Shen Qiqi, daughter of the Grand Tutor, once the jewel of the capital, fell from grace and became a prisoner, given to her enemy, Lu Chen, as a slave.
For three years, he broke her spirit, crushed her dignity, and ground her into the dirt.
In the darkness, she stitched her tears and humiliation into a dazzling edge, one thread at a time.
When the Shen family's wrongful conviction was overturned, she reclaimed her place in the world as the “Embroidered Lady,” founded an academy for women's embroidery, and built an embroidery network powerful enough to shake the court.
By then, Marquis Lu, whose power held sway over the court, came to her with red-rimmed eyes and begged, “This isn't over between us.”
Shen Qiqi only smiled calmly. “Marquis, in the end, your pride will bring you to your knees before me.”
