They schemed a lifetime for the throne… only for a maid to claim the title they dreamt of. On his coronation day, Emperor Joffery brings out a maid—claiming she’s his real mother—and orders Grace Yates and Jasmine Tann to surrender their titles. One is betrayed; the other poisoned. Reborn before his rise, the former rivals join forces. Change the decree. Topple the crown. “You want the throne? Not in this lifetime.”