Vermilion Radiance Reigns over the Palace

Ling Zhaohua was the first empress of the Great Qi Dynasty. In her previous life, she trusted her relatives and powerful ministers, only to be met with a palace coup and a military rebellion. The palace went up in flames, and all her splendor was reduced to dust. She returns, bloodied and bearing a heart full of hatred, to the night before her ascension. This time, she will show no mercy. With captivating eyes and ruthless methods, she keeps all power firmly in her grasp. When the old court ministers try to sideline the new emperor, she deals with them in a merciless purge. When rebellious princes of the imperial clan plot an uprising, she outmaneuvers them at every turn. A cool, restrained nobleman from an aristocratic family; a fierce, untamed general from the frontier; a warm and calculating strategist from the martial world; a proud, otherworldly physician who has withdrawn from society. These peerless men become entangled in her path to the throne, some forced into submission, others rushing to her of their own accord. She holds a vast empire in her hands, yet love and hatred are hard to untangle. She commands the rise and fall of all things, refuses to be bound by love, and asks only one thing of herself: to rule the world. This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.