[Political intrigue. Ensemble cast. Redemption. Growth. Beloved by all.]
Yao Zhaozhi never saw her father growing up, and her mother died when she was seven.
Fortunately, her mother was a wealthy merchant and left her a huge pile of gold, silver, and jewels before she died.
Looking at all that money, Yao Zhaozhi casually opened a few little shops and spent every day leisurely eating and drinking.
She closed her eyes and began her lie-flat life.
But this good life was interrupted after only a few years.
One afternoon, a messenger who had come all the way from the capital to deliver an edict stared at Yao Zhaozhi, and she stared right back:
"By the Mandate of Heaven, the emperor decrees: Yao Zhaozhi, orphaned daughter of the Defender-General and Palace Lady Yao, is summoned to the capital by His Majesty's benevolence and appointed crown princess."
Well... her father was the famous young general who died early, and her mother was the most trusted female official serving the emperor, who had retired to live in seclusion.
She also has two step-siblings. One is the most favored commander of the imperial guards, and the other is a model noblewoman of the capital, skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Yao Zhaozhi: "...Can I refuse and just be a lazy fish?"
Every noble young lady of the great clans thinks she's a useless ornament, so they challenge her to perform a dance at a banquet.
Yao Zhaozhi silently puts a question mark in her mind. She has never met anyone so boring.
Just as the emperor and her step-siblings are about to smooth things over...
Yao Zhaozhi twists around, draws her sword, and performs a sword dance on the spot.
Her sword moves like a roaming dragon, every motion ringing with power.
For a moment, the emperor seated above sees that arrogant young general from years ago. With a trembling hand, he waves and says, "Reward her."
The longer Yao Zhaozhi stays in the capital, the more fed up she becomes with the sharp-tongued, tsundere crown prince.
Who says she can only have one man? No, no, no.
The cool and aloof crown prince's tutor: check.
The vulnerable hostage prince from Eastern Chu: check.
The steady general who's her uncle by marriage: check.
The tsundere crown prince: check.
[Content Warning]
1. Multiple male leads. A satisfying power fantasy in the early part, followed by political intrigue in the middle and later parts. There will be angsty parts in her growth arc.
Theme: Stay true to yourself, stand on your own, and cherish those before you
I can no longer do it, and the emperor thought: The princess I chose is the best! ❤️🐶🐶
Help! It's like two kids in kindergarten who like each other when they meet for the first time, get along awkwardly for a while, and then end up having conflicts after school!!! [Purple Sugar] Such a cute, cute and naive little couple [Spreading Flowers]
If you don't go to the capital, it would be great to spend your whole life in such a bustling place where people love each other!! Rich, property, friends, and folks 🥺
I feel like my mother's story is very suspenseful!!! Looking forward to the day when it will be revealed
I still like the character of the Taifu. He is so beautiful and powerful. When did the Taifu meet the heroine? I made a blind guess that it was because the prince knew each other.
Hahahahahahaha you are so good at talking 😳
No woman is worthy of you? My kid, you're going to smell so good soon 🐶 🐶 🐶
Buy a handful of stocks, the eldest brother is one of the heroine's harem 🐶
Teacher, why do you call me Zhaozhi now and then Shiyun? Does the heroine have two names? 😳
The heroine is so sober and not blinded by the wealth and wealth of the world.