Tempted by Spring

Qiao Wanqing was reborn three days before she was murdered. Her in-laws were a den of wolves, and danger pressed in from every side. With blood in her mouth and hatred in her heart, she struck back and wiped out her in-laws’ entire household. She thought she could live out her life in peace as a widow. But then her doting father was caught up in a power struggle among the nobility and met a tragic end, and she was once again dragged into an inescapable fight for her life. To uncover the truth and avenge her father, and to survive, she entered the imperial palace, hoping that with the strength of a clinging vine, she could shake the emperor’s towering power. She planned every move, calculating at every turn. She used herself as bait, hoping to lure the Son of Heaven into her bedchamber and make him her pawn. But the aloof Regent King, who should have stayed out of it, entered the game himself and became one of the pieces on her board. That night, she was about to be summoned to the emperor’s bed. He stood outside her chambers, his dark eyes cool and calm as he said, “Lady Qing, it’s late in the spring night, and the wine is strong. This prince is drunk, so I won’t be leaving the palace tonight.” (The male lead is devoted to her; the female lead isn’t. Although the heroine is reborn, she has no golden finger or powerful background. She’s ordinary, yet strong.)