She was once the dazzling Princess Jiang Yujin, the War God of the Jiang Kingdom. But after being betrayed by her own kin on the battlefield, she was gravely wounded and fell off a cliff, losing all her memories. Rescued by Xu Jingyi, the eldest daughter of the enemy nation's Xu family, she was given the name Shen Xiu and became the sharpest blade and most loyal hound at Xu Jingyi's command. Ten years of devoted service, holding nothing back, brought her a shocking truth: she was the chief accomplice in the Xu family's destruction of her motherland and the torture and murder of her own sister, Empress Jiang Yuhua!
The overwhelming grief and guilt shattered everything Shen Xiu believed in. In the depths of unbearable mental anguish, she seemed to be reborn, weaving herself a perfect fantasy: carefully outmaneuvering a transmigrated woman, joining forces with her sister, avenging herself and redeeming her honor, and ushering in a golden age.
Yet when the dream ended, an unprecedented reversal and new life awaited her. The truth was cold and cruel: she had long ago been made into a human stump, her ears, eyes, nose, and mouth still intact, yet unable to move or speak. Imprisoned in a dark chamber, she became her enemy Xu Jingyi's “collectible.” Day and night, she listened as Xu Jingyi's “modern” ideas, utterly unsuited to the land, brought down the kingdom. She watched as Xu Jingyi's ambition turned against her, until she and this splendid cage of a world met their end together.
This is a nightmare sunk in the depths of despair, a cruel story of mistaken identity, trampled loyalty, shattered family bonds, self-deception in the face of endless regret, and ultimate destruction. Being reborn does not mean getting a fresh start. People must make amends for the things they have done wrong. Right or wrong, if you've done something wrong, you have to set it right.
The pace of this book is tight and conflicts arise one after another. The chaos of the hunting garden becomes the perfect stage for Jiang Yujin to seize the jade. She attacks as fast as a cheetah. The process of seizing the jade is thrilling and the action description is very graphic. The death of Yang Zheng and the appearance of the jade pendant instantly filled the suspense. Xu Jingyi's attention to the jade pendant and her exploration of Jiang Yujin indicate that deeper secrets and storms are coming. We look forward to a more fascinating plot later.