Wu Ya, eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, trusted her stepmother and half-sister in her previous life. The two conspired against her, stealing her status as the legitimate daughter and her right to inherit the family estate, then slandering her as unchaste. After her family fell into ruin, they drowned her in a pond. Only as she lay dying did she learn that her betrothed, the man she had loved with all her heart, had long been in league with her half-sister, and that her stepmother had even orchestrated her father's death. Fueled by boundless hatred, Wu Ya is reborn at seventeen, at the crucial turning point in her life when Xiao Jue, the Phoenix Lord, arrives to break off their engagement.
In this life, Wu Ya sheds her innocent reserve and conceals her sharp edge, becoming a scheming black lotus who plans every move. She vows to protect her father, kill her enemies, and rewrite her family's fate. Knowing what the future holds, she uses her foreknowledge to lay her plans in advance, dismantling her stepmother and half-sister's schemes one step at a time and reclaiming everything that was rightfully hers.
But she never expected that the broken engagement meant to shame her would take a completely different turn from the one in her previous life. Once she drops her disguise, Xiao Jue realizes that the woman he has long loved is the very legitimate daughter he has caused a citywide uproar by trying to divorce. Xiao Jue is filled with regret, sets aside the dignity of the Phoenix Lord, and embarks on a long pursuit to win her back.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
