In her previous life, Shen Qingyuan gave her heart to the wrong man and devoted her entire clan’s strength to helping the Crown Prince ascend the throne. In return, her whole family was executed, and her unborn child was killed. She died filled with hatred, only to be reborn at fifteen, before any of it had begun.
In this life, she swears to make them pay in blood. Her hypocritical half-sister’s schemes? She turns them to her advantage and makes the girl suffer the consequences. The heartless Crown Prince’s proposal? She rejects him in public, delivering a face-slapping rebuke to the royal family. Armed with memories of her past life, she plans her every move, takes control of the inner household, allies with powerful ministers, builds her influence, and turns the court upside down.
When the scoundrel and her half-sister join forces to bring her down, she ruins their reputations and ensures they never rise again. From a sheltered legitimate daughter to the dynasty’s first female official, she relies on no one, using only her own strategy and skill to protect her family and climb to the pinnacle of power. And when she realizes that the iron-blooded general has quietly stood by her all along, she begins to see that this life might offer more than revenge: perhaps she can find a different kind of happiness too.
