Summary
At the Yun court, Eldest Princess Jiang Zhaoxue rules for her young brother and clashes with Regent Xie Yunbai. She keeps Pei Rong, a young man who resembles him, under her power—until mysterious comments insist that he is the regent’s lost brother and a palace maid is destined to save him. Zhaoxue tests those predictions and discovers that fate can be bent. As old clans, foreign princes, and her own brother threaten her hold on Yun, every bond becomes a move in a deadly contest. The woman everyone calls a villain must decide whom to spare, whom to sacrifice, and what it will cost to take the throne.