With her elder brother gravely ill and her younger siblings still young, Li Chaofeng, the eldest daughter of the crown prince, had no choice but to shoulder the burden after he died in an open conspiracy known to all.
Even if it meant defying the entire world, she would complete the great undertaking her father and brothers had left unfinished.
Honeyed words, a dagger hidden within, a grudge for every slight, an eye for talent, clear rewards and punishments: she embodied them all.
Standing atop the nine-tiered platform, she spoke with confidence and looked down upon all her rivals.
