"He said that once the court had settled down, he would come for her. He said he would. Now he has taken a new wife. Who knows if he will still keep the promise he made long ago?
Bai Yimeng used to trust him, even though he was the one who left her half-blind, ruined her inner strength, and drove a wedge between her and her master.
But now... she's not sure."
In her previous life, she was the beloved daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, yet the man she loved betrayed and disappointed her time and time again.
Reborn, they meet once more. Bai Yimeng has changed her appearance, but Yuwen Ji still recognizes her. Desperate to keep her by his side, Yuwen Ji lowers himself and tries both persuasion and force.
Bai Yimeng's heart is already covered in scars. She stays only to pursue her own ends, seeking revenge and justice for her family. She repeatedly stirs up trouble, leaving the palace and the capital in a state of alarm.
One shocking incident after another comes to light. Yuwen Ji goes from trusting her to doubting her, and in the end, he can only give in.
For her sake, Yuwen Ji is beaten. Bai Yimeng comes to understand her own heart once more: she still loves him.
Amid crises both within and beyond the court, Bai Yimeng learns the truth about her parents' deaths and discovers the tangled secrets of the former dynasty and the imperial harem. In the end, she finds her three brothers, who faked their deaths, and uses her own strength to force Emperor Mingde to clear the Bai family's name and rebuild their ancestral shrine.
Through one upheaval after another, the misunderstandings from their previous life are resolved. The two face the court's internal and external crises together, rooting out corrupt officials and stabilizing the government.
