Reborn. Betrayed. Crownless. Dangerous.
Once, Shen Lian was the revered Empress of Great Wei—wise, loyal, and utterly devoted.
But loyalty meant nothing to a man hungry for power.
On a snowy night, she was cast into the Cold Palace, poisoned, and left to die with nothing but a torn decree and the bitter taste of betrayal.
Now, reborn at thirteen, she has no interest in love.
She will rise again—not as a bride, but as a blade.
In the palace where smiles are daggers and every word cuts, Shen Lian has only one goal: survive, strike first, and never bow again.
The Cold Palace took everything from her once.
This time, she will turn it into her throne.