On her fifteenth birthday, Shen Qingci woke from a nightmare to discover she had returned to three years earlier. In her previous life, her family was falsely accused of treason and executed to the last member. Her beloved husband and closest friend had also joined forces to poison her, and she died with hatred in her heart. Now she had opened her eyes again as the sheltered daughter of the Duke's household, with three years left before disaster struck.
In this life, she would put away her innocence, hide her hatred, and change her fate. She would navigate the household's deadly schemes and foil one plot after another, moving cautiously at every turn. With the help of the cold-faced general Gu Zhan, she would lay her plans and make her moves. Yet it seemed her enemies had returned with their memories too, closing in on her at every step. When her closest friend bared her fangs, the devoted young lord drew his blade, and even the imperial family was swept into the turmoil... could she protect her family amid danger on all sides and uncover the truth?
This is a tale of revenge played out on the chessboard of the realm, and of a fragile young woman honing her political skills in an age of chaos. Returned in splendor, she will turn the realm in her hand and make her enemies pay for their blood debts!
