Thousands of Jade Steps

In the third year of Yongxi's reign, the Marquis of Jing'an was framed and all the family members were killed. His legitimate daughter Shen Qingci was lucky enough to survive as an orphan and fell from the clouds into the mire. In a desperate situation, she made a profit deal with the cold-faced King Jing Xiao Yu, and at the cost of obeying his orders, she used his power to embark on the road of revenge. Shen Qingci gave up her boudoir elegance and hid her sorrow and sharpness. Using Prince Jing's Mansion as a base, she relied on the military strategies and extraordinary wisdom she had learned since childhood to conquer the old Mobei tribe. She dealt with the turbulent court and defused Prime Minister Liu Chengfeng's traps again and again. She upholds the integrity of a loyal and brave family, working step by step, using wisdom as a blade and toughness as armor. In the maelstrom of male-dominated machinations, she transforms from an orphan girl bent on revenge to a woman capable of strategizing. Xiao Yu, the current king of Jing who held a heavy army, was cold on the outside and wise on the inside, and was on the same level as Liu Chengfeng. He and Shen Qingci started out with interests, but as they fought side by side again and again, they cherished each other and became each other's most special bond - they were allies, confidants, and each other's weaknesses and armor. Along the way, there are the maid Qing He who is with them in life and death, the loyal and protective former subordinate Qin Cang, the secret servant Xie Linyuan who helps with wisdom and scheming, and also the strife in the court and the indifference of humanity. Shen Qingci finally cleared away the fog, found irrefutable evidence of the trap, cleared the wrongs of the Shen family, killed his enemies with his own hands, and broke away from the fate of his chess pieces on a thousand jade steps, took charge of his own life, and stood side by side with Xiao Yu to safeguard the peace of the mountains and rivers. This is a plot that begins with revenge and ends with growth. It depicts the bravery and loneliness of a woman, but also contains the tenderness and perseverance intertwined with plotting.