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Feng Jinyao never imagined that fire would become the doorway to rebirth.
Flames devoured everything in that life — her dignity, her family, her future. The heat had been suffocating, the smoke thick and merciless. She had watched the world she loved crumble into ash.
And then—
She opened her eyes.
The sky above her was clear.
The air was gentle.
And she was ten years in the past.
Back then, she had been the treasured jewel of the Feng family — the daughter held close in her father’s palm, the pride that softened her mother’s eyes. The household thrived in warmth and laughter. Her parents were healthy. Her elder brothers stood tall and spirited. Her sisters-in-law moved through the corridors in harmony, their bangles chiming lightly in peaceful days.
She had not yet been bound to that heartless fiancé.
She had not yet stepped onto the road that led to ruin.
Everything seemed whole.
Perfect.
But Feng Jinyao knew better.
Peace was only a thin veil.
Beneath it, dark currents were already stirring.
She remembered the truth too clearly — how the towering Feng household would collapse as though struck by invisible lightning. How her doting parents would meet tragic ends, their love cut short by merciless schemes. How her beloved brothers would disappear into the chaos, their bodies never returned, their names spoken only in whispers. Even the Bai family — her maternal grandparents’ household, dignified and upright — would not escape the coming catastrophe.
The storm was already gathering beyond the horizon.
In her previous life, she had been powerless.
In this one—
She would not allow history to repeat itself.
Feng Jinyao swore, with a heart sharpened by grief and rebirth, that she would protect both the Feng family and the Bai family. No matter the cost.
And so, fate began to shift.
Her father — who in her previous life should have fallen in disgrace and been separated from his body — instead rose swiftly through the ranks. With steady wisdom and political acuity, he gained the Emperor’s trust, ascending to the powerful position of Minister of Revenue. No longer a disposable pawn, he stood as a close advisor within the imperial court, his voice carrying weight in matters of the realm.
Her elder brother — who had once died tragically in a distant land — now shone brightly in officialdom. At a young age, he attained the rank of third-grade official, his talent praised by fellow ministers, his reputation spreading like spring thunder across the capital.
Her second brother — who had once despaired beneath crushing accusations — instead flourished in scholarship. He achieved the distinguished honor of third-place scholar in the imperial examinations, earning the title of Tan Hua, and in this lifetime, entered the cabinet, stepping into the very heart of governance.
One by one, the pieces of destiny began to realign.
Even the threads she had not expected…
Her seventeenth uncle — a man who in her previous life had shared no close connection with her — now gravitated toward her side. As though fate itself had noticed her determination, alliances formed where none had existed before.
The Feng household, once doomed to collapse, began instead to build higher foundations.
Yet Feng Jinyao knew that changing fate was not as simple as adjusting one move on a chessboard. The enemies who had plotted in the shadows still existed. The conspiracies that once destroyed her family had not vanished.
She had only gained foresight.
And foresight was both a gift and a burden.
This time, she would no longer be the naive noble daughter shielded from court politics. She would learn the currents of power. She would watch the imperial court with sharp eyes. She would maneuver carefully, protect fiercely, and never again allow the Feng name to be erased from history.
Because rebirth was not mercy.
It was opportunity.
And she intended to seize it.