Clarissa Harrington, the Trueborn Daughter, is framed and killed by the Futurian, Jade Harrington, in conspiracy with the Crown Prince and her father. Jade Harrington comes from the future, using foreknowledge. Clarissa is reborn. She forsakes love, using Futurian's methods to publish poems, replicate songs, and trap the Crown Prince and Jade Harrington in an illicit affair. She uses a handgun incident to depose the Crown Prince. She marries Prince Jing and makes her enemies pay.
