After transmigrating to the end of the Han dynasty, Cao Shuang finds that history has changed.
The entire Cao clan has vanished from the history books, and Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, has become Empress Liu Wanqing.
Cao Shuang arrives from another era. Her immense learning wins the empress's favor, and she rises to a position of great power.
Then one day, Dong Zhuo marches his Xiliang army to the city gates, holding the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords. Everything begins to change from that moment on.
After an assassination attempt on Dong Zhuo fails, Cao Shuang flees for her life. She encounters Chen Gong, who risks his life to save her. She kills the entire Lü Boxe family and declares her ambition: “I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me...”
Though the Cao clan is gone, Cao Shuang's life keeps echoing the path of a certain old acquaintance.
In the end, when Cao Shuang hears what the people of the realm think of her, even she is left utterly baffled:
I pacified the realm for the empress, and you call me a villain like Cao Cao?
Pretty good, come on
The protagonist at the beginning looks like a dog
Not bad, not bad.
Hmm, um, it feels pretty good-looking