Once, Jiang Xuening had no one to rely on. To protect herself, and out of greed, she stopped at nothing to seize power. She schemed her way to becoming empress, trampling countless sincere hearts along the way and turning against the young marquis who had been her childhood friend. Later, Xie Wei, the imperial tutor whose life she had once saved, staged a coup and rebelled. In a single day, everything fell apart. The emperor died, and Zhang Zhe, the upright and worthy official she truly cared about and owed so much to, was imprisoned because of her... Fortunately, she has been given a chance to live again. This time, she will live openly and freely, owing nothing to anyone.
