Feng Junxue, Crown Princess of the Fengxi Dynasty, was born to unmatched privilege. Yet on the eve of her wedding, her closest loved ones joined forces to poison her. One cup of "celebratory wine" brought her brief, brilliant life to an end. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to three days before the poison took effect.
In this life, she saw the true faces of the wolves around her: her devoted husband, Crown Prince Qin Yue; her gentle, jade-like confidant Su Yujin; and her frail younger brother, Feng Junche. Resenting rule by women, they had secretly conspired to overturn a century-old matriarchal dynasty, leaving her to die with her eyes open.
The fire of vengeance burned in her bones. Feng Junxue calmly moved her pieces and turned their schemes against them. At the birthday banquet, she switched the poisoned wine's target, crippling her "good little brother" first. Following the clues, she exposed hidden agents in the palace and traced the plot to the Eastern Palace and the Chancellor's residence. At court, she smoothly turned her enemies' strength against them, tightening the noose step by step. Beyond the court, she sent shadow guards to investigate the mysterious "Heavenly Secrets Pavilion," discovering a glimpse of a century-old conspiracy. Rebellion among the southwestern chieftains and rumors stirring across the northern frontier were all tied to the shadowy "Master Xuan."
Faced with one deadly plot after another and an unfathomable mastermind, Feng Junxue made herself the bait and the realm her game board. She tore away the mask of benevolence, crushed every scheme, purged the court, and pacified the four corners of the realm. She would make every traitor pay for their crimes in blood, and she would hold on to supreme power.
A woman who becomes emperor is destined to tread a path of thorns and blood. But this time, she is no longer the victim. She is the one moving the pieces. Watch her return from the abyss, rise as the phoenix above the realm, take command of heaven and earth, and usher in a prosperous age of peace and prosperity: the glorious Zhaoming era.
