Five years ago, two famous brothers of the Xu family attempted to rebel. The men of the Xu family were beheaded and the women were taken into the palace as maids. Although Empress Xu was not convicted, she died of dystocia shortly afterwards. The Xu family was defeated.
Queen Xu's only daughter Wei Qingyan endured the humiliation for five years in order to clear the grievances of the Xu family. She worked step by step to protect her two cousins, Xu Jiyue and Xu Jiming; she deliberately defeated the Cui family and Concubine Yi. But at the last moment, she discovered the hidden secrets of her past... Only then did she finally realize that she had been manipulated for so many years and had become a sharp blade that hurt her loved ones.
She had no choice but to retreat, and she could only bear the bitter cold in her high position alone.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
