Former Heavenly Secret Pavilion Master Shen Qingluan sacrificed everything to back Second Prince Xiao Yuheng, only to be murdered in the cold palace by him and Gu Feiyan. Even her son Xiao Chen stood by indifferently. Reborn the day Xiao Yuheng takes Gu Feiyan into the palace, she severs her love, reclaims her relics and retakes Heavenly Secret Pavilion. She exposes Gu Feiyan’s plots and allies with poisoned, troubled Ninth Prince Xiao Canglan. She finds antidotes for him and crushes the throne contenders with her intelligence network. After Xiao Canglan becomes emperor and names her National Preceptor, she steps back. Shen Qingluan then gains the people’s support to ascend the throne, rules with kindness and builds a golden era, living for herself at last.
