Shen Nianqing was once a gentle, obedient concubine in the imperial harem. Pure-hearted and lacking cunning, she ultimately died in the cruel schemes of the palace struggle...
But fate granted her another chance, and Shen Nianqing was reborn in the year she first entered the palace. Carrying the resentment and resolve of her previous life, she swears to rewrite her destiny and never again become someone else’s pawn...
After being reborn, Shen Nianqing plans her every move and stays several steps ahead, rising from a lowly concubine to the center of power in the imperial harem. She cleverly seizes every opportunity, foils conspiracies, wins allies, and strikes back at her enemies, eventually becoming empress and claiming the phoenix throne...
