Sun and Moon Shine Bright

A famous leading lady transmigrates into the body of Xu Siwa. Looking at her small, dark hands and the flaking walls, she falls completely silent.

To escape a fate of dying from overwork, she volunteers to be sold as a servant, only to get unbelievably lucky when Jiang Zhaoyu, the Duke's legitimate daughter, takes a liking to her.

Xu Zhaoyue had once been so cold and heartless that she wouldn't even furrow her brow if a friend died right in front of her. But the girl, as blazing as the sun, softened her heart and made her hopeful about the world again. She began to think that spending her life like this might not be so bad.

Then she discovers that the Duke's household, though prosperous and peaceful on the surface, is actually on the verge of collapse. Another transmigrator appears, seemingly with her specifically in their sights... Faced with such a complicated situation, she abandons her old principle of simply taking things as they come and staying out of trouble. To protect the woman she loves, she throws herself into building up her power.

She makes money with movable-type printing, establishes the Zhaoming Bookshop, uses silver to win over talented people, and founds the Sun and Moon Pavilion.

As her power grows, she thinks she has everything under control and finally begins to face her feelings. But then the dog emperor shows just how inhuman he can be, betrothing Jiang Zhaoyu by imperial decree to the notorious Eighteenth Prince, a man who causes trouble at every turn.

For her sake, Xu Zhaoyue willingly jumps into the prince's den of fire, thinking she can win her a lifetime of happiness and peace. But the next time she hears news of her, Jiang Zhaoyu is already dead in a mass grave, having suffered humiliation and torture before her brutal end.

She goes mad, hunting down everyone who ever hurt her and torturing and killing them one by one.

With blood in her eyes, she kneels before the mass grave, tears of blood streaming down her face.

Please, I'm begging you. Come back and look at me, just once.

(A gentle warning: the plot may move a little slowly, especially in the first half. But the story really takes off later, so there's plenty to look forward to!)