✨ Marriage‑first romance · Palace intrigue · Household schemes · Non‑rebirth heroine · Rival is transmigrated ✨
Xiao Yunzhu was born into a marquis’ household, destined for a life of luxury and adoration.
But disaster struck—her father and brothers perished, leaving her and her mother widowed and alone. Her mother, consumed by grief, could no longer care for her.
Many thought she had fallen from heaven to earth, doomed to live as a pitiful dependent.
Yet Xiao Yunzhu refused to be anyone’s “poor little orphan.” Whoever wished to play that role could do so themselves.
Her childhood fiancé, a cousin, came with another girl to ask her to step aside. She did so cleanly—breaking the betrothal without hesitation.
Her famed cousin spread rumors that her birth chart was cursed, scheming to suppress and manipulate her.
Xiao Yunzhu simply walked the same path her cousin had chosen—until her cousin found herself with no path left.
The marriage her cousin rejected was pushed onto Xiao Yunzhu. She accepted it. And soon, her cousin regretted bitterly, calling her a scheming “green tea” woman.
But Xiao Yunzhu only smiled, hairpins glittering, her brilliance filling the hall. Step by step, she rose in grace and glory.



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