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Xie Xiuyuan, a poor scholar who failed the imperial exam, suddenly receives an imperial edict—he is to marry Xie Ruiyi, the only daughter of the内阁首辅 (Grand Secretary)! The spoiled noblewoman bursts into his shabby temple with a sword, demanding to break off the engagement. But Xie Xiuyuan just smiles and takes out a book titled "Strategies for Commoners to Revitalize the Nation": "This is my draft for the emperor. If you end the engagement, I'll present it at court tomorrow." It turns out he's the emperor's secret "commoner chess piece," tasked with breaking the aristocracy's monopoly on power. From contempt to curiosity, Xie Ruiyi gradually falls for his ambition, and their "imperially ordered marriage" becomes the key to shaking up the court of Great Chu...
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