The Wicked Concubine

Qiu Yan was a woman with unmistakable ambition. After she transmigrated into a book as a lowly maid, she learned that the male lead would find another beloved, while the Grand Princess's marriage would end in misery. Unwilling to remain beneath everyone else, she resorted to schemes. At first, people looked down on her, but each setback only hardened her resolve to climb higher. She plotted her way forward, stole his favor, and captured his heart. From a lowly maid, she rose overnight to become the mistress of a marquis's household. - Zong Anchen considered himself disciplined and proper, cold-faced and cold-hearted. Yet before his wedding, a little maid managed to outscheme him. He hated being manipulated and deceived, but her clumsy acting kept stirring his heart, and he repeatedly couldn't bring himself to be harsh with her. His cool self-restraint gave way to an unwillingness to let go, and he lost himself in passion. At last, Zong Anchen understood: he had fallen for that scheming woman who bewitched hearts and ensnared souls. Whatever she wanted, he would place it in her hands.