[Rebirth and comeback + face-slapping the transmigrated female supporting character + marriage first, love later + emperor and empress ruling together + rise to the top in troubled times]
Song Wan is reborn, returning to the sixth year of mourning the fiancé who died in battle.
In her previous life, she was the most proper noble daughter in Great Zhou, strictly adhering to chastity and dutifully remaining a widow while pouring the Song family’s resources into supporting her fiancé, Gu Mingyuan. But in the end, Gu Mingyuan returned after faking his death, bringing with him Lin Wanwan, a transmigrated woman full of modern-day schemes. The two joined forces to frame Song Wan, accusing her of bringing misfortune to her husband, being jealous, and disgracing her family. After draining the Song family of all its value, they cast her into the abyss, where she died miserably in the Cold Palace.
Reborn in a single day, she sees through every false mask. Song Wan puts away her tender devotion and watches the pair of hypocrites and the innocent act from the sidelines. Secretly, she makes one careful move after another, vowing to expose their treason and betrayal to the whole world.
Troubled times are coming. The court is rotten, and the borders are in turmoil. In her darkest hour, she meets Shen Qianyu, the hostage prince who has returned from an enemy kingdom and is mired in hardship.
He has endured and bided his time, with the fate of the realm in his heart. In her previous life, he was the only wise ruler to quell the chaos, though he died too soon. He was also the only one who saw the unyielding strength beneath her gentle exterior.
He fights on the battlefield, using his own flesh and blood to hold back foreign enemies and carve out a path to survival amid the chaos. She commands from the court, using her foreknowledge to build her power, win the people’s trust, and secure military supplies, while tearing apart the schemes of the female rival and the scoundrel and rooting out corrupt officials.
Everyone curses the widowed noblewoman for daring to harbor romantic feelings and criticizes her for abandoning her chastity and nursing boundless ambition. Only Shen Qianyu defies public opinion to protect her, believe in her, and stay by her side. From a mutually beneficial alliance, they become confidants who would trust each other with their lives.
Amid the upheavals of troubled times, they stand together to break through every crisis, crush rebellions, purge corrupt officials, and bring peace to the realm.
A new dynasty is founded, and the people pledge their allegiance. Shen Qianyu ascends the throne,
