In her previous life, Shen Qingci's "beautiful face" was her talisman.
The concubine was jealous of her appearance and took away her marriage; the husband was greedy for her beauty and took full advantage of her. In the end, the family was overthrown, and she died with hatred.
When she was reborn as a human being, she suddenly realized that if her beauty was matched by her intelligence, it would be a crime to harbor a treasure.
In this life, her "beauty" is the mask, and her "intention" is the blade.
Facing the hypocritical prince, she turned around and knocked on the door of the Regent Xiao Jingxuan's house.
The whole capital laughed at her for letting herself down and marrying a hemoptytic and consumptive ghost. But at the moment when he weakly lowered his eyes, she saw clearly the flame of revenge and cold calculation in his eyes that were exactly the same as hers.
"It's a pleasure to cooperate, Your Highness."
"As you wish, Miss Shen."
She took advantage of his power to set up her own plan, using the beautiful capital as her platform and the enemy's life as her son.
Everyone thought she was a weak vine attached to the prince, but it wasn't until she ruined her enemies' reputations while talking and laughing that they were shocked to realize that she was actually the chess player!
When her former enemy knelt down and begged for mercy, when she personally reversed the fate of her family, the man who had been acting side by side with her gently held her in his arms and wiped away the blood stains on her cheeks with his fingertips stained with the fragrance of medicine. His voice was low and dangerous:
"The chess game is over. Now... My princess, is it time to talk about the private matters between you and me?"
Intention: My destiny is up to me, not to others. The path to awakening from chess piece to chess player.
This is the most direct and powerful spiritual core of the story. It tells not only revenge, but also how a woman takes the initiative to take back the definition and control of her life after seeing her destiny being manipulated.
· "Don't be a beautiful chess piece": It is a complete denial of the past fate of "being admired and used". She refuses to be an ornament or a tool in men's power games anymore.
· "Be the person who plays chess": It is a proactive declaration of "controlling oneself and setting rules" in the future. She must use her wisdom to become a participant and maker of the rules of the game.