In her previous life, Shen Mingwei, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Loyal Valor's household, watched her entire family get slaughtered. Her father died in battle and was falsely accused of having "betrayed his country." Her mother was murdered by her stepmother, her younger brother died in prison, and she herself perished at the execution ground, consumed by hatred.
Reborn, she returns to the turning point of her fate. This time, she will be neither docile nor patient. She takes back her dowry, exposes deadly schemes, fights her stepmother, and tears into her half-sister, advancing one careful step at a time as she repays every drop of blood her Shen family was owed.
From the inner courtyards of the marquis's manor, she makes her way to the steps of the imperial palace. She reopens her father's case and clears his name, uses an iron certificate from the previous dynasty to negotiate with the emperor, and unravels the secret schemes of old Jiangnan families. When the truth finally comes to light, she discovers that her true enemy is seated on the imperial throne.
Throughout her road to revenge, one figure remains by her side: Xiao Jue, the Regent Prince. In her previous life, he was powerless to save her outside the execution ground. In this life, he commands a great army, yet is willing to offer half a lifetime's military service as his betrothal gift and seek her hand before the court.
He can turn the world upside down, yet bows his head before her:
"A Wei, if you want this realm, I will conquer it for you."
She will neither depend on him nor retreat. She gives him only this answer:
"I have died once, and I have nowhere left to retreat. I will claim justice for myself."
