In her previous life, she was an overlooked illegitimate daughter of the Shen family. Her legitimate elder sister, Shen Qinglan, stole her betrothal and sent her into the imperial palace. She became an abandoned consort in the cold palace, endured endless torment, and died miserably. Meanwhile, her sister married the scholar Cheng Yuan, helped him pass the highest imperial examination and rise to nobility, and lived a life of luxury and honor.
Reborn, she vows to change her fate!
Her elder sister wants to steal her match? Then she’ll enter the palace of her own accord and seize the glory of becoming empress!
This time, she plans every move carefully, turning the tides with a flick of her hand. All so those who once humiliated her will pay in blood.
But she never expected the cold emperor’s gaze to grow more and more dangerous...
“Shen Yaoyao, do you truly not care about me? You don’t want my love?”
She smiles faintly. “Your Majesty, what I want has never been affection.”
But then everything changes. He becomes obsessively devoted, abolishes the harem for her, and falls deeper with every step.
She schemes for power; he schemes for her heart.
In this life, does she want nothing more than the title of empress?
