A cup of poisoned wine in the Cold Palace brought Shen Qingci's ridiculous life to an end.
In her previous life, she was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's household, refined and virtuous, yet she gave her heart to the wrong man. She devoted her family's full strength to helping her husband, the Third Prince Li Hong, ascend the throne. In return, once he had succeeded, her entire family was sentenced to death! As she lay dying, she watched the despicable pair before her: the husband she had once loved deeply and Su Yurou, the "best friend" she had treated like a younger sister. They stood hand in hand, their smiles smug and vicious.
Her boundless hatred could not be quelled. She swore to the heavens: If there is another life, I will drink their blood and devour their flesh, and send everyone who betrayed me into eternal damnation!
When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the springtime of her fifteenth year.
The tragedies had yet to happen. Her family was safe, and she was still an unmarried young woman. But her clear eyes now burned with the flames of revenge and cold, calculating wisdom.
In this life, her heart is hard as iron, and she is full of schemes. She will tear off the scoundrel's mask of hypocrisy and expose her fake best friend's sinister plots, pushing her enemies step by step into an abyss of no return!
While Li Hong is still dreaming of using the Shen family's power to seize the position of Crown Prince, Shen Qingci has quietly turned her attention to the man she barely crossed paths with in her previous life: Xiao Jue, the Prince of Zhenbei, famed for his military victories and immense power at court, yet also regarded by Li Hong as a threat to his very existence.
She will no longer be a pawn to be used. She will take the reins and play a game to topple the realm alongside its most powerful ally!
When she offers him an alliance, the man reputed to be cold and brutal reaches out to her, his gaze sharp and intent. "I offer you the realm as my betrothal gift. Will you walk this path with me?"
