The Phoenix Sings in the Heavens: Wanwan’s Miraculous Rise as a Heroine

Poisoned wine from the Cold Palace burns its way down her throat. When Wei Yanwan opens her eyes again, she has returned to the day she first entered the palace. The agony and humiliation of her brutal death in her previous life are etched into her heart. At last, she understands: her infatuation with the emperor's favor, her attachment to love and family, and her faith in Ling Yunche were all delusions! Scheming for favor only meant making wedding clothes for others. She dragged her own children down with her and ended up discarded like a pawn. This time, she will not be a vine clinging to someone else. She will grow into a towering tree of her own! Her memories of her previous life are her sharpest weapon. She hides her ruthlessness and keeps her claws sheathed, wearing an air of gentle obedience as she weaves an invisible, intricate web. With careful planning, she quietly changes key turning points in her fate by exploiting what she knows, steering clear of disaster. She amasses wealth and secretly builds a loyal following, expanding her influence in the palace's treacherous currents. She sees through human nature and uses others to strike for her, setting Jin Yuyan, the Empress, and Ruyi against one another while she reaps the rewards. The emperor? Nothing more than a stepping stone and a pawn on her path to the pinnacle of power. Love? Its flames have long since been extinguished by the cold fire of political ambition. Her gaze remains fixed on the supreme seat of the Empress Dowager. Advancing step by step and manipulating events at will, she drives her old enemies Ruyi and Hailan into one desperate corner after another, while helping her son Yongyan claim the throne. Seated on the phoenix throne, behind a curtain of pearls, Wei Yanwan looks down at the prostrate court officials and the new empire. A cold smile curves her lips. This time, she has finally broken free of fate's chains and seized the power of life and death. She is no longer the emperor's favored concubine. She is the woman who controls the emperor. She is the heroine of her own story! In the new arc, Nian Shilan is reborn, and her love interest is Yinreng.