In her previous life, Shen Wanqiao was the most honored legitimate daughter of a general's household, yet her half-sister Shen Wanhe trampled her underfoot. Shen Wanqiao treated her as a true sister, but Shen Wanhe joined forces with the Third Prince to slaughter the entire household on Shen Wanqiao's wedding day, then personally poured poison down her throat. In the firelight of the Cold Palace, Shen Wanhe leaned close and chuckled, "Sister, the empress's throne belongs to me now."
When Shen Wanqiao opened her eyes again, she had returned to the age of fifteen. This time, she would not be a white rabbit. She would be the hunter. She tore off her gentle mask and plotted every step. Everyone thought she had chosen the most useless pawn: Xiao Jing, the sickly prince whom the emperor had cast aside, coughing blood as he waited to die. But Shen Wanqiao knew that in her previous life, this very "good-for-nothing" had turned the tide at the last moment and emerged victorious. She helped him rise to power, and he helped her take revenge. At the palace banquet, she made Shen Wanhe suffer the consequences of her own actions; at court, she helped Xiao Jing crush his enemies one by one. When Shen Wanhe wept and begged her for mercy, Shen Wanqiao simply said, "You'll repay what you owe me with your life."
From an abandoned girl in the Cold Palace to a virtuous empress of the age, Shen Wanqiao traded a brutal death in one life for ruthless resolve in this one. This time, she would not only become empress, but make everyone who had wronged her kneel and watch her rule the realm.
