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Shen Zhao, a down-and-out scholar from a poor family, narrowly escaped death after offending a powerful official, only to accidentally save Princess Chu Wantang of Jing'an, who was traveling incognito. The two, one a “ridiculous poor scholar” mocked by the world, the other a precious royal pearl, secretly fell in love while redeeming each other. To protect his beloved, Shen Zhao rose with exceptional wisdom: solving the collusion case between officials and merchants, reviving the poor family's industry with business acumen, helping the court stabilize the border, climbing from the mire to the peak of power step by step. But when he finally had the ability to stand by her side, Chu Wantang was taken to a political marriage—can this forbidden love between the humble and the royal break through secular shackles and get a happy ending?
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