[Transmigration and rebirth + career-focused heroine + clear-eyed and self-aware + underworld boss + household intrigue]
An underworld boss transmigrates into the body of the Xie family’s legitimate daughter, who was jilted by the crown prince. Since the crown prince is ungrateful, she’ll personally cut off his descendants.
The crown prince returns from battle with a transmigrated woman who declares that she’s the true protagonist and will take everything from her.
How could an underworld boss tolerate that?
She takes on the concubine, avenges her mother, kills the scumbag, and seizes the crown prince’s position.
She plans every move and ultimately ascends to the phoenix throne.
But at the last moment, she takes off her phoenix robe and puts on a dragon robe.
Xie Zhaoning: Who says I want to be empress? I want to be emperor.
Power is the best tonic for a woman, and the stronger, the better.
What happened to the hero in the end?