On her wedding night, Ling Xiuqing, the legitimate daughter of an embroidery dynasty, was framed by her husband and his trusted aide, then left to drown in the middle of the river. When she awoke in a ruined temple, she had a different body. Her talents and skills from her previous life were her only weapons, and her boundless hatred was the fuel that kept her going. From mending clothes on the street to astonishing everyone with her skill, from founding the Zhi Embroidery House to setting the fashion trends of all Shanghai, she planned each step carefully, using her needle as a blade to crush every betrayal and conspiracy. This is an epic tale of vengeance and rebirth, of a woman breaking free of her shackles in the flames and, as a phoenix, embroidering herself a realm of power fit for an empress.
Theme: This story explores how women can rebuild their sense of self and undergo a spiritual rebirth through their own strength after devastating betrayal and social oppression.
