With the poisoned wine in the Cold Palace still warm, she takes up a blade and is reborn! From the discarded daughter of the Eastern Palace to a wise empress, she can save lives with silver needles and bring peace to the realm with her medical texts, carving out a path to prosperity with nothing but her medical skills!
He is the iron-blooded imperial uncle who seized the throne during the Jingnan campaign, yet he gives her all the tenderness in the world. He keeps only one woman in his harem, sweeps away treacherous officials for her, and expands the empire’s borders by her side. Together, the emperor and empress become a legend!
Even more astonishing, the Khan of Nanjiang remains unmarried for life because of her, the virtuous prince of Beidi adopts an heir for her sake, and a wealthy merchant from Jiangnan guards medicinal herbs for her for half his life! Three men offer her the ultimate devotion, choosing neither marriage nor children and willingly becoming stepping-stones for her!
From a bloody road of revenge to healing the people, from palace intrigue to envoys from every nation paying court, what she wants has never been a love affair. She wants to join hands with the one she loves and make sure no one in the realm suffers from hunger, cold, or illness! In the end, the emperor and empress are buried together, her medical texts are passed down through the ages, and her phoenix song resounds through the annals of history!
