When the winds of fate shifted, the entire Chancellor’s household fell. She went from a pampered legitimate daughter to a prisoner.
Shen Qingci buries her tears and blood, flees with her young brother, and enters the deadly imperial palace to clear her father’s name.
Rising from palace maid to power behind the throne, she uses the wisdom of a strategist to unravel court intrigues and her delicate hands to set the world in motion.
When the daughter of a disgraced minister reaches the pinnacle of power and her old enemies grovel at her feet, she looks back with a smile. “I never wanted a phoenix crown. I wanted my family’s name cleared and peace restored to the land.”
The Crown Prince Xiao Che once thought she was a pawn. In the end, he willingly becomes the one who moves the pieces for her.
A game that began with schemes ultimately becomes their salvation.
