Reborn on the day she was made to kneel as punishment for Zhen Huan, Nian Shilan no longer wept and begged the emperor for forgiveness.
Facing his thunderous anger, she said calmly:
“If Your Majesty cares so much for Consort Wan, why not depose me?”
In her previous life, she had died by smashing her head against a wall for love, only to hear him say, “The empress killed the empress.”
Now she finally saw the truth: this man had never loved her. He loved only the Nian family’s military power.
If she would no longer be a bird in his hand, then she would become the one who drew the bow.
She would protect the Nian family and command the army, until the scoundrel knelt and begged her to return.
Later, the emperor really did kneel before her. “Shilan, stay.”
Without looking back, she replied, “Your Majesty, I stopped being Shilan long ago.”
