[Historical Romance + Female-Focused + Legitimate Daughter + Rebirth + Growth + Revenge + Crushing the Scum]
Three days before her coming-of-age ceremony, Shen Qingci opened her eyes amid the agony of poison in the death cell and found herself back at the moment her younger half-sister, Shen Yurou, brought her a bowl of poisoned soup!
In her previous life, she had trusted false kindness. Her stepmother, Madam Liu, and her daughter stole her dowry, harmed her father, and ruined her engagement, until her entire family was condemned to death. This time, she immediately flung the poisoned soup at Shen Yurou and coldly watched her half-sister give herself away in a panic. The legitimate daughter's revenge would be repaid, with interest!
But before she could root out the traitors in the marquis's manor, the strange scent of Northern Di spices on her body led Xiao Jinghan, the God of War of Zhenbei, to mistake her for a spy and take her back to Prince Lin's manor. This cold-faced prince commanded a great army, yet during a thunderstorm he lost control and clutched her wrist, a vulnerability hidden in his eyes. Shen Qingci then learned that he was the abandoned son of the late emperor, and that his identity shared the same roots as the false treason charge against her father.
From then on, she kept her mechanical skills hidden and established the Qingyuan Guard. While helping Xiao Jinghan clear his name and seize the throne, she also tore apart the forces of Liu Song and put an end to the Northern Di conflict. In a confrontation at court, she revealed the late emperor's jade pendant and exposed the male lead's identity. On the night of the decisive battle at the border, she laid a trap with fluorescent embroidery thread to help him turn the tables.
When Xiao Jinghan finally ascended the throne along a blood-soaked path of political intrigue and vowed before the assembled court, "I will have only one empress in this lifetime," Shen Qingci touched the Qingyuan Guard insignia on her sleeve and smiled. Reborn, she had not only protected her family, but also spoiled the God of War who feared thunder until he became an emperor gentle only with her.
