After sixteen years of scheming in the palace, Qin Xiu finally rose from a lowly palace slave to become Empress of Great Qi.
Yet before she could even settle into her position, the emperor had a strip of white silk delivered to the central palace in a hurry.
When she awoke, Qin Xiu had been reborn, back to a time before the emperor had betrayed her.
Back then, the young emperor was down on his luck, calling her "Big Sister" over and over with great affection.
Having inexplicably become the young emperor's one true love, Qin Xiu decides to strike first this time and be the one to betray him.
She surveys the court, considers her options, and sets her sights on Xue Ting, a future eminent monk. Worried that his heart might be as unyielding as iron, she never expected him to say:
Xue Ting: "That is exactly what I want."
"If all the gods in heaven cannot protect you, then I will not take refuge in the faith."
A monk who seems gentle but is secretly ruthless x a scheming empress
Both leads are reborn
Where the wise blade falls, heads drop; ten thousand rainbows surge to the clouds.
A white lotus blooms in fire; the Dharma's patience knows neither death nor life.
Extinguish the self within, and why seek beyond?
// The heroine is wicked, wicked, wicked. The hero appears later in the story.
// Harem-of-admirers warning, romantic-rivalry battlefield warning.
// Fictional historical setting. Please don't nitpick the historical accuracy.
