In her previous life, Shen Qingxian was the most renowned female chancellor in the land. She devoted herself to helping her childhood sweetheart, the crown prince, ascend the throne, only to be betrayed by him and her half-sister on the eve of her wedding. A cup of poisoned wine left her dead and her entire family destroyed.
Reborn, she returns to the turning point of her fate: her first days in officialdom, when she is beset by hostility. This time, she will no longer pave the way for others. Those who bullied, humiliated, and harmed her will all be crushed beneath her feet! The delicate hand that once manipulated events from behind the scenes will now personally stir the currents of the imperial court.
She advances step by step, using herself as a piece on the board and luring the world into becoming her pawns. Everyone thinks she is groveling for favor from the man high above them all, Xiao Yan, the regent who holds the court in his grasp.
They do not know that the cold, restrained regent, known as the “Living Yama,” has already given her his whole heart amid her repeated provocations and tests.
When she commands overwhelming power and rules the realm, he is willing to be her devoted servant, clearing every obstacle from her path.
“The realm is yours, and you are mine.”
