Reborn, the Deposed Empress Rises to Power on Her Enemies' Bones

【Reborn for revenge + dark, powerful heroine + court intrigue】The night she was burned alive in the Cold Palace, Murong Yan was shot through the head by her husband. When she opens her eyes again, she has become Qian Li, a prisoner in the death cell, her body battered and bloodied. Mastiffs tear at her, branding irons sear her flesh, and all ten of her fingers are broken... Chewing on a blood-soaked bun, she sneers, “Gong Ye, your empress has crawled back from hell.” In prison, she bites off a rapist’s tongue. In the arena, she tears out a vicious dog’s throat with her bare hands. When a mysterious master offers her an alliance, she licks the blood from her lips. “A deal? I’ve always wanted the imperial city to fall!” On the dragon throne, the emperor’s new favorite consort smiles as she offers him a drink. Then the female guard below looks up. “Your Majesty, when you carved out my child... did you ever think you’d face retribution?” (A period rebirth novel of political intrigue and a large ensemble cast. The heroine is clear-eyed and ruthless, and everyone is intelligent.)