Originally published under the title Reborn: The Ruthless Empress
In her previous life, she was a pawn who helped her husband conquer the realm.
After she was poisoned to death, her soul was trapped in a painting, forced to watch her husband and her half-sister indulge in their love, day and night, while suffering endless humiliation.
The most handsome man in the realm, her Thirteenth Imperial Uncle, risked his life to rescue her from the depths of misery.
Reborn, she watches her former husband stare helplessly as she marries the Thirteenth Imperial Uncle, whose good name is known throughout the realm. He wails in anguish: “Shuang’er, you’ll regret this! Uncle Thirteen can do nothing but look pretty!”
Uncle Thirteen: “Insolent fool! You don’t get to call her Shuang’er! For your little aunt’s sake, I’ll learn anything and do anything. Even taking the throne isn’t out of the question.”
Lin Leshuang: “Uncle Thirteen had every advantage in his favor in my previous life, but chose to live as an idle prince for me. He fell into a trap willingly to free my soul. And in this life, he shares the throne with me. Why would I love you instead of him?”
The little leopard Uncle Thirteen gave her has grown into a guardian beast of the nation, but still loves cuddling up to her. “Master, love me, love me!”
In this life, she finally turns the wheels of fate:
Her eldest brother, who disappeared in her previous life, becomes a grandmaster.
Her third brother, who drowned while reaching for the moon’s reflection in the water, becomes the next prime minister.
Her fourth brother, who was dragged to his death by a spooked horse, becomes a renowned general of the Great Xing Empire.
Her mother, who died young after falling ill, becomes the Plum Blossom Lady, famous for cultivating and painting plum blossoms. She is the virtuous wife sought by great scholars and the cherished ideal of the head of a century-old clan.
Her father, who dotes on his concubine and raises his sons like poisonous insects, only wants to win her mother’s favor.
As for the poisonous concubine and her parents and children... Their painstaking schemes come to nothing, and they lose so utterly that even their ashes are scattered.
Lin Leshuang: “Hahahahahahaha!”