In the flourishing capital of Great Chu, amidst the bustling crowds and endless streams of carriages, the State Protector's estate was nonetheless shrouded in gloom. Shen Qingwan, the legitimate daughter, was exceptionally talented and possessed celestial beauty. She should have been a cherished, pampered young lady, but because her birth mother died early, she struggled to survive under the harsh mistreatment of her stepmother, Madam Sun. To help her own daughter, Shen Xinyao, rise above others, Madam Sun went so far as to frame Shen Qingwan, causing her father to misunderstand her and confine her to a remote courtyard, where she suffered endless humiliation.
That night, thunder roared and fierce winds howled. In the dilapidated woodshed, Shen Qingwan was in rags and covered in wounds, yet her eyes burned with unyielding resolve. A flash of lightning cut across the night sky, illuminating her pale cheeks and seeming to shatter the shackles of her fate. In an instant, Shen Qingwan felt her head split with pain as a flood of memories—strangely unfamiliar yet deeply known—rushed into her mind. She had been reborn! She had been reborn on this very night of her confinement; all the grudges, grievances, intrigues, and calculations of her past life now appeared clearly before her eyes.
Shen Qingwan clenched her fists, silently vowing that in this lifetime, she would make those who had harmed her pay the price and reclaim everything that rightfully belonged to her. She knew deeply…
Chapter 55