The Phoenix Returns

In her previous life, Lin Wange was framed by Consort Xu, and her family was branded as traitors who had colluded with the enemy. She died in despair. Reborn at the age of fifteen, she finds her father has yet to leave for battle, and her family has not yet been wronged. Determined not to sit back and wait for her fate, Lin Wange draws on her memories of her previous life and begins plotting in secret, gathering evidence of Consort Xu and the others’ crimes. At a palace banquet, she meets Xiao Yichen, the neglected Sixth Prince. They find kindred spirits in each other, united by their shared ambitions and their disgust at the darkness of the imperial court.