The Lucky Koi Madam Loves Gossip, and the Mind-Reading Young Marshal Slays Completely

On her wedding day, Liu Xiyin is immediately framed by Song Shiyun, the niece of the favored Second Concubine, for pushing the Third Young Master down the stairs. Marshal Yan demands that Liu Xiyin break her own leg in retribution. Just as she is about to be punished, Yan Changye returns from the battlefield. Unbeknownst to everyone, Yan Changye has discovered that he can hear Liu Xiyin's inner thoughts. While she appears demure and obedient, her mind is a chaotic stream of modern gossip and scientific calculations. Using a primitive voice recorder she built, Liu Xiyin plays back the true events, revealing that Song Shiyun and the Third Young Master were involved in an illicit affair and that Song Shiyun pushed him to frame her. Yan Changye protects his bride, shooting Song Shiyun's leg to enforce his father's own rule of retribution, and takes Liu Xiyin back to his private villa.

At the villa, Yan Changye suspects Liu Xiyin is a spy due to her advanced knowledge and strange device. He searches her and finds a roll of film, which he orders developed. During this time, Liu Xiyin learns that Yan Changye is also the target of an assassination plot involving a time bomb. Knowing the plot from the novel, she attempts to subtly warn him without revealing her knowledge. When they depart for the Marshal's mansion, a bomb under their car explodes prematurely, injuring no one because Yan Changye had already moved them based on his own suspicions. This incident deepens Yan Changye's curiosity about Liu Xiyin's origins.

At the Marshal's mansion, Liu Xiyin serves tea to the family. She observes the toxic dynamics between Marshal Yan, the Second Concubine, and the ambitious Second Young Master, Yan Changzhuo. Liu Xiyin internally critiques the Marshal's favoritism, predicting his gruesome death at the hands of his own children. To her shock, the Marshal suddenly rebukes Yan Changzhuo for his disrespect, an action that contradicts his established character. Liu Xiyin fears that the Marshal can also read minds, but realizes he likely merely reacted to the absurdity of the situation. Yan Changye, however, remains convinced that his wife holds secrets from the future. He begins to investigate her past, noting that her presence seems to alter the course of events predicted in the novel. As political tensions rise in Ancheng, Yan Changye decides to keep Liu Xiyin close to uncover the truth behind her abilities, while Liu Xiyin struggles to maintain her cover as an ignorant country bumpkin while navigating the deadly web of warlord politics.