Shen Qingyan was a virtuous and virtuous daughter in the capital in her previous life. She tempered her talents after marrying the top scholar Xiao Jingyuan, but was betrayed by him and his dowry maid Su Lian'er: her own son was smothered to death when he was born and buried under a peach tree. She had raised him for eight years. The "son" (Su Lian'er's illegitimate son) eventually poisoned her and killed her, and the family was framed by Xiao Jingyuan for rebellion. Her parents died tragically, and her grandfather's military power was taken away. When she was burned in the fire, she wept and swore revenge.
Once reborn, she goes back to when she was 15 years old and not engaged. To Su Lian'er, who was pretending to be weak, she threw out evidence that he had an affair with a servant, causing him to be kicked out with a stick; to Xiao Jingyuan, who was pretending to be friendly, she set up a trap to get him caught cheating in the imperial examination, completely ruining his career.
She used the power of her father and grandfather to liquidate her enemies in her previous life, and either dismissed them from office, exiled them, or beheaded them. At the same time, he learned political planning and family power, helped his father manage politics, and passed down military reports to his grandfather. He was praised by the emperor as "a talented general" and bluntly said that "power is needed to protect the family, not good people." In the end, she became the first female imperial censor in Dajing, protecting the health of her family and annihilating all her enemies in her previous life.