On that snowy night when all the people in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion were wronged, Shen Jinghan crawled out of the sea of blood from the mountain of corpses and became the most despicable criminal woman in the East Palace.
In the past, the noble daughter of the Hou family had to live in a deep palace and a cold courtyard, watching the father and daughter of the enemy Lin family dominate the country, and watching the new emperor Xiao Jue look on with cold eyes. She restrained her sharp claws and hid her edge, thinking that she could only rot in hatred in her life, but unexpectedly, the aloof emperor handed her a knife in the dark night——
"Want to take revenge? I'll give you a chance."
As a result, the abandoned concubine Shen Jinghan embarked on a road paved with thorns. She broke into palace banquets, fought against powerful ministers, entered enemy camps, and investigated old cases. From the shocking steps in the palace to the flash of swords outside the border, she stirred up the storm with her daughter's body, just to clear the innocent souls of the 370 Shen family members.
But the emperor who had gone head-to-head with her saw clearly the tenacity and sincerity in her eyes during their confrontations. He blocked hidden arrows for her and cleared obstacles for her. When she was behind bars, he held her hand and said, "I will guard this world with you."
From the legitimate daughter of a marquis to a vengeful orphan, from a deposed concubine in the deep palace to a virtuous queen, Shen Jinghan spent her life proving that despite going through blood and fire, a woman can still bear heavy burdens; despite the power and intrigues, her sincerity can eventually withstand the passage of time. The beacon fire at Yanmen Pass, the peach blossoms in the south of the Yangtze River, and the palace lanterns in the imperial city will eventually be remembered. There is such a pair of people who, with love as their armor and their hearts as their blades, have protected the stability of their family and country for a whole life, and kept the lights on forever.
