In her previous life, Jiang Zhao, the legitimate daughter of a military family, helped her husband ascend the throne. But he and her half-sister conspired to frame her. Her entire family was executed, and she was given a white silk cord to end her life. Reborn, she makes careful moves to tear apart the game around her, only to discover that the one truly holding the knife sits on the dragon throne, beyond her reach. The highest form of revenge isn't killing the one who set the game in motion. It's flipping the entire board.
