The Azure Cloud Calamity
In her previous life, Lu Qinglan was a virtuous and gentle empress, dedicating everything to her husband, Xiao Jingche, helping him ascend to the throne.
What she received in return was a cup of poisoned wine that he tacitly approved.
Reborn, she awakened to the truth: reputation? Love? All were illusions! Only power was the foundation of survival.
Thus, she shed her gentle facade and transformed into a chess player. He supported new favorites, and she severed his arms; he investigated her forces, and she overturned his imperial court.
When Xiao Jingche discovered with horror that all the civil and military officials and the lifeblood of the national treasury had changed their surname to "Lu," he finally collapsed and demanded, "You and I were originally husband and wife, one entity!"
Lu Qinglan caressed the Phoenix Seal, symbolizing the highest power, her gaze icy: "Your Majesty, from the moment you tacitly approved that cup of poisoned wine, there was only a life-and-death struggle between us."