In her previous life, Shangguan Jia married the current Emperor, Qian Junhao, with all her heart. She believed that all the affection he showed her was genuine. At the time, foreign powers were eyeing the lands of the Dayue Kingdom. It was then that Qian Junhao married Shangguan Jia in a grand ceremony and made her Empress, lavishing her with affection. The following month, Shangguan Jia’s father and three brothers returned with news of victory, but Qian Junhao accused them of treason. In a single night, her entire family was massacred. Even she, the Empress, could not escape...
Luo Ziyan was the Noble Lady Luo who entered the palace a month after Shangguan Jia married the Emperor. She had always seemed so insignificant. Shangguan Jia never imagined that this unassuming woman, whom Qian Junhao had supposedly taken into his harem only because he needed to win over the Luo clan and consolidate his power at court, would stand before her in a phoenix robe, high above all others. Only then did Shangguan Jia understand that she had been the fool all along.
After Shangguan Jia was banished to the Cold Palace, she clung to life in despair and resentment. Then, one night half a year later, amid a raging storm, Luo Ziyan tortured her until she finally breathed her last...
