Previous life: She died miserably in the Cold Palace, swearing a blood oath of revenge.
Heroine: Shen Zhiwei, often called Shen Miao in the original work, the legitimate eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis household and a military family.
A love gone wrong: She was infatuated with the Third Prince, Prince Ding Fu Xiuyi, and gave him her family’s military power and wealth to help him ascend the throne.
Her fate:
After Fu Xiuyi became emperor, he had the entire Shen family executed for treason.
Her own children were killed by her half-sister, the Empress.
She was stripped of her title as Empress, sentenced to die by hanging or poison, and perished miserably in the Cold Palace.
Her blood oath: If she ever gets another life, she will make the scoundrel, her half-sister, and every other enemy pay in blood, and keep her family safe.
Hero: A scheming god of war, Xie Jingxing / Xiao Jinghan.
On the surface: Arrogant, sinister, and ruthless.
In truth: A prince of Daliang and Prince Rui, inscrutable and deeply loyal.
His two former fiancées were killed by Fu Xiuyi to smear his name.
With the heroine, he goes from testing her to fiercely defending her to falling deeply in love: “The world is yours, and you are mine.”
After marriage: A poison-tongued empress and a god of war, joining forces as equals.
In the household: She takes on the wicked servants of the General’s household, biased elders, and love rivals with ruthless skill.
At court: Using memories of her past life, she strikes precisely at Fu Xiuyi’s followers, helping the hero seize military power, purge corrupt officials, and claim the throne.
She protects her father and brothers and saves the Shen family, avoiding the same massacre as before.
Love: Mutual salvation, each other’s one and only, and wholehearted devotion, with an explosive partnership.
The revenge climaxes when the truth about Fu Xiuyi murdering his brother and father, plotting rebellion, and destroying the Shen family is exposed.
Her half-sister is ruined and disgraced.
