Hua Wanyue, daughter of the Duke of Huguo, marries the impoverished scholar Lu Jingming. For ten years, she is a virtuous wife, managing the Lu household, yet because she has no children, she suffers endless torment from Lu's mother.
Her husband's promise to cherish her alone for life is no match for ten years without a child and the interests of his family. A single divorce agreement severs their bond.
When she finally sees the truth and intends to return to her family to protect her loved ones, a shocking upheaval strikes the court. The Fourth Prince, Ji Chengyuan, murders his father and seizes the throne. Her uncle, Chancellor Han, denounces the Fourth Prince for killing his father and usurping the throne, declaring him unfit to rule, and is put to death in a horrific execution.
She is too late, and the regret haunts her for the rest of her life.
Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the fifth year of Wende, before any of the tragedies have occurred.
In this life, she will protect her uncle and her cousin.
She will abandon love and keep her distance from scoundrels.
She will plan every step carefully to avoid the abyss of her past life...
As she secretly watches for treacherous officials and searches for the former Crown Prince, Ji Yu, she unexpectedly discovers that the very man who stormed the imperial palace in her past life, forced Ji Chengyuan to take his own life, and ascended the throne has been by her side all along, silently protecting her...
