The Marquis's Household Finds a Lucky Little Carp, and the Whole Capital Is Green with Envy

Four-year-old Sui Sui was once a four-hundred-year-old apprentice of the God of Food. After greedily sneaking a bite of her master's precious koi, she was kicked down to the mortal realm and became the fourth young lady of the Prime Minister's residence, known as a "jinx."

Her father didn't care for her, and her stepmother despised her. After a master fortune-teller pronounced her fate, she couldn't even get a full meal. On a snowy night, she was thrown out of the residence to freeze to death.

But she was too stubborn to die. The Marchioness of Changning happened to pass by, took pity on the poor little girl, and brought her home.

When word got around, the capital was in an uproar.

Who didn't know the Marquis's three sons were one sick, one crippled, and one stupid? Now they'd picked up a "jinx" too. Wouldn't they all be heading to hell together?

The whole capital pulled up chairs and stocked up on melon seeds, waiting to see when the Marquis's household would be struck by misfortune.

But as they waited, the story began to take a strange turn...

The heir, who had been unconscious for three years, suddenly awoke. Not only was he cured, he became a ruthless schemer at court who never hesitated to bring others down.

The second son mysteriously recovered from the poison in his body, awakened divine strength, and became a living demon on the border, cutting down enemies at every turn.

Most absurd of all, the third son, the supposed fool, suddenly came to his senses, topped all three imperial examinations, and became the most dazzling young man before the emperor!

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's residence, which had abandoned Sui Sui, ran into one problem after another.

The onlookers dropped their melon seeds in shock. "Wait, what happened to her being a jinx? She's clearly a koi brought to life!"

The Marquis's household: "Don't ask. We found a treasure, that's all."

The Prime Minister's household: "Is it too late to regret this?"

Little Sui Sui, licking a candied hawthorn: "Hmph! Who was it that said I'd bring bad luck to the whole family?"