal veil on their wedding day, his bride would have been switched for that famously lazy, food-loving third daughter, Yan He?
Yan He blinks her misty, almond-shaped eyes and offers him a pastry. "You've been standing so straight. Doesn't it make you tired?"
Pei Qingzhi: ...
Later, Pei Qingzhi enters the Grand Secretariat, is made a first-rank marquis, and rises to the very top of the court. Yan He also receives an honorific title along the way.
People in the capital gossip that Third Miss Yan must be pretending to be a fool while secretly being clever. Otherwise, why would the cold and distant Marquis Pei treat her like the apple of his eye?
But when they see Third Miss Yan eating pastries in the garden, all the ladies and young misses beat their chests in despair. Why? Jealousy! She's genuinely lazy, so how did she get so lucky?!
Theme: No matter how life treats me, I'll keep moving forward with optimism
