Three Years as a Slave: A Vengeance-Fueled Rampage Through the Capital

She endured endless torment, and the pride she once held was crushed completely.

When Gu Nianzhi returned three years later, her family offered no warmth. Instead, she faced even colder treatment, humiliation, and accusations, while even her fiancé went out of his way to avoid her. Her fortunes began to turn when she put the medical skills her mother had taught her to use in the palace, helping Crown Prince Chu Yan present the emperor with a life-saving remedy. Chu Yan promised to see justice done for her.

Back in the capital, Gu Nianzhi faced one obstacle after another. Her family refused to let her return home, and an innkeeper deliberately gave her a hard time when she tried to rent a room. Gu Wanqing and Young Master Li also provoked her. When the matchmaker Wang humiliated her, Gu Nianzhi kept her cool and used evidence to expose Gu Wanqing's plot, successfully securing a place to stay. But soon after moving in, she was attacked and wounded by an assassin. She fled to a clinic, only to worry about the cost of treatment. Her medical skills earned her a discount, but she still lacked the crucial medicine,