The Calamity of Vermilion Beauty

She is Chu Xiyao, once the empress, a woman who stood above all others. But after a conspiracy sent her to the Cold Palace, she could only watch helplessly as her half-sister took her place, and she died full of resentment. The wheels of fate crushed her mercilessly. She became a discarded woman in everyone's eyes, consumed by grief and anger, yet powerless to change anything. But then Heaven took pity on her, and she was reborn at the age of 15. This time, she could start over. She would never again let others walk all over her. With her intelligence and courage, she would uncover the truth of her past life, one step at a time, and make those who framed her and took everything from her pay a terrible price.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.