Blood Before Dawn: The Realm as My Betrothal Gift, or My Tomb

Synopsis: [Rebirth and revenge + historical political intrigue + high-stakes mind games + tragic romance + struggle for imperial power]

Shen Weixi met a wretched end: a cup of poisoned wine, a straw mat, and her body abandoned in a mass grave. Reborn, she finds herself back three years earlier, on the night she first met the man destined to become emperor.

At the time, he is a gravely wounded, fallen prince, and she is a daughter cast out after her family tried to poison her. Her enemy is right before her, and though murderous intent surges within her, she is forced to hold back. She has other uses for this man's life. Using his influence, she returns to her family, punishes her treacherous sister and poisonous mother, kills her enemies, and sets the capital ablaze with intrigue! Disguised as his “savior,” she stays by his side, outwits the court officials, navigates the imperial harem, and uses herself as bait to stir up a storm.

She wants only revenge, but he gradually falls for her.

When the mystery of her identity is revealed, a blood edict emerges, and a palace coup erupts... How will this relationship, born of calculation, end?

This is a revenge story danced on the edge of a blade, and a battle of ambition and love in which everything is at stake.