The Villainess Returns: From Exile to Empire's Most Beloved

Banished at five after her mother's poisoning, Princess Nan Shuang returns fifteen years later with the legendary ice master at her side—and vengeance in her heart. In one explosive day, she executes traitors, humiliates rival royalty, and claims a forbidden celestial tome. But her homecoming shatters the capital's fragile peace, igniting a brutal war for the throne among three hidden powers. In a matriarchal empire where only martial masters can rule and women take multiple husbands, this exiled princess must navigate deadly court intrigue, ancient mystical arts, and slow-burning romance to r…