Story summary: In her previous life, Su Wanyue was used by the Third Prince, Xiao Chengyu, and his secondary consort, Liu, leading to the destruction of her family and her own tragic death in the Cold Palace. Reborn at fifteen, she sheds her foolishness and vows to keep her family safe. Faced with Xiao Chengyu’s false affection and Consort Liu’s malicious schemes, she joins forces with the gentle and perceptive Crown Prince, Xiao Chengning, and draws on the talents of her childhood friend, Shen Yanzhi, to expose the conspiracy between the Di Rong and the Third Prince, step by step. As she protects her family, she discovers a hidden connection between herself and Xiao Chengning’s jade pendant. She also uses her wits to resolve the crisis of wolfbane, growing from a spoiled legitimate daughter into a steady protector. Amid political schemes and turmoil, she turns the tide and rewrites her family’s fate, asking only for peaceful years and her family’s safety.
Main characters:
- Su Wanyue: The legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household. After being reborn, she breaks free of her infatuation and uses her intelligence and courage to fight conspiracies, devoting herself to protecting her family’s peace.
- Xiao Chengning: The Crown Prince. He cares for the realm and is gentle but keen-edged. A connection through a jade pendant leads him to help Su Wanyue, and feelings quietly begin to grow between them.
- Xiao Chengyu: The Third Prince. His ambition swells, and he colludes with the Di Rong, stopping at nothing for power and treating Su Wanyue’s family as a stepping stone.
- Shen Yanzhi: Su Wanyue’s childhood friend. Talented and ambitious, he helps her investigate clues and unravel mysteries, protecting her quietly.
- Su Huaijin: Su Wanyue’s father, a commander in the Black Armor Army. Loyal, brave, and devoted to his country, he values his family’s honor and becomes alert to danger after his daughter changes.
- Lin Ruoxue: Su Wanyue’s mother. A skilled physician, she is deeply loving and, after noticing her daughter’s change, faces every storm by her side.
