[Political Intrigue] [Reborn] [Face-Slapping]
Su Jinxi has died once.
In her previous life, she was the most dazzling legitimate eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis Household. When she came of age, she was betrothed to the Duke of Yingguo's household, earning the envy of the whole capital.
But in just a few short years:
A dose of medicine from her father's concubine sent her mother to her grave.
A performance by her half-sister ruined her reputation.
Her father died in prison, her younger brother was sent to the army and killed in battle, and the Su family was stripped of its title and had its estate confiscated.
She was sent to the Imperial Music Bureau, sold to a salt merchant, and finally drank poison in a ruined temple.
When she opens her eyes again, she is back before the marriage negotiations.
This time:
Someone tampering with her mother's medicine? She'll make the concubine hold that bowl steady.
Her half-sister covets a marriage match? She'll grant her wish with her own hands, and add a generous gift on top.
Every debt owed to the Su family will be collected, one by one, with interest.
All she wants is to protect her mother, keep her brother by her side, and save the whole family.
That is, until the Seventh Prince, looked down on by the entire capital, blocks her path:
"The case Miss Su wants to investigate is the same one I want to investigate."
One carves a bloody path through the inner household, while the other overturns the board at court.
Each gets what they need, and neither owes the other anything. x
Later, the heir to the Eastern Palace changes, the virtuous prince falls from power, and the "playboy" dons the imperial robes.
Only when the edict naming her empress arrives at the front gate of the marquis's estate does the world learn the truth:
The Great Jing's empire and its phoenix throne were won by the two of them together.
