The Noble Daughter's Strategy for the Realm

Everyone says that the legitimate daughter of the richest family in Qingyang County, the Rong family, is timid, weak, and hideously ugly. They also say she has a broken palm line that brings calamity to her family, making her a cursed, solitary star.

Who could have known that at the Washing Silks Festival, she would transform into a peerless beauty, instantly outshining everyone? With a single deft touch, she could even bring the dying back to life. Her name soon spread far and wide, leaving everyone astonished.

He is the renowned Young Master Jinghong, as well as Prince Jing, the third son of the emperor. Rumor has it that his elegance outshines the capital, but he is aloof, cold-hearted, and utterly ruthless.

A wager makes the two of them betrothed. Just as he is trying every possible way to break free,

she takes the initiative and says, "Young Master, give me a thousand taels and divorce me, will you?"

The martial world is treacherous, and the imperial court is rife with intrigue. She advances step by step, using her deft hands to turn the tide.

When he stakes his life to say,

"If Rong Ruo fails to treat the Crown Prince, I, this prince, will gladly trade my life for his,"

will it bring two cold, distant hearts closer, or leave them separated by a thousand years?

But when the wager proves to have been part of a plan all along, and one secret after another comes to light, what path will the two of them take?

The world is a chessboard, and all its people are pieces. Yet she will carve out a blood-soaked path unlike anyone else's.