
Celia Linden was murdered by her husband and stepsister. Reborn on her wedding day, she switches grooms, marrying Julian Pierce, believed to be a sickly invalid. She discovers Julian is a trusted advisor to the new emperor. They join forces to navigate the political landscape, developing feelings. She opens a Women's Academy; he reaches highest power. Her enemies reap what they sow. She rises from a discarded wife to a first-rank imperial madam, writing a legend of rebirth.