As the flames engulf her, Nian Shilan dashes herself against a pillar and is reborn, returning to the year she first met Yinzhen.
In this life, she tears away the mask of devotion. There is no tenderness for the emperor left in her eyes, only concern for her family's survival. She refuses to drink the Huanyi Fragrance, cleverly breaks the witchcraft plot, and seals an alliance with Duanfei using blood as a pledge. She even forces her arrogant elder brother to surrender his military power. In the treacherous harem, she coolly watches Zhen Huan perform her breathtaking dance, secretly helps Meizhuang escape a deadly trap, and turns the empress's poisonous schemes into weapons of counterattack.
From Consort Hua to Imperial Noble Consort Dowager, everything within and beyond the vermilion palace walls is a chessboard on which she makes her moves.
The phoenix passes through fire only to protect the Nian family; with a steady hand on the board, she makes the strongest declaration of her rebirth atop the Forbidden City!
