The Grand Princess Reborn: Settling Old Scores Across the Realm

Princess Zhaoyang, Zhao Xihua, was the most honored eldest legitimate princess in all of Great Xia. She shared a mother with the crown prince and was born into boundless favor and glory. In her previous life, she was hopelessly in love with Shen Yanzhi, the chancellor's son. She willingly set aside the pride befitting her noble birth and desperately clung to him, giving him her whole heart. All she got in return was his cold ridicule in front of everyone. “A princess clinging to me like this has no dignity. I find it utterly despicable.” She endured every humiliation, yet doted on her gentle, obedient half-sister, Zhao Lingyue, trusting her completely and treating her as her closest family. Only after marrying into the Shen family as she had wished did she discover that it had all been an elaborate lie. She caught her husband and sister entwined in bed, their whispered words cutting to the bone. “If I weren't using her status as a legitimate princess, why would I tolerate this fool marrying into the Shen family?” The devastating blow caused Zhao Xihua to lose her unborn child. Before she could recover from the grief of losing her baby, the chancellor's private army stormed the imperial capital, and Great Xia fell. The emperor and empress hanged themselves, the crown prince died for his country, and the Zhao dynasty was wiped out. In the Cold Palace, Zhao Lingyue stood in splendid robes, looking down at her with scorn. “Sister, thank you for clearing the way for me. From now on, I'll be empress of the new dynasty, and I'm carrying the emperor's child. You, on the other hand, are a cast-off with nothing.” Consumed by flames and boundless hatred, Zhao Xihua died with her grudge unavenged. Reborn in her youth, just as she came of age, she immediately cut off her foolish attachment, exposed her half-sister's false virtue, and dismantled the Shen family's treasonous plot step by step. Just then, Ning Lin, a young general from the northern frontier, arrived like the wind and made a solemn vow. “Your Highness seeks vengeance for your family's bloody wrongs. I, your servant, will offer my armor and my army, and clear every obstacle in your path.”