The Ashes of Azure Words

A garden burned beneath heavy snow, and a lifetime of injustice came to a head. Shen Qingci returns from the flames to the year before her tragedy began. The inner residence is full of schemes and treachery. Her father's concubine is false, her half-sister is venomous, and both familial love and romance are lies. She casts off her innocence, wielding her wits as a blade to reclaim the blood debt from everyone who betrayed and harmed her. Amid palace intrigue and a struggle for the throne, she meets the lonely, stoic Seventh Prince, Xiao Jinyuan. They become each other's armor and save one another, surviving one deadly trap after another. The wronged soul who once died in disgrace eventually becomes empress, mother of the realm, and stands with her beloved to protect their splendid kingdom. This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.