She Tore Down the Ladder to Success (60 episodes)
Princess Zhaoning, Shen Lingyi, concealed her true identity and married Pei Cheng'an as the legitimate daughter of the Shen merchant family. For three years,…
Princess Zhaoning, Shen Lingyi, concealed her true identity and married Pei Cheng'an as the legitimate daughter of the Shen merchant family. For three years, she exhausted her dowry and connections to pave his way into officialdom and uphold the Pei family's honor. Yet once Pei Cheng'an achieved his ambitions, he took her for granted, indulged outsiders who insulted her, and repeatedly hurt her. Once her heart turned cold, Shen Lingyi reclaimed the wealth and prestige she had given, calmly settling every resource the Pei family had usurped. When she revealed her royal status at the commandery princess's banquet, everyone realized the Pei family's rise was entirely owed to her. In the end, Shen Lingyi decisively dissolved the marriage, reclaimed all support, preserved her own dignity, and calmly embraced her noble destiny.