Jiang Yuyan transmigrates into An Lingrong, while Nie Shen'er transmigrates into Xue Qiantao: a battle between two poisonous women
Male favorites + desire + forced love + two male leads + reborn + satisfying female lead
From the despairing fall off the Cliff of Severed Love to her lowly rebirth in Yanxi Palace, Jiang Yuyan carries the scars of abuse from two lifetimes as she becomes An Lingrong, someone anyone can trample on. As her jeweled hairpin shatters with a sharp crack, she clenches her fists and carves the vow, "I will not be a wild dog for others to butcher," into her very bones.
She uses her skill in making incense to win the emperor's favor and ruthless tactics to bring down her enemies, carefully advancing through the mire of the imperial harem. But the warmth of Zhen Huan offering her a silver hairpin, the rejection hidden behind Zhen Heng's gentle manner, and Mu Ning's selfless willingness to risk his life for her keep tearing at her heart, long since frozen over. As she climbs toward the pinnacle of power, must she cast aside tenderness, or hold on to the last softness within her?
When she dons the imperial robes and the wind sweeps through her sleeves in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, she has finally become strong enough to control her own fate. Yet gazing at the bright moon and recalling her mother's hopes and Mu Ning's sacrifice, she cannot help but wonder: Can the power she bought with blood and tears really fill the loneliness of a woman who has drifted through two lifetimes?
Very nice to look at.