Shen Qingci, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, was gentle and kind from a young age. But her half-sister, stepmother, and scum of a fiancé conspired to frame her, branding her a homewrecker, a thief, and a would-be murderer of her sister. Her own father beat her until she was crippled, then left her for dead in a mass grave.
As she lay dying, she swore a blood oath to make her enemies pay in blood.
Reborn, she masters peerless medicine, poisoncraft, strategy, and martial arts, shedding her weakness to become a cold-blooded, ruthless avenger.
Six months later, disguised under the name “A Ci,” she returns to the capital as a physician, opening a clinic while lying low and setting her plans in motion.
On her first day in the capital, she intimidates the Duke’s household’s cruel servants, catches the attention of Xiao Jinghan, the regent who wields power over the court, and is even recognized by him.
Just then, the Duke’s elderly mother falls gravely ill. Shen Qingci uses the opportunity to enter the estate, revives the old madam with a single needle, and steps into her enemies’ den.
From then on, she advances step by step, tears apart the fake innocence of her white-lotus cousin, unmasks her half-sister’s hypocrisy, exposes her stepmother’s secret crimes, and dishes out merciless face-slapping revenge.
With the regent’s secret assistance, she clears her name, reclaims her status as the legitimate daughter, and takes command of the Duke’s military forces. From a wrongfully accused girl left for dead, she rises to become a duchess with power over all under heaven, making every enemy pay dearly and becoming a legend for the ages.
