Shen Yanqing was reborn at the age of fourteen, once again becoming the “promising scholar” upon whom her impoverished family pinned all their hopes.

In her previous life, she rose to the pinnacle of political power, only to watch her entire family executed. The one person she regretted most was Lin Wanxia, the quiet and withdrawn child bride she had ignored for years.

In this life, she willingly gives up the fight for power and instead reaches for those hands roughened by years of labor.

“I can give up the chance to study, but Wanxia must be mine.”

People mocked women for taking the imperial examinations? Then she would sweep through the exams with top honors and climb steadily toward greatness.

Officials sneered at the Grand Secretary for marrying a merchant’s daughter? Then she would cherish her wife so openly that everyone in the realm would know.

From becoming the top scholar in the county exams to ascending to the position of Grand Secretary, Shen Yanqing battles enemies with wit, cleans up corruption, and pushes forward sweeping reforms. And behind her, there is always one person standing steadfastly at her side.

At first, Lin Wanxia was timid and insecure. Later, she became a woman capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Shen Yanqing, using her extraordinary talent for business to weave an expansive commercial network that helped overturn the political world.

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