Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: The Phoenix Defies the Nine Heavens

During the Tianqi era of the Great Sheng Dynasty, Shen Mingyue, legitimate daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household, was once the brightest jewel in the capital. Her half-sister Shen Qingyao seemed gentle and refined, but was secretly conspiring with the Crown Prince’s faction, Lu Huaijin, heir to the Prince of Yan, and their cousin Jiang Yanbai. The three framed Shen Mingyue for colluding with the enemy and betraying her country, accusing her of using witchcraft to harm the Crown Prince. The entire Duke of Dingguo’s household was executed. Shen Mingyue had her eyes gouged out and bones broken, then was imprisoned in the Cold Palace for three years. At last, as Lu Huaijin sneered, an iron chain strangled her to death, leaving her to die with hatred in her heart. Shen Mingyue is reborn on the eve of her coming-of-age ceremony. In the mirror, the girl’s gaze shifts from despair to icy resolve. She remembers clearly: the Crown Prince will be attacked tomorrow, and she will be framed as the mastermind. This time, she will turn the tide. First, she sends people to secretly gather evidence of Shen Qingyao’s dealings with enemy spies. She also discovers that her mother’s death in childbirth was actually the work of Cao, Shen Qingyao’s birth mother.