Shu Yining is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household. After coming of age, she marries Jiang Mubai, the legitimate son of a marquis and her childhood sweetheart.
For her husband’s career, she conspires with powerful officials and persecutes loyal subjects, all so that Jiang Mubai can earn credit for supporting Prince Jin once he takes the throne.
But during the palace coup, to her surprise, everyone kneels to welcome Jiang Mubai and proclaim him the new emperor.
Shu Yining: “My lord, how... how dare you usurp the throne!”
Jiang Mubai: “I have royal blood. How could you have failed to notice for all this time? Foolish woman, I should have cast you aside long ago. Only Ran’er can be my empress.”
Shu Yiran: “Rest easy on your way, Sister. I’ll take your place on the throne as empress.”
Shu Yining is cut open and her unborn child ripped from her womb! She dies with her eyes wide open...
When she opens her eyes again, she has no intention of repeating the same mistakes. Instead, she uses her family’s influence and her own abilities to enter the palace as an official, root out corrupt officials, and stay alive!
When Jiang Mubai asks for her hand: “A man like you isn’t even fit to be a watchdog at the prime minister’s residence. Get lost and stay away from me!”
After becoming a female official, Shu Yining discovers that the Crown Prince, who has always shunned conflict, is secretly raising troops!
The Crown Prince: “You’re already on this pirate ship. Still think you can get away?”
Shu Yining: If I can’t beat him, I might as well join him! And before I know it, I’ve given him my heart...
Helping the Crown Prince ascend the throne is a path fraught with obstacles. Prince Jin lies ahead, and the Grand Princess behind. Shu Yining spends the first half of her life mastering political intrigue, then the rest of it wrapped in her husband’s arms day after day...
Shu Yining: “My lord, why didn’t you try to take the throne in my previous life?”
The Crown Prince: “Because my soul came from another world, where men are no longer superior to women. Yining, let’s create a dynasty that belongs to us alone!”
