Su Qingying died after drinking a cup of poisoned wine, thanks to her concubine-born sister's schemes and the crown prince's tacit approval.
Reborn at sixteen, she is once again the gentle, refined eldest daughter of the legitimate line in the Jing'an Marquis's residence. She has just recovered from nearly drowning, her father's affection is still hers, her younger sister has yet to fully bare her fangs, and the crown prince has yet to lay his web of affection.
This time, she will no longer be a pawn for others to manipulate.
She studies medicine and martial arts, rebuilds the family business, and plans each move with care. She knows about the assassination at Luoyan Slope, the conspiracy at the autumn hunt, and every political storm that will rock the court over the next ten years. She also knows that the seemingly frail and unassuming Third Prince, Xiao Jingheng, will be the ultimate victor.
But the road to revenge is far more complicated than she imagined. Her younger sister, Su Wanrou, succeeds early in "saving the emperor." The crown prince, Xiao Jingyu, once again turns a probing gaze her way. Her father, Su Zhengyuan, is caught up in suspicions of corruption involving military provisions. And the mysteries left unsolved in her previous life, her mother's death, the decline of her maternal family, and the shadowy hand lurking within the court, begin to surface one by one...
Su Qingying realizes she has become embroiled not only in the household struggles within the marquis's residence, but also in the raging tides of a dynastic power shift.
And who is Gu Hanzhou, the tutor who always appears when she needs him? Why is he willing to believe her "absurd" story of being reborn? What is he plotting?
This is a game of chess played with the realm as its board. The loser of her previous life has returned to the game, vowing to rewrite everyone's fate.
Will she return to the palace and ascend to the phoenix throne? Join forces with the shadow emperor to forge a new world? Or perhaps... take a third path, using a woman's wisdom and strength to play a game of power in a man's world, one that belongs to her alone?
The writing is wonderful, and the constant doubts make people want to explore further. Very good