In her previous life, Gong Qian was a naive and trusting noblewoman. Betrayed by her family’s powerful faction and her closest confidants, she died with her name cleared too late. Her family was destroyed, and the people she cherished left her. Reborn with the memories of her past life, she is determined to take revenge and protect those who matter to her. But the villains’ family wields immense power, obstructing her revenge at every turn. If she fails, she will lose everything once more, and those she cherishes will suffer too. As she pursues revenge, she faces a difficult choice: resort to any means necessary to get even quickly, or hold fast to her principles of justice. At first, she is too weak to fight back, and her attempts at revenge repeatedly fail. Meanwhile, her lover from her past life and her newly found allies are caught up in danger, forcing her to make a painful choice. Her former confidant spreads rumors, causing her new allies to misunderstand her. With her family facing imminent peril, she must increase her influence within a year or see them completely destroyed. Her former confidant’s betrayal once again also leaves her struggling to trust anyone. But through intelligence and resolve, Gong Qian grows stronger step by step, clears up misunderstandings, overcomes every obstacle, and ultimately achieves her goals of revenge and protection.
