The Pampered Daughter Returns to the Capital, Causing the Whole Family to Spit Blood in Anger

Xie Sangning, the legitimate daughter of the State Protecting General, spent her childhood in the desolate border region of West Cold after being exiled by the second branch of her family ten years prior. Her soul, having traveled to the twenty-second century, returned to this moment in history with advanced knowledge and a wealth of resources accumulated over decades. She arrives back at the General's Mansion in Jinling not as a victim, but as a formidable opponent prepared to reclaim her birthright and punish those who wronged her.

Upon her return, Xie Sangning immediately asserts dominance through displays of overwhelming wealth and authority. She arrives with five hundred chests of treasure and a retinue of loyal servants, contrasting sharply with the dilapidated state of the mansion managed by the second branch. She confronts Wang Shi, the wife of the second branch, and her cousin Xie Wuyou, who had occupied the Auspicious Snow Tower, the rightful residence of the legitimate heir, for the past decade. With cold efficiency, Xie Sangning clears Xie Wuyou's belongings from the courtyard, establishing her authority and humiliating the second branch in front of the household staff and onlookers.

The conflict escalates when Xie Sangning visits the Old Madam, the matriarch of the family, to demand respect and accountability for past grievances. She dismantles the matriarch's attempts to enforce filial piety by highlighting the family's own hypocrisy and the political reality that her father, the General, is a crucial military asset whose favor the Emperor cannot afford to lose. This confrontation leaves the Old Madam powerless and forced to endure Xie Sangning's presence without recourse.

Seeking to neutralize the threat Xie Sangning poses to their status, the second branch manipulates the Second Princess Pei Mingyue, a proud and domineering royal figure who resents anyone overshadowing her. They spread rumors of Xie Sangning's extravagance, framing it as an insult to the princess, and secure an invitation to a flower-viewing banquet where they plan to publicly shame her. At the banquet, Xie Wuyou fabricates a story of victimhood, claiming Xie Sangning bullied her and seized property, hoping to turn the assembled nobility and the princess against the newcomer.

However, Xie Sangning turns the tables with masterful rhetoric. When the princess demands she return the Auspicious Snow Tower and reprimands her for her spending, Xie Sangning feigns ignorance and innocence, forcing the princess into a logical trap. She points out the inconsistency in the seating arrangement, which places the general's legitimate daughter in a lowly position, and challenges the princess's right to interfere in household affairs without imperial decree. Her sharp wit and unyielding stance expose the princess's tyranny and lack of legal authority, causing the princess to lose face in front of the entire court. The princess, constrained by political necessity and the potential backlash from the Emperor, is forced to concede and move Xie Sangning to a place of honor, effectively admitting defeat in the public sphere.

The story follows Xie Sangning's strategic dismantling of her enemies within the family and the imperial court. She secures her position, threatens the financial stability of the second branch by demanding an audit of household accounts, and sets her sights on the Second Princess, whose past cruelty toward her brother remains a source of deep resentment. The narrative establishes a trajectory of political maneuvering and personal vengeance as Xie Sangning prepares to consolidate power and settle old scores.