The Liu clan of Macheng is not only a top-tier family in Jinghu but also a scholarly lineage that has produced generations of imperial examination talents. Born into the main branch of such a prestigious clan, Li Shu should have been a favored daughter of heaven. However, her mother, Xiao Fu Shi, was a successor wife. It was only because she bore a fifty-percent resemblance to her late elder sister, Fu Shi, that she was able to marry into the Liu family.
After entering the household, Xiao Fu Shi finally managed to secure her position by giving birth to her only legitimate daughter, Li Shu. She suppressed the concubines and the disobedient old servants of her late sister, appearing for all the world like the winner of the house-fighting games. But the ultimate embarrassment came when the original wife, Fu Shi, turned out not to be dead—and she returned bringing a pair of legitimate children with her.
From that moment on, the status of Li Shu and her mother became incredibly awkward…
