Both Reborn: The Princess and I Join Forces to Overthrow the Court

In her previous life, Shen Jinghong, legitimate daughter of the Grand General Who Guards the Nation, was framed by the Grand Princess Zhao Yuyao and accused of treason. The entire Shen family was executed. From the execution ground, she saw Zhao Yuyao on the high platform. There was no satisfaction in the princess's eyes, only emptiness. That same day, Zhao Yuyao, whose value had been completely exploited by the maternal Liu clan, was given poisoned wine by Empress Dowager Liu and died full of resentment in a cold palace.

When they opened their eyes again, both had returned ten years into the past. Shen Jinghong had just arrived in the capital to await her wedding, the very beginning of the injustice that would destroy the Shen family. Zhao Yuyao was still the emperor's favored Grand Princess, not yet discarded by the Liu family. Both sought to strike first to avenge the blood feud of their past lives. They laid schemes and tested each other time and again, only to discover in horror that the other had also been reborn.

As they investigated, they gradually uncovered the truth: the Shen family's destruction and Zhao Yuyao's execution in their previous lives had both been plots by Empress Dowager Liu and the Liu clan, who ruled from behind the throne. They had both been pawns, manipulated by others. The former enemies were forced to set aside their hatred and form a secret alliance.

Zhao Yuyao held sway over the inner palace, skilled in reading people and political intrigue, and built a network of informants there. Shen Jinghong rode across the court and the frontier, an expert in military affairs and battle formations, and took command of the army's forces. One handled the civil sphere, the other the military. Working together from within and without, they moved against everyone from palace consorts to court ministers, and from major local salt-tax cases to life-and-death battles on the frontier. Step by step, they severed the Liu clan's influence, uncovered the truth behind the injustice of their former lives, and ultimately toppled the entire clan.

In the end, Shen Jinghong was appointed Grand General Who Guards the Nation, defending the realm's vast borders, while Zhao Yuyao was enfeoffed as Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation and helped bring clear governance to the court. Standing side by side on the palace steps, they changed the tragic fate they had met in their previous lives and built an age of peace and prosperity together.