Empress Yun Qing, betrayed by husband Xavier and twin sister Yvette, was skinned alive and her unborn child cut from her womb. She died filled with hatred, vowing revenge. Reborn as Willow Liu, an illegitimate daughter despised and abused, whose original owner died after abuse by Primary Wife, Lady Rayburn. Using past life skills, Willow saves herself. She resolves to fulfill the original owner's wish (mother's tablet in ancestral hall) and seek vengeance against Xavier and Yvette.