Five years ago, a single letter calling off her engagement drove her into a sea of flames. Her reputation was ruined, and no body was ever found.
Five years later, she returns to the capital with her two prodigy children. With silver needles, she can bring the dead back to life; with poison, she can slay demons and gods.
The former marquis's household begs her to save their lives? They can pay with a century-old family fortune!
The Empress Dowager is gravely ill? Let those who framed her offer their heads as payment!
She climbs to the top on the backs of her enemies, only to discover that behind the truth of the great fire all those years ago stands the disabled god of war, long presumed “killed in battle,” and his shadowy iron cavalry, powerful enough to overthrow a dynasty.
Xiao Jue: “Your Highness, we already have children. Where do I rank in this groveling pursuit?”
Su Jinluan: “Get in line? First give me back the wheelchair you've been pretending to need for five years, along with my dowry!”
