She was born into an ordinary official's family, but one marriage alliance left her entire household destroyed, their blood staining the vermilion gates. Reborn with memories of her past life, she returns with a cold gleam in her eyes, vowing to hack to pieces the merciless person who brought about her family's tragic deaths. As fate turns in a new cycle, she lays her plans in secret and bides her time, determined to repay a hundredfold the suffering inflicted on her and her family in her previous life. But she never expected his appearance to transform the game in this life.
He is a young nobleman of the princely house, delighting in the mortal world. He had meant to stand by and watch as a mere spectator, but as he crosses paths with her, he gradually comes to admire her resolve and courage.
As her quest for revenge deepens, the truth remains like a shadow in the mist, drawing closer yet growing ever more elusive. Meanwhile, the true mastermind watches from the shadows, quietly manipulating events as part of a much greater conspiracy. Intrigue swirls within the palace, and the court is rife with treachery. Hand in hand, the two of them cut through the layers of fog and pursue the truth amid the palace's deadly struggles for power.
She grows step by step, climbing higher with every move. Everything she lost in her past life will finally be hers in this one.
