Guardian Goose

She had always lived like a virtuous white lotus, proud and stubborn, with a touch of temper to boot. One moment her father was sending her off as someone's concubine; the next, she was to marry a nobleman's son. She was always acting as though she had no choice, putting on airs as she obediently accepted whatever fate had in store. Until her family was destroyed and she was left all alone. It turned out that she, who had always thought so highly of herself, was nothing at all. After reflecting on her pain, she decided to take a path of no return, one that defied convention. Beauty tricks, schemes to sow discord, bring them all on! As long as she could live life on her own terms, it didn't matter whether she trampled others underfoot or lifted them onto a pedestal. If it benefited her and made her happy, that was all that mattered! But how did that graceful young nobleman turn into a scheming big boss? And why did the rough, reckless general keep letting his bashful side show? Was it not just her own little universe awakening? Had the whole universe exploded instead?