After Reincarnating as the Villainess, I Worked My Way Up to Empress

I woke up as Shen Zhiwei, the villainess, three days before the palace selection. My father had been impeached, and Emperor Xiao Che looked at me with open disdain.

The original Shen Zhiwei was arrogant and foolish, poisoned to the brink of death, and despised by everyone.

Using modern pharmacology, I kept the poison under control. At the selection, I presented a rare, fragrant incense, and his gaze flickered.

After entering the palace, I quietly practiced medicine. When the Empress Dowager recovered from a chronic illness, he came knocking late one night. “Who are you, really?”

The mystery surrounding the death of his beloved is full of unanswered questions. I follow one lead after another and uncover a shocking secret.

When Xiao Che places the empress’s crown on my head with his own hands, he whispers, “There has only ever been one person in my heart.”

On the night of the palace coup, I stand at his side, sword pointed at the rebels. “This realm is ours to defend together.”