Her Schemes Run Deep

[Reborn + political scheming + strong female lead]

When Jiang Zhao was young, her parents and elder brother were all killed in a bloody tragedy blamed on “the remnants’ revenge.” Years later, she accidentally uncovers a shocking secret hidden behind the massacre. But just as she is about to reveal the truth, she is hunted down on a rainy night and dies with hatred in her heart.

Yet fate takes pity on her, and she gets to live again

You set your plans in motion and made me a pawn? Then I’ll flip the whole board!

You cause trouble and harm the innocent? Then I’ll make sure you lose your head!

She overturns the game piece by piece, only to discover that the white pieces have turned black, and everyone is caught up in the scheme.

What surprises her even more is that the dissolute marquis climbs through her window in the middle of the night and pins her against the wall, his fingertips grazing the old scar on the back of her neck. “Zhaozhao, when you’re plotting against the whole world...” He suddenly nibbles her ear, all aggrieved. “How could you even use the betrothal jade I gave you as bait, when I’m your ally?”