Vol. 1Schemes and Scandals

Jiang Shuyue exposed plots within her family, the palace, and the temple while building alliances and confronting new rivals. The stretch ended with her and the Zhou children uncovering Liu Zhiyuan and Wang Dan’s plot against Chen Cao Cao.

  • Jiang Shuyue exposed the Jiang Family’s schemes, protected Lin Shuangshuang from Yu Wenzhong and Chen Tingting, and helped her marry Jiang Chen.
  • Jiang Chen prepared lavish betrothal gifts and confronted Jiang An over his objections.
  • Jiang Shuyue exposed palace plots and Consort Shu’s ambitions, earning a Marrow-Cleansing Pill at the banquet.
  • Jiang Shuyue warned the empress about future dangers, then got drunk and threw roof tiles from Fengyi Palace.
  • Jiang Shuyue and her relatives exposed Second Aunt’s thefts, and Liu Cheng'en expelled Li Wenshu from the Liu Family.
  • At Origin Return Temple, Jiang Shuyue learned of Mei Yunqi’s connection to Qin Ling'er and got stuck trying to sneak up on him.
  • Jiang Shuyue exposed Jiang Liuli’s crimes, and Jiang Wujie sent Liuli to the Liu Family and Qin Wanru to prison.
  • Jiang Shuyue and the Zhou children uncovered Liu Zhiyuan and Wang Dan’s plot against Chen Cao Cao, while Huahua revealed Liu Zhiyuan’s past abuse of her.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Jiang Family Reckoning

Jiang Shuyue exposed the Jiang Family’s schemes and helped her siblings turn against Jiang An’s household. She protected Lin Shuangshuang from a plot, brought her together with Jiang Chen, and ended with Jiang Chen preparing an extravagant betrothal while confronting Jiang An.

  • Jiang Shuyue returned to the Minister's Residence with Zhou Yunshen, whose defense of her exposed the Jiang Family’s neglect and helped reveal Jiang An’s deception about her and Jiang Liuli’s origins.
  • Jiang Shuyue and Jiang Chen overheard Jiang An and Qin Wanru plan to drug Jiang Liuli and seize control of the family, while the system revealed the harm their schemes would cause Jiang Chen and his eldest brother.
  • Jiang Shuyue exposed Jiang Liuli’s mistreatment of her to Jiang Wujie, and Jiang Wujie began to suspect that Jasmine was spying on him for Jiang Liuli and Jiang An.
  • Jiang Shuyue and Jiang Chen attended Lin Shuangshuang’s coming-of-age celebration, where Jiang Shuyue learned Yu Wenzhong and Chen Tingting planned to harm Lin Shuangshuang.
  • Jiang Chen confessed his feelings to Lin Shuangshuang, who accepted him, while the Lin Family restrained Yu Wenzhong and Chen Tingting.
  • Madam Lin’s household found the poison Chen Tingting had hidden, secured her confession, fined the Chen Family, and arranged for Yu Wenzhong to become a eunuch.
  • Jiang Shuyue arranged for the families to discuss Jiang Chen and Lin Shuangshuang’s marriage, then learned Liu Ning loved Consort Hui.
  • Jiang Chen prepared fifty chests and ten cartloads of betrothal gifts, and challenged Jiang An when he objected to the expense.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2Palace Banquet Chaos

Jiang Shuyue exposed palace plots and stirred up trouble at Consort Shu’s banquet, earning enough points to obtain a Marrow-Cleansing Pill. She revealed future dangers to the empress, then got drunk and climbed onto Fengyi Palace’s roof.

  • Jiang Shuyue and Zhou Yunshen visited the palace, where the emperor learned that Jiang Shuyue’s thoughts revealed future events and the people who could hear them had no ill intent.
  • Jiang Shuyue exposed Consort Xian’s crimes against Princess Chaohua, and the emperor ordered Consort Xian’s servants purged after she died in childbirth.
  • Jiang Shuyue uncovered plots against Prince Huai, confronted Zhao Lushuang, and got drunk after mistaking Murong Tianci for a talking wall spirit.
  • Jiang Shuyue humiliated Jiang Liuli at home, forced her to kneel, and sent Ji Ruhua to the House of Ten Thousand Flowers after Ji tried to ruin her reputation.
  • At Consort Shu’s banquet, Jiang Shuyue exposed Chen Furong’s scheme, earned over three hundred Green Tea Points, and received a Marrow-Cleansing Pill.
  • Jiang Shuyue exposed Consort Shu’s ambitions and embarrassing habits, then made Consort Shu and Jiang Liuli swear sisterhood, blocking the Fourth Prince from pursuing Jiang Liuli.
  • The empress learned from Jiang Shuyue that a transmigrator would manipulate the princes and help bring about the Crown Prince’s fiancée’s death and a conflict involving General Zhao.
  • After revealing the Second Prince’s role in a future plot against the Crown Prince, Jiang Shuyue got drunk, mistook the empress for a Golden Phoenix, and threw roof tiles from Fengyi Palace.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3Temple Pilgrimage and Family Scandal

Jiang Shuyue visited the Liu family, confronted corruption in her relatives’ household, and traveled with the Crown Prince to Origin Return Temple. There, a purge of the monastery exposed more scandals, including a secret connection between Mei Yunqi and Jiang Shuyue’s half sister, while Jiang Shuyue became stuck trying to sneak up on Mei Yunqi.

  • Jiang Shuyue visited the Liu family, where Shen Yunying welcomed her and Liu Cheng'en promised to protect her.
  • Jiang Shuyue, Jiang Chen, and Zhou Sesong exposed Second Aunt’s forged heirlooms and stolen family treasures, and Liu Cheng'en expelled Li Wenshu from the Liu Family.
  • Jiang Shuyue returned home and confronted Jiang An, then agreed to join the Crown Prince’s pilgrimage to Origin Return Temple with Mei Yunqi.
  • Zhou Yunshen gave Jiang Shuyue poisons and antidotes for the trip and saw her off with the children and her covert guards.
  • On the journey, Jiang Shuyue and the princes mocked Jiang Liuli, and the Sixth Prince agreed to cook unusual dishes for her.
  • At Origin Return Temple, Master Huiming and the Crown Prince uncovered wrongdoing among the monks, and Huiming trapped an assaulting novice before the Crown Prince sent him to a brothel.
  • The system revealed that Mei Yunqi had been involved with Qin Ling'er, Jiang Shuyue’s half sister, and that she had been jailed after posing as his fiancée.
  • Jiang Shuyue tried to crawl through a dog hole to knock Mei Yunqi unconscious but got stuck, so Little Peach, Three Flowers, and May gathered to help her.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4Scandals and Schemes

Jiang Shuyue exposed Jiang Liuli’s crimes and helped bring down the people protecting her, while Lan Ruoyue arrived in the capital and repeatedly clashed with Jiang Shuyue. The arc ended with Jiang Shuyue and the Zhou children uncovering Liu Zhiyuan and Wang Dan’s plot against Chen Cao Cao.

  • Jiang Shuyue and her companions exposed Jiang Liuli’s schemes at the National Temple, and the Crown Prince had her imprisoned and sent back to the capital.
  • Lan Ruoyue joined the convoy, but Jiang Shuyue learned about her past and forced her to pay for a ride and take responsibility for road repairs.
  • Jiang Shuyue returned to the Jiang Family, where evidence revealed that Chen Hao was Jiang Liuli’s father and Qin Wanru had passed Liuli off as her own child.
  • Jiang An killed Chen Hao and pleaded for Jiang Liuli, but Jiang Wujie sent Liuli to the Liu Family and Qin Wanru to prison.
  • Lan Ruoyue refused to pay workers for road repairs, and Jiang Shuyue and Zhou Sesong exposed her conduct before Zhou Sesong ordered her bound and slapped.
  • Jiang Shuyue followed Wang-shi with Zhou Sesong and Zhou Luming, then caught Liu Zhiyuan and Wang Dan plotting to make Chen Cao Cao elope and endanger her.
  • Liu Zhiyuan attacked Jiang Shuyue and tried to blame her for his injuries, but Zhou Sesong subdued him as Chen Yong and Chen Cao Cao emerged.
  • Huahua revealed that Liu Zhiyuan had abducted and tortured Chen Cao Cao for two years before pretending to rescue her and gaining the Chen Family’s support.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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