In her previous life, she was the most despised member of the Shen family, someone everyone could bully.
She took the blame for her legitimate younger sister, endured endless humiliation, and ultimately died unjustly in an abandoned temple. No one claimed her remains. Only Regent Xiao Xuance bought her a coffin, buried her, and erected a gravestone.
Her spirit lingered long after death. With her dying breath, she made just one wish:
In her next life, she would become Xiao Xuance's daughter, cherished in his palm and protected behind his back.
That final wish took root, and it came true.
But the Regent's manor had been without a mistress for many years, so the heavens had no choice but to make Xiao Xuance carry the child himself and give birth to this daughter.
Reborn, Shen Wanwan became the little princess of the manor. She had almost forgotten her past life, and could only distinguish good from evil by scent and instinct.
Only Xiao Xuance could hear the thoughts that occasionally slipped from her mind.
[That woman is poisonous. She's deceiving Father.]
[That older sister smells so nice. She must be a good person.]
[The Shen family is here. I'm so scared...]
Her stepmother and legitimate younger sister lay trap after trap, hoping to curry favor with the Empress Dowager through the little princess. Consort Shu sowed discord about her lineage, the Empress Dowager secretly investigated her origins, and people inside and outside the palace all wanted to get their hands on the child.
At first, Xiao Xuance only wanted to raise his daughter. Before long, he had become utterly obsessed with protecting her.
"Anyone who dares lay a hand on my daughter will pay with their life."
He shielded her from schemes, stood up for her, and dealt with everyone who had ever bullied her.
It wasn't until Shen Wanwan gradually remembered the truth of her previous life that the Shen family finally realized:
The Shen Wanwan they had trampled into the dirt and tormented to death had returned.
In this life, she had the Regent at her back.
The Shen family would repay every life they owed her, one by one.
