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Revenge after being reborn + period-style business warfare + political intrigue
A heroine who shines on her own | No brainless wish fulfillment
The day Chu Yun Zhao died, the snow was falling hard.
Only at the moment of her death did she learn the truth:
Her mother had been poisoned to death, her husband had been carrying on with her legitimate elder sister, and her unborn child had been made a casualty of a treason case! The 182 heads of her maternal family had all become stepping stones for the Earl’s Household to rise to power!
When she opened her eyes again, she was fifteen, and her engagement had already been arranged.
In this life, she would no longer be a virtuous wife. She would be the one who took lives. She would destroy them from within before destroying them outright!
Revenge: She engineers a public tryst for her legitimate elder sister. “You and the Earl’s Household are bound together for good, but all you deserve is to be a concubine.”
Settling accounts: “The money you embezzled? You’ll cough it back up! Your life will cover the interest.”
Political intrigue: Her husband turns to the Crown Prince and plans a rebellion? If someone has to die, he can die on his own. “In my previous life, you treated me like a pawn. This time, I’ll make sure you meet your end.”
Business warfare: “Heavenly Craft Cloud Brocade” is worth its weight in gold, and “Heavenly Passage Exchange” controls the lifeblood of silver across thirty-six prefectures. “Steal the formula? Make imitations? Be my guest! As a merchant, I intend to bring every coin in the world into my own coffers!”
Conviction: You want to plunge this peaceful age into chaos? In my previous life, you might have succeeded! This time, I’ve read the signs: with me here, you’re bound to lose!
[Reader’s Guide]
1. The heroine stays sharp throughout, makes her own way, and is no lovesick fool!
2. Her revenge progress is made visible by the red mark on her wrist, but it isn’t a brainless golden finger!
3. Political intrigue and business warfare unfold side by side, with high-IQ battles and no characters suddenly losing their wits!
After all, Chu Yun Zhao firmly believes that to forge iron, you need strength of your own...
I really like the vicious male and female supporting characters written by the author.