In her previous life, she took a blade for love, only to be discarded like a pawn. Reborn at the scene of the assassination, Shen Qingci calmly stepped aside. This time, she would leave the knife to her stepsister, the stand-in eager to rise in status. She took up her birth mother’s secret rouge recipe, established her authority in the inner household, and navigated the game of political intrigue. The crown prince suddenly realized that the stand-in who had once gazed at him longingly no longer had a ripple in her eyes. By the time he chased after her in regret, she had already used the power of the princess royal to build a business empire of her own. “Your Highness, affection that comes too late is worth less than grass.” With her adorable child helping her along and her enemies weeping blood, she smiled as she climbed to the heights of success.
