[Romantic Rivalry Battle Royale + Foil Characters + Clear-Eyed Heroine + Power Fantasy and Revenge + Strong Women Join Forces + Terrible Family]
The day the prime minister's residence was confiscated, Qiu Ning was reborn.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw her elder sister mocking the servants fighting over food. "What a bunch of shortsighted fools! Has the prime minister's residence ever denied you food or your monthly pay? Do you really have to fight over a lousy steamed bun? If word gets out, you'll ruin the residence's reputation!"
Without a word, Qiu Ning seized the moment to pick up a bun from the ground and stuff it into each of her two younger sisters' arms. Then she yanked the 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 mortals can't live without grains. Since that's the case, I imagine you have no use for these worldly trinkets either, Elder Sister. Why not let your younger sister keep them for now? I'm sure you won't mind."
In her previous life, her elder sister had fancied herself a celestial maiden, above all earthly concerns, and guilt-tripped Qiu Ning into serving her hand and foot. Qiu Ning rose before dawn and worked until dark, doing the most work and eating the least. Just when she had finally latched onto a powerful patron, her elder sister swooped in and stole the opportunity, taking the prize for herself.
The first thing her elder sister did after rising to power was cut all ties with the prime minister's residence, then drive Qiu Ning, their mother, and their concubine aunts out of the capital to fend for themselves.
In the end, Qiu Ning and her mother froze to death in a ruined hut...
Now that she was reborn, Qiu Ning vowed, "Elder Sister, you may think you're above everyone else, and you may be impressive, but I won't let you trample anyone ever again. This time, I'll be the one to rise all the way to the top!"
The writing is quite nice, not the kind of mindless and cool writing. I like to read this kind of realistic writing. How can it be so easy for a criminal girl who had her house confiscated to turn over? What's more, there is a sister who is fake and honest. The whole family has to be raised by the heroine alone. I really like the sober character of the hostess. After Concubine Wan Gui came out of the cold palace, she also felt like she was reborn from the ashes. I look forward to the pairing of the heroine and the concubine being invincible and breaking through all obstacles!