Shen Zhiwei was the most gentle Crown Princess in the Great Qi Empire. She stood by Xiao Jingyan as he rose from obscurity to the throne, helping him plan for the empire and secure his rule.
For three years, she was dutiful. For three years, she endured in silence, giving everything her family had to pave his path to the throne.
But on the day of his coronation, he turned around and made his beloved the empress. With one imperial edict deposing her, he cast Shen Zhiwei into the Cold Palace.
Her entire family was framed and executed. Branded with infamy, she endured the scorn of everyone around her.
The world said the deposed Empress Shen was unworthy of her position and deserved her fate.
Amid the icy snow of the Cold Palace, consumed by flames, Shen Zhiwei closed her eyes and embraced death.
Reborn into another life, she shed her gentle facade, becoming cool-hearted, distant, and indifferent.
She would have nothing to do with imperial power, wealth, or a emperor's love.
Xiao Jingyan had once been cold and heartless, treating her as a pawn and casting her aside like so much trash.
He never knew that losing her would become his lifelong obsession.
Reborn, the once lofty emperor now lowered his head in humble desperation, pursued her at every turn, and spent night after night tormented by regret.
"Zhiwei, turn around and look at me."
"I'll share half my empire with you from now on."
"Don't leave me again..."
Shen Zhiwei glanced back, her smile cool and faint.
"You're too late, Your Majesty. In this life, I love neither the empire nor you."
Theme: [Clear-Eyed, Independent Heroine] [Male Lead Consumed by Regret] [Happy Ending]
