........She was Shen Yue, the empire's deadliest assassin and the woman who secretly controlled the royal court from the shadows. Every prince feared her, every general respected her, and every enemy wished for her death. But the emperor she protected for ten years betrayed her. Poisoned, framed for treason, and executed beneath the palace gates, she died with hatred in her heart. When she opens her eyes again…...... She is no longer the feared Shadow Queen. She has become Lin Xia, a sixteen-year-old village girl mocked as the "useless fool" of Willow Creek. Poor. Bullied. Engaged to a drunken gambler. Despised by her relatives. Everyone expects her to stay silent.Instead... She crushes arrogant nobles with a smile. Builds an empire from a tiny herb shop. Raises an elite army in secret. And makes the capital kneel before the girl they once laughed at. The mysterious masked prince who keeps appearing beside her only says one thing: "Whether you were an assassin or a fool, you're still the woman I searched for in two lifetimes." But when her past catches up with her, she must choose: Revenge against the empire…...... Or love that could rewrite destiny.