(Only part of this book is set in ancient times; the rest is mainly a modern-day story.) A modern office worker is laid off. To relieve her stress, she reads the novel Dreaming of the Tang Dynasty one night, only to truly transmigrate to the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and become the emperor’s most favored consort, Yang Guifei. But her name is not Yang Yuhuan, it is Yang Minghuan. She has barely arrived when she is accused of poisoning the crown prince. No matter how the other concubines try to turn the emperor against her, and no matter how convincing the evidence seems, Emperor Tang Minghuang trusts her completely.
When Tang Minghuang once went incognito to investigate a corruption case involving disaster relief funds, Yang Minghuan drew her blade to help him. The two worked together seamlessly to solve the case and expose the corruption. They secretly fell for each other, but Yang Minghuan never knew that Tang Minghuang was actually Li Rongji. After he returned to the palace, the Empress Dowager selected consorts for the emperor. As the daughter of a military family, Yang Minghuan had no choice but to attend. In anger and sorrow, she wrote a poem lamenting life’s helplessness. Jia Feiyan, who was eagerly hoping to be chosen, reported the poem to the Empress Dowager and the emperor. The Empress Dowager was furious, while the emperor found the poem understandable and even admired her for it. He then disguised himself as a guard to get to know Yang Minghuan...