After her soul transmigrates into the body of the infamous good-for-nothing Seventh Princess of a matriarchal dynasty, Feng Shuyao opens her eyes to find herself caught in a deadly plot. Her former self was reckless, her household was in chaos, and she had enemies everywhere. She had been dealt a truly terrible hand. Keeping her feelings hidden, Feng Shuyao draws on her modern knowledge to quickly take control. She punishes corrupt servants, roots out the traitors in her household, then heads to the frontier of her own accord. There, she improves weapons, reorganizes the army, and reclaims lost territory, rising from a princess everyone scorned as an airhead to a war goddess feared by enemy forces.
Years ago, the Imperial Preceptor gave her five red spirit-binding cords. As her achievements come to light, several fated romances begin to unfold: a reserved strategist calculates every battle and shields her from every danger; a gentle young noble offers his sincere companionship and willingly risks his life for her; a cool and aloof divine physician abandons his life apart from the world to stay by her side; the heir to an enemy kingdom renounces the conflict between their nations and pledges himself to her; and the unruly leader of a demonic cult is consumed by a possessive love for her alone.
When she returns to court with glorious victories behind her, clears away the struggle over the succession, and smoothly ascends the throne as empress, she claims all the splendor of the realm and all five devoted men for herself.
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