My Arrogant Elder Sister Thinks She's So High and Mighty. This Time, It's My Turn to Rise

[Romantic Rivalry + Contrast Characters + Clear-Headed Heroine + Satisfying Revenge + Strong Women United + A Family Full of Troublemakers]

The day the Chancellor's residence was confiscated, Qiu Ning was reborn.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her elder sister mocking the servants scrambling for food. "What a bunch of short-sighted fools! Has the Chancellor's residence ever denied you food or drink, or shorted your monthly pay? Must you fight over a lousy steamed bun? If word gets out, you'll disgrace the whole household!"

Without a second thought, Qiu Ning grabbed the steamed bun from the ground amid the chaos and stuffed it into her two younger sisters' arms. Then she yanked the pearls and jewels from her elder sister's hair and pulled off her earrings, handing them to their mother. "Elder Sister is a celestial maiden descended to earth. She can go without food and drink, but the rest of us mere mortals can't live without grain. Since you have no use for these worldly things, Elder Sister, let your younger sister look after them for now. I'm sure you won't mind."

In her previous life, her elder sister, who fancied herself a celestial maiden above all worldly concerns, had used moral pressure to make Qiu Ning work like a beast of burden. She rose before dawn and worked until dark, did the most work and ate the least. After finally winning the favor of a powerful patron, her elder sister swooped in and stole the opportunity, leaving Qiu Ning to do all the work while someone else reaped the rewards.

Once her elder sister rose to power, the first thing she did was sever all ties with the Chancellor's family, then drive Qiu Ning, their mother, and the concubines out of the capital to fend for themselves.

In the end, Qiu Ning and her mother froze to death in a freezing shack...

Reborn, Qiu Ning declared, "Elder Sister, you're so noble and so wonderful, but I won't let you step on anyone again. This time, I'm the one who's rising to the top!"