Fengyu loved gold, silver, and jewels more than anything. Her greatest dream was to eat, drink, and enjoy life as a salted fish. Her fiancé was the third-ranked scholar in the imperial exams, handsome as the legendary Pan An. Her salted fish life was perfectly complete.

Her husband was poor? No problem, she was rich!

But who would have thought that the winds of fate would shift, causing her soul to transmigrate into the body of Xie Xun, a dashing and rebellious young marquis, even making him lose a leg due to her. To survive on the battlefield, the salted fish had to turn over and rise, learning horseback riding, archery, and military strategy. The young marquis, bearing her face, caused chaos everywhere. Her fiancé, deeming her wild and foolish, broke off their engagement.

She got engaged, and he reneged. She made money, and he squandered it. Her mountains of gold and silver were all emptied by him, and the two became locked in a love-hate relationship. Gradually, the plot started to go off the rails.

The ex-fiancé, after breaking off the engagement, regretted it and confessed his deep love.

Fengyu: I've already fallen for someone else.

A scheming girl at the archery range tried to kill her, only for Fengyu to stab herself instead.

Fengyu: What to do now? It looks like you've committed murder.

Her parents, who had defended the borders for decades, returned home only to say, "Daughter, go follow the young marquis and start a rebellion!"

How did the originally carefree salted fish storyline turn into one of a villain rising?

In the end…

Raising a husband turned out to be a money pit, but the husband was certainly worth it!

A sickly schemer hiding their true nature (Fengyu) vs. A dashing but cunning strategist (Xie Xun)


Fengyu's smile competed with the blooming plum blossoms in the garden. "If I lose my innocence to the Third Prince, I will either be trapped in the deep palace or face death. Those are two outcomes you wouldn't want to see. The Empress calculated that no one would know about this, and only by stripping away the Soul Suppressing Pearl could I gain a sliver of hope. I am powerless against the Third Prince, but you are not. Back at Furong Inn, for the sake of military provisions, you even performed sword dances for Prince Sangnan. And when you discovered I had stored grain, you treated me kindly, even though I offended you. For the sake of those provisions, you wouldn't kill me. Isn't it true that, in your mind, my life is more valuable than my death? A minor offense wouldn't be worth taking seriously."


Chapter 73 - Chapter 73 Confrontation