Trading Her for Imperial Power

In the fifteenth year of the Daqing Empire, the Empress Dowager managed the household, while powerful ministers held sway. The late emperor died of an inexplicable illness, and Chen Jinyang, who should have been the new emperor, had his throne stolen. He could only keep his head down and pretend to be a spoiled playboy to survive until this day. That is, until he met Wen Zhi, the daughter of a border-defense general who had been taken hostage. In the palace, Wen Zhi was as insignificant as an ant, and her greatest wish was to return to her parents. How would Chen Jinyang and Wen Zhi join hands to topple one faction after another? After schemes, betrayals, and abandonment, could they still remain together and return to where they began?