short series

Open Stratagem

share time: 2026-06-20 12:38:52

The legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, Shen Qingyuan, was framed by her stepmother and became a laughingstock in the capital. To protect the remaining orphans of the clan, she was forced to marry Xiao Jingyan, the son of the powerful Grand Tutor. What she thought was a political deal turned out to be an open stratagem by Xiao Jingyan—he used the marriage to cover his plan of investigating the old case of the previous dynasty, and also to protect this clean girl. As they tested each other step by step, their affection grew secretly. Political undercurrents and family enemies came one after another. The heroine rises against the odds with her intelligence, the hero's open stratagem hides his preference, with constant twists, sweet and exciting elements intertwined, involving the hidden truth of the country's stability.

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