This Time I Won't Fund Your Ambition

Betrayed and ruined by the ambitious scholar she once saved, merchant heiress Shen Zhitang dies in despair. But fate grants her a second chance. Reborn alongside battle-hardened general Huo Ye on the eve of her ex’s rise to power, Zhitang vows to rewrite her destiny. Armed with evidence and an unexpected royal ally, she sets an intricate trap. Can they expose his treacherous lies before he claims the empire’s highest honors, or will his ruthless ambition destroy them once more?