Against the Current
After her family is falsely executed for treason and her engagement is broken, noblewoman Shen Jialan assumes the identity of Xu Lanxiang, a servant in the Lin household. Refusing to bow to fate, she uses resilience, virtue, and wit to navigate class barriers, earn love, and gain respect—shaping her own destiny while confronting the forces that once sought to destroy her family.
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