Su Qinglin was the only daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei. She and the prince Xiao Jiuye had grown up together, sharing an intimate bond and deep affection.
But overnight, everything changed. The emperor ordered the extermination of the entire Su family. Su Qinglin saw her father die at Xiao Jiuye's hands. Xiao Jiuye spared her, and her older brother Su Tianyu escaped, but everyone else in the family was killed.
Xiao Jiuye kept her confined in his residence for two years, threatening her with her brother's life to make her stay alive.
Two years later, Xiao Jiuye ascended the throne and made Su Qinglin empress. After years of lying low by his side, she helped her brother escape and killed Xiao Jiuye. But she never expected the true masterminds behind it all to be her own father and brother.
Heartbroken, she took her own life before Su Tianyu. Reborn into another life, how should she face Xiao Jiuye?
Theme: Ancient setting, romance.