In her previous life, Shen Jinghong, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, was innocent and carefree. She trusted her stepmother, younger half-sister, and former fiancé, only for her family to be falsely accused and executed, while she herself died at the hands of those who betrayed her.
Reborn overnight, she returns to the eve of her sixteenth birthday ceremony. The mystery surrounding her mother’s “illness and death” has yet to be resolved, and a deadly conspiracy is already closing in. This time, she puts away her innocence and becomes a cool-headed, calculating avenger, armed with memories of her previous life, her mother’s legacy of medical and poison arts, and a phoenix jade pendant.
In the household, she outwits her dreadful relatives, tears into the ungrateful, and takes back control of the estate and her mother’s dowry. In business, she opens establishments and builds networks, amassing wealth and creating an information and commercial empire that spans the land. At court, she allies with Xiao Jue, a deposed prince who has been biding his time and scheming for power, exposing the Third Prince’s plot to seize the throne and the truth behind her family’s false accusations. In the martial world, she makes her mark with her mastery of medicine and poison, gathers allies, and becomes a pivotal force stirring up the winds of change.
From the inner courtyards of a great mansion to the imperial palace, from adventures in the martial world to the transformation of a dynasty, Shen Jinghong wields strategy as her blade and strength as her shield. Step by step, she avenges her family, restores its honor, and takes control of her fate. She and Xiao Jue go from using each other to saving one another, joining hands to quell internal unrest and usher in a golden age. In the end, she clears her family’s name and lives as her own sovereign, writing a legend of “one lifetime, one devoted love, and a peaceful world ruled together.”
The author writes very carefully, I love reading it