Shen Zhiyan was the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, while Lu Jingming was merely a down-and-out scholar. In her previous life, she was deceived by her stepmother and Lu Jingming working together. In truth, Lu Jingming had already married and had children elsewhere with his childhood sweetheart. Shen Zhiyan served her former husband's entire family for over a decade, helping him rise to The Outcast, second only to the emperor and above all others. Her younger brother-in-law rose to become an important minister, her younger sister-in-law found a good match, and her mother-in-law received an honored title. Yet in the end, she was tortured to death by that very family. How tragic.
Reborn into a new life, she must keep her eyes open. She will never spare those who framed her...
