Content Warnings: Fictional setting, female lead with no romantic pairing, no golden finger, not reborn or transmigrated, revenge, not everyone is evil, some political intrigue, though the author isn't very good at writing it.
Three years ago, she was the empress he cherished in the palm of his hand. The Shen family had served the country loyally for generations, yet a single imperial edict from him condemned the entire family to execution and sent her to the Cold Palace.
She escaped by faking her death in the flames.
Three years later, she returns to the capital as an immensely wealthy merchant. Pretending to accept his favor, she strikes back at every turn.
The Shen Rong of the past is dead. Shen Yuyun has returned today for one purpose: revenge.