Reborn as a lowly maid in the Marquis's household, she is destined to become the concubine of the marquis's illegitimate son, only to die a miserable death out of jealousy.
Wang Tong'er refuses to accept that fate. She doesn't want to be shut away in a sprawling mansion, fighting a harem of women for one man and repeating her predecessor's tragic story. And she certainly doesn't want to be anyone's concubine!
What she doesn't expect is that Xie Yuheng, heir to the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, has been reborn.
In his previous life, he failed to take Wang Tong'er as his concubine in time, and she died. He regretted it deeply.
This time, he won't let her go. He'll make her the heir's most honored concubine.
After all, going from being an illegitimate son's bedchamber maid to the heir's honored concubine is the stuff of every maid's dreams.
But he never imagined that Wang Tong'er would actually look down on him.
Xie Yuheng: You will be my one and only honored concubine!
Wang Tong'er: I don't want it!
Xie Yuheng grits his teeth: Then I'll promise you the position of heir's wife. Will you accept?
The next day, Wang Tong'er presents a high-yield sea-salt production recipe to Emperor Mingzheng, who is traveling incognito. In return, the emperor personally grants her the title of Marquis of Xiaoyao!
Her name rises to prominence overnight, and she has no shortage of suitors.
Xie Yuheng panics: Would you let me marry into your family?
Wang Tong'er: …
