[Before faking her death, she disguised herself as a man and became the most powerful official in the land. After faking her death, she returns to her female identity, storms back into the capital, and clears her name.]
I am the greatest traitor in the land.
Everyone knows that I, Song Zhao, am the greatest traitor in the land.
Embezzling the treasury, killing without mercy, rebelling and forcing my way into the palace...
I did one thing after another that could get my entire clan executed.
They all say I took the wrong path and did the wrong things.
How laughable!
How foolish!
I made only one mistake in my life.
I failed.
Since ancient times, winners become kings and losers become outlaws. Because I failed, my political enemies get to write the story of my life.
What kind words could that pack of dogs possibly have to say about me?
Still, I have lived long enough.
I never expected that the puppet emperor I had always looked down on would save me at the very end of my life.
[There is a romance. The female lead is a bit of a magnet for admirers, and many people like her. The young emperor is the male lead, but the story focuses on the female lead, so he may not get much page time.]
[She is not reborn. She only faked her death.]
[Overall, the female lead goes on a revenge-fueled killing spree and makes her way back to the top.]
[There may be a little angst for the male lead later, but not for the female lead.]
[The female lead is not a good person, but she is not entirely bad either.]
