Reborn into a life of palace intrigue, Lydia Sterling hires a 'poor scholar' to impregnate her, planning to widow herself and seize control of the Zane family as a powerful matriarch. Little does she know, the scholar is actually the reclusive 'Living King of Hell,' the Prince Regent, who has set his sights on her long ago. In her past life, she was betrayed and left in ruins by a scoundrel husband; this time, she embraces a lethal lover and systematically crushes her former family to devour their fortune. It is the ultimate reversal in this ancient Asian tale of secret identities and forbidden power.