A traditional historical romance, not a marriage-first, love-later story. The couple will marry only when their feelings have grown strong enough. A rebirth-and-revenge story with inner-court intrigue, power struggles, and villains getting what they deserve, plus scenes of a scumbag chasing his wife through a firestorm of regret.
In her previous life, Song Zhao spent thirteen years devoted to her husband, Gu Hengzhi, helping him rise from a prince born among commoners to the throne.
In return, after his empire was secure, her closest family were slaughtered, she was given a strip of white silk to hang herself, and she was branded a “poisonous empress.”
Reborn into a new life, Song Zhao swears that every criminal will pay for their sins in blood.
This time, she watches her hypocritical relatives and scheming scumbag with cold eyes, moving carefully and striking back at every turn. She sneers: This time, let’s see who outwits whom.
Unexpectedly, she catches the eye of the cold, defiant head of the Inspectorate, a man whose power reaches across the court.
As Song Zhao plots, he bends toward her, his handsome, peach-blossom eyes full of mirth. “Little girl, you’re awfully bold.”
Later, Xiao Zhuo mischievously pinches Song Zhao’s chin. “Now that you’re on my ship, we’re in this together. Behave yourself and do as I say.”
Song Zhao wrenches free, only for him to seize her wrist. The heat of his fingertips makes her heart pound.
It turns out that in this tumultuous game of power, the greatest danger is never open attacks or hidden arrows. It’s the uncontrollable flutter of the heart when you make a deal with a tiger.
