
Seraphina Sterling, the nominal legitimate daughter of the Sterling Estate, was persecuted by Crown Prince Adrian Chatham and her half-sister Victoria Sterling in her past life. Sent to the Empyrean Pavilion, she endured endless humiliation before being drawn and quartered. Reborn, she returns to the moment the Crown Prince is deposed and she has just been made his consort. She is quickly abandoned by her social-climbing adoptive father, Marquis Sterling, and sent to the Empyrean Pavilion once again. With her 'Dance of the Celestial Phoenix,' Seraphina distinguishes herself at the Courtesan Gala and is bought for ten thousand taels of silver by the all-powerful Regent Prince, Julian Shaw, who houses her in his estate. The reborn Seraphina is resilient and vengeful. Using Julian's power, she travels to the province of Ashton to plot revenge against the Prince, reclaim her mother's embezzled dowry, and uncover her true identity—the daughter of Marquis Alaric Lockwood. During this time, Julian develops a fondness for Seraphina, secretly aiding her revenge, caring for her during her pregnancy, and requesting an imperial edict to name her Princess Aurelia. Meanwhile, after the Prince i…