Once, Su Yao was the innocent, kindhearted legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household, but her half-sister's schemes sent her into an abyss of ruin. Reborn, she learned from her painful past and resolved to rewrite her fate, embarking on a stunning rise to power. At court, the Crown Prince's faction wielded overwhelming influence, but Su Yao fearlessly challenged them, joining forces with the Third Prince to bring the Crown Prince down and help the Third Prince take the throne, restoring peace to the realm. From her first display of talent to the depths of crisis, every step was fraught with danger. With keen insight and extraordinary strategic skill, she saw through one scheme after another and found the crucial clues amid the shifting currents of political intrigue.
Within the walls of the residence, her half-sister Lin Wanru resorted to one underhanded trick after another, hoping to put her to death again. Su Yao fought fire with fire and countered every move, until her unrepentant half-sister brought about her own end.
In this struggle for power and revenge, can Su Yao hold her ground at the heart of the political maelstrom, wipe out her enemies, and reshape her fate and her family's glory? Open this book and enter Su Yao's turbulent world of revenge and political scheming.