Springtime at the Brocade Gate

【Political intrigue + scheming fake-gentlewoman heroine + reserved but devoted hero + marriage before love】 In her previous life, Xiao Yuerong, a sanctimonious hypocrite who served as tutor to the Crown Princess, spent her life plotting, only to be poisoned to death. Reborn as the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Ping'an, she unexpectedly becomes the fiancée of Ye Huaian, the emperor's seventh son and a suspected murderer. In this life, she vows to uncover the mastermind behind her death, but keeps finding herself caught in other people's schemes. After an accident, she finally discovers a clue to her murder in her previous life. She uses her engagement to get close to Ye Huaian, only to find herself caught in a web of intrigue both inside and outside the palace, where mysterious cases intertwine with political conspiracies. Before the truth comes to light, her blade closes in on Ye Huaian's throat, yet he says, “I should have guessed it was you. I just realized too late...”