He Han had imagined all sorts of ways she might die, but she had never once thought her own father would run her through the heart with a sword.
The noble and dignified empress died suddenly.
Her family, renowned for their integrity, was falsely accused of treason, and every member of the household was executed.
Her own younger brother, the crown prince, inexplicably fell into the water and died.
Behind layer upon layer of conspiracy lay the poisonous hearts of the women in the imperial harem.
When the phoenix was reborn from the flames, He Han returned to the past and shed her meek facade. She swore to expose the wickedness beneath those beautiful faces.
The hypocritical emperor, the vicious concubines, the cruel servants abusing their power: reborn, He Han would collect every debt, one by one.
If all under heaven betrays me, then what does it matter if I bring all under heaven to ruin?
But what is the deal with this charlatan of a Imperial Preceptor?
Get away! This princess doesn't need allies!
