The Scheming Heir's Guide to Winning Hearts

In her previous life, she was a princess, kind, lovable, and innocent. She was the apple of her parents’ and older brother’s eyes, yet she fell for a man who didn’t love her. Though his heart belonged to someone else, he told her he would marry her, and she happily began preparing for their wedding. But on their wedding night, he gathered a vast army, killed her loving parents, and seized the imperial capital to make himself king. In a single night, her country was destroyed and her family wiped out, and she became a prisoner. At last, she understood why he had married her, but it was too late for regret. She watched with her own eyes as her beloved older brother was shot dead by a hail of arrows trying to save her. She clung to life in the death cell for three months, hoping only to see what fate he had in store for her. In the end, all she received was a cup of poison, bringing her life to a close…

Reborn into a new life, she wants nothing but to protect her loved ones and her country. …Watch how this woman turns the world upside down with a flick of her hand. She will stir the martial world, settle the court, end the flames of war, and look down upon all under heaven. But can someone tell her why that man has changed when they meet again? What happened to his coldhearted cruelty and domineering ways? Why is he clinging to her for dear life? And wasn’t he supposed to love that other woman? Why doesn’t he even look at her anymore?