Yu Linglong is the shu (born of a concubine) daughter in a general’s family Since her mother was only a tribute dancer, her position is the lowest of the low She used to live with her mother outside the father’s residence, and they only received so theeneral’s residenceThe general is a very irresponsible and violenthis lust dictate his actions His wife is a jealous woman, who killed one of his previous concubines, because he doted on her too , in part to vent her frustrations over her husband’s cheating habitsBecause the sixth hter, was bitten by a snake, she needs detoxification The cure was apparently getting poisoned by scorpions, to fight one poison with another But since she’s already weak, they decided it would be better if she drank the blood of soeneral’sthe process of getting bitten by the scorpion, the original tiht (and maybe poison? it’s never made clear) Then Yu Mei takes over her bodyYu Mei is a modern wohting and overbearing attitude She died because the man she fell in love with betrayed her and killed her So she doesn’t trust easily afterwardSince she took over Yu Linglong’s body, she refuses to adapt to the circuhter, and uses her violence to fight for a peaceful life, where no one will challenge her and plot against her Basically, she beats them up into submission In the meantime, she acquires a tail – a very persistent prince, who only seems to stick to her harder, the colder she treats him Did ancient men have such heavy tastes, she wonders