Marquis's Gate: The Scheme for Power

'''Don't mind the initial rating—it will rise【Step-by-step schemes + Age gap + A powerful man falls, one step at a time】 Shen Qingluo grew up with parents who favored others, a brother who showed her no affection, and a sister who schemed against her. Even though she managed the household of the marquis's estate, earned the family ten thousand barrels of gold for the once-declined marquisate, and secured bright futures for her two brothers. She earned her mother an imperial title of honor. She found her sister a good match. Who knew that once her husband rose to become a powerful court official, her sister would set her sights on him. Her whole family schemed together, bribing bandits—...