After the Treacherous Minister’s Daughter Disguises Herself as a Man, the Foolish Emperor Begs Her to Aid Him

In her previous life, the prestigious and long-standing Chancellor's residence was branded a traitor's den, and its occupants were executed in public.

Lin Jingyu, the orphaned daughter of the Chancellor's family, endured endless torment in the imperial prison, only to receive a cup of poisoned wine from her fiancé, the Crown Prince.

Reborn, Lin Jingyu cuts off her long hair, disguises herself as a man, and becomes Jingzhe, a ruthless, vicious “blind” strategist.

She casts aside her family's haughty pride and moves among the various factions, laying a devastating trap for them all.

She schemes against the hypocritical Crown Prince until he is disgraced and ruined;

she tramples the lofty noble houses beneath her feet and becomes the “First Corrupt Official,” a name that terrifies the entire court.

On the eve of the decree ordering the extermination of her entire family, Lin Jingyu produces a register of the officials' darkest secrets and forces her way into the palace to seize power.

Helian Jin, the hostage prince from the enemy kingdom, is rumored to be cruel and unpredictable, and to have been used by her from beginning to end. Yet he takes the arrows meant to pierce her heart.

In a pool of blood, Helian Jin grips her wrist. “I offered you this empire as a betrothal gift. Isn't it time you took off that disguise?”